News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | October 3, 2025
Local News
Alleged car thieves among several indicted in New Kent Circuit Court
Two men allegedly involved in the theft of automobiles have been indicted by a New Kent grand jury. Hunter S. Waddell, 21, of the 3500 block of Darbytown Court, Henrico, and Jake Sterling Ragsdale, 27, of the 500 block of E. Read Street, Highland Springs, were indicted of multiple charges related to car theft on Nov. 19, 2018. On that date, New Kent Sheriff’s Office in cooperation with Henrico County’s Police Department and the Virginia State Police arrested the two men along with three others who were allegedly involved in the crime. After the arrest, items were found in the…
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VCU plans to bring medical facility to New Kent
As more and more people continue to flock to New Kent County and call it a home, the need for emergency services continue to grow. A project that has been in the works for more than five years may soon address those needs. Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) announced plans to provide an emergency care center in New Kent County on Mar. 14. The location of the center is projected to be in the Bottoms Bridge area of the county across from the Food Lion on Route 60 (Pocahontas Trail). The western part of New Kent continues to be one of…
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Prepping for growth, New Kent leaders approve purchasing 86.8 acres of land adjacent to George Watkins Elementary
The continuous growth of New Kent’s population has not only prompted action for a new elementary school, but also resulted in a transaction that will benefit the county for years to come. New Kent supervisors unanimously approved the purchasing of 86.8 acres of land adjacent to George Watkins Elementary School for $700,000 at Monday night’s meeting. The land, purchased from Karen J. Hemphill and Lynn C. Johnson, will be purposed for the use of the construction of a future school and/or public facilities. District 1 representative Thomas Evelyn talked about the search for property to help relieve the rapid growth…
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Former McDonald’s employee takes plea deal in New Kent Circuit Court
A former employee of the McDonald’s located in the Bottoms Bridge area of New Kent entered a guilty plea to an amended charge as part of Monday afternoon proceedings in New Kent Circuit Court. Donnell Maurice Comfort Jr., 42, of the 700 block of Windomere Avenue, Richmond, pled guilty to an amended charge of misdemeanor embezzlement (originally felony embezzlement) stemming from an offense that took place on Oct. 5, 2017. In a summary of evidence, Comfort worked as a shift manager at the establishment. During a shift, he removed a large sum of money from the safe and pocketed it….
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Survey available as part of search for new school superintendent in New Kent
New Kent County’s School Board is seeking feedback as part of their search for a new superintendent of schools. The school board is asking the public to weigh in by completing a survey related to superintendent criteria. The survey can be taken at www.surveymonkey.com/r/NewKentSearch and is located on the home page of the school’s website. Hard copies of the surveys are available in the main offices of each school. In addition to surveys, a public hearing on the superintendent of schools will take place on Wednesday, Mar. 20, at 6 p.m., at the school board office. Surveys are available until…
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Internet, meals tax, solar project highlights discussion at Charles City town hall
An update on broadband Internet in Charles City, a proposed meals tax, and a potential solar project were subjects addressed during Charles City’s Board of Supervisors Mar. 6 town hall meeting. Garnering 25 attendees, county leaders provided a platform for citizens to ask questions and voice concerns on many topics on the county, including the aforementioned items. Being in development since 2014, providing reliable and a reasonable cost for Internet to Charles City citizens has been a longstanding issue. With thoughts originally thought that residents would have access to the service in 2015, years came and went with no sign…
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Henrico man pleads guilty to Charles City grand larceny
A Henrico man entered a guilty plea to grand larceny as part of Tuesday morning proceedings in Charles City Circuit Court. Adam Garth Clements, 38, of the 300 block of Newbridge Road, entered the plea as part of a plea agreement. In a summary of evidence, on June 25, 2018, Clements worked for David Adkins at the time of the offense. Adkins noticed that items that included copper wire and an extension ladder were stolen. After reporting it to the police, an investigation revealed that a salvage yard had purchased the items, with video evidence identifying the defendant as the…
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Trio involved in $100,000 heist indicted by Charles City grand jury
A trio of men who allegedly stole more than $100,000 during a residence of a robbery have been indicted on multiple charges by a Charles City grand jury Tuesday morning. Tyron Lorenza Allen, 32, of the 6200 block of Old Union Road, Charles City, and Jeremy Brandon Martin, 33, and Stephen Hunter Martin, 30, both of the 8200 block of Vaughan Road, North Dinwiddie, were all indicted in relation to an Oct. 15, 2018 robbery of a residence on Roxbury Road. According to the indictments, the trio broke into an occupied home where several individuals were gathered, stealing approximately $112,000…
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Myers stepping down from post as superintendent of New Kent schools
After serving the as superintendent of New Kent County Schools for the last five years, Dave Myers has announced that he will be stepping down from the position. Myers has accepted a job at Virginia’s Department of Education and will serve as the assistant superintendent of data. “I truly enjoyed being an intricate part of this community,” Myers said in a Monday evening interview. “When I got here, I didn’t have to worry about fixing things. I focused on trying to improve them.” Among Myers’ pathway and implementations into New Kent under the tenure, he orchestrated more post-graduate choices for…
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New Kent man admits to taking gun, burglarizing home for tools
A New Kent man who burglarized a home and stole tools entered guilty pleas as part of afternoon proceedings in New Kent Circuit Court. Todd Anthony Clements, 36, of the 6600 block of Putneys Mill Road, New Kent, entered guilty pleas to an amended charge of possession of a weapon by a nonviolent felon (originally possession of a weapon by a violent felon), grand larceny, and burglary. In a summary of evidence provided by Commonwealth’s Attorney Linwood Gregory, on Sept. 20, 2018, the defendant’s father reported his firearm was missing. Between Oct. 19-20, 2018, a New Kent deputy responded to…
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