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• New Kent’s run game grounds Grafton en route to 49-7 homecoming win

  

  Sometimes hitting a groove at the right time can be as much as a motivator as putting a product out on the field. Such was the case for New Kent Friday night. Behind more than 300 rushing yards, the Trojans walloped the visiting Grafton Clippers 49-7, notching their fifth victory in a row and celebrate with a win on Homecoming Night. It would take barely over a minute into the contest for the Trojans to get on the scoreboard. A 10-yard scamper by Blake Gregory put the hosts on the scoreboard. Grafton attempted to respond, using a high-octane offense to…
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• New Kent closes out regular season with thrilling Senior Night sweep of Jamestown

  

  New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ volleyball team has only lost three times this year, with one of those contests being a five-set thriller at Jamestown. On Oct. 29, it was New Kent who turned the table on the visiting Lady Eagles. The homestanding Lady Trojans battled hard, outlasting Jamestown 25-21, 25-22, 25-22 to complete a sweep and close out the regular season with a win on Senior Night. New Kent led 11-7 in the first set before Jamestown orchestrated a 6-0 run to recapture the lead. The home team responded with a 5-1 run as both teams battled. New Kent built…
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• Two locals part of Summer 2026 graduating class from Georgia Tech

  Two local residents recently completed their studies at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Robert Best of New Kent and Bret Tomajczyk of Providence Forge were recognized as Summer 2026 graduates from the university.

• Ten years of service from Charles City Missionary Kitchen

  

• Resolution for Williams

  

• Stewart, Tyler vying for newly created supervisor position in Charles City

  

  Two candidates will be vying for votes in Charles City for the newly created at-large Board of Supervisors position. Jackie Stewart and Rob Tyler are candidates for the position that will add a fourth supervisor in Charles City. On Apr. 14, a special election was held on a referendum that was submitted to allow for a fourth county leader. The referendum passed in favor of creating the position 1,306-401. The new position will be a first at the county level as the individual selected will represent the entirety of Charles City County and not one of the three districts. The…
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