News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | November 1, 2026
Local News
Briefly… for Oct. 24-Nov. 6, 2013
Dozen injured in three-car crash Twelve people received injuries stemming from an Oct. 12 accident at an intersection in New Kent. According to a Virginia State Police report, at approximately 7:15 p.m. authorities responded to a three vehicle crash on Route 249 at the intersection of Tunstall Road. The crash occurred after the driver of a 2007 GMC Arcadia failed to stop and failed to yield the right-of-way at the stop sign and struck a 2004 GMC Yukon. The impact caused the Yukon to overturn and both vehicles struck a 2013 Ford Fusion that was stopped at the stop sign….
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NK supervisors strip managerial control of Historic School from school board
An Aug. 1 letter from Hunter Barnes, an architectural consultant for Virginia’s Department of Education, to New Kent’s Board of Supervisors is now a centerpiece on a closed session decision made on Sept. 25 that revoked management power from New Kent County Schools over the renovation of the Historic School. The act came to fruition at an hour long special meeting Tuesday morning between both parties, resulting in high tension, negotiations, and ultimately a postponement of restoring managerial authority to schools. At center of the controversy was a statement in the letter from Barnes, saying the school board overstepped boundaries…
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Suspects’ identities in New Kent McDonald’s robbery released
New Kent Sheriff’s Office has officially released the names of three adult suspects in relation to the Aug. 26 robbery of the Bottoms Bridge McDonald’s. –Shatik U. Jackson, 19, of the 300 block of Shetland Court, Henrico, is charged with four counts of armed robbery, four counts of conspiracy to commit armed robbery, and three counts of abduction. –Cornelius Clayton Jr., 19, of the 600 block of Fritz Street, Henrico, is charged with four counts of armed robbery, three counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, three counts of abduction, and four counts of conspiracy…
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Criminal history helps land NK man 10-year prison term
A man with an extensive criminal history will now spend the next 10 years of his life behind prison walls after accepting a plea deal during Sept. 30 New Kent Circuit Court proceedings. Guy William Bilodeau, 53, of 3810 Ropers Church Road, Lanexa, entered Alford pleas of guilty to one count of aggravated sexual battery and one count of taking indecent liberties with a minor as part of a deal that will sentence him to 10 years in prison, with a total of 20 years suspended. The 10-year prison term exceeds sentencing guidelines due to the defendant’s criminal background. In…
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Sex crimes in late 80s, early 90s, lands man prison time
A Richmond man will serve the next two and a half years in prison after accepting a plea deal to sexual crimes he committed with a minor in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Stacie Wallace Sr., 51, of 6029 Glen Way Court, entered guilty pleas to one count each of aggravated sexual battery with a minor and forcible sodomy with a minor during Sept. 27 Charles City Circuit Court proceedings. Eight additional aggravated sexual battery charges and three forcible sodomy charges were dropped. In a summary of evidence provided by Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Tyler, a victim came to Charles…
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Unique quilt depicting New Kent history to be raffled
In an effort to raise money for New Kent Historical Society’s scholarship and educational programs fund, a special raffle is scheduled to take place on Nov. 2. Working with the New Kent Quilters, the society has donated more than 40 photos help with the construction of a unique quilt that displays the history of New Kent County. The wall hanging quilt’s twenty five panels artistically show photographs of several eras of the county’s history. The quilt measures 39 inches in height and 50 inches in width. Each of the photos were hand-sewned into the 25 panels of the quilt, with…
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Briefly… for Oct. 10-23, 2013
Former NK administrator dies A former county administrator for New Kent has died as a result of injuries suffered during the early evening on Sept. 24 when he was struck by a pickup truck as he rode his bicycle along a Chesterfield County road. Gary B. Burton, 63, served as New Kent’s county administrator in the mid-1980s between the terms of former administrators Royal Wood and H. Garrett Hart III. He was working as a planner for the city of Richmond and lived in Chesterfield. Pedestrian killed in car accident A pedestrian from Henrico County died at the scene after…
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Pedestrian killed on Route 60 in New Kent County
A pedestrian from Henrico County died at the scene after being struck by a car during the early morning hours yesterday (Sunday) on Route 60 in New Kent County. State police say David T. Rackley, 43, of the 400 block of Huger Drive in Sandston, was walking in the right travel lane westbound on Route 60, just east of the South Garden Road intersection, shortly before 5:30 a.m. when he was struck by a 2005 Ford Mustang driven by a 25-year-old Providence Forge man. The driver was not identified. Rackley was pronounced dead at the scene. His body has been…
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Former New Kent county administrator dies in accident
A former county administrator for New Kent has died as a result of injuries suffered early Tuesday evening when he was struck by a pickup truck as he rode his bicycle along a Chesterfield County road. Gary B. Burton, 63, served as New Kent county administrator in the mid-1980s between the terms of former administrators Royal Wood and H. Garrett Hart III. He was working as a planner for the city of Richmond and lived in Chesterfield.
Four arrested in connection with McDonald’s armed robbery in New Kent
Four suspects — three adults and one juvenile — face several felony charges each in the aftermath of the early morning Aug. 26 armed robbery at the McDonald’s restaurant on Route 60 at Bottoms Bridge in New Kent County. New Kent Sheriff F.W. “Wakie” Howard Jr. reported tonight (Thursday) that the suspects are in custody in Chesterfield County and are being held without bond. The names of those arrested have not been released, the sheriff said, adding that search warrants are still being served tonight in connection with the suspects’ homes and vehicles. Several search warrants were executed during the…
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