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• Charles City Board of Supervisors adopt $48.5 million budget for FY2026-27

  Despite concerns from citizens and questions from one district leader, Charles City County Board of Supervisors passed their FY2026-2027 budget. Charles City board members voted 2-1 to adopt the $48,456,117 budget during Tuesday night’s regular board meeting. District 2 representative Michael Hill and District 3 representative Byron Adkins Sr. voted in favor of the budget, while District 1 representative Ryan Patterson voted against it. During the Apr. 16 public hearing, six citizens spoke out about the handling of the county’s finances, emphasizing that input from the public was not being considered. At Tuesday night’s meeting after the budget was adopted,…
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• New Kent leaders, county staff continue to work through proposed FY2026-27 budget

  New Kent’s Board of Supervisors continue to filter through the process of a budget for the next fiscal year. Tuesday morning’s work session provided a recap of the proposed $277,428,161 figure for the FY2026-2027 year. The high dollar amount is the result of two major projects proposed in the county’s CIP (Capital Improvement Plan) for next year; the construction of a new courthouse and the construction of a new elementary school. Originally, the proposed real estate tax rate was slated at 59 cents per $100 of assessed value. That number is the equivalent of a five-cent tax hike over the…
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• Poquoson ends New Kent’s two-year regular season home winning streak

  

  For six innings, New Kent’s Lady Trojans looked to keep their long, homestanding win streak intact as they led the Poquoson Lady Islanders 3-1. But in the top of the seventh inning, the visitors’ bats came alive. Six runs crossed home plate in the top of the frame and New Kent failed to register a run in the bottom of the seventh as the Poquoson Lady Islanders walked out with a 7-3 win over the Lady Trojans, ending their nearly two-year home winning streak. New Kent would strike first on the scoreboard as Kenley Rowe’s double provided the hosts a…
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• New Kent baseball continues to roll as win streak extends to six

  

  New Kent High School’s baseball team continued their winning ways. The Trojans conquered Bay Rivers District Rival Poquoson 5-1 thanks to strong pitching and defense. New Kent started the scoring as Dylan Bowman’s sacrifice fly provided the hosts a 1-0 lead. Poquoson tied the game up at one apiece, but in the bottom of the fifth inning, Jakub Bowen’s hit a home run after the ball went off the glove of an Islander’s defender and over the outfield wall to return the lead (2-1) to New Kent. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Layne Boyette hit a double and…
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• New Kent man enters no contest plea to abduction, violating protective orders

  A New Kent man who held a family member against their win last Fall has entered a no-contest plea to the offense. Devin Joseph Pardun, 46, of the 5900 block of Hingham Drive, New Kent, entered no contest pleas to one count of abduction and three counts of misdemeanor violating a protective order as part of a plea agreement reached Monday afternoon in New Kent Circuit Court. Eleven additional counts of violating a protective order, one count of misdemeanor assault and battery of a family member, and one count of misdemeanor obstruction of justice were dropped as part of the…
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• Big sixth inning, stellar defense elevates New Kent to victory over Gloucester

  

  New Kent’s Trojans welcomed the visiting Gloucester Dukes in Bay Rivers District action for the first time Friday afternoon. And the Trojans showed the newcomer that navigating through the district wouldn’t be easy, especially going through New Kent. Powered by three home runs and stellar defensive play, New Kent coasted to a 7-1 victory over the Dukes. The bottom of the first kicked off with Lane Boyette blasting a ball over the fence to give New Kent a 1-0 lead. While the offense wouldn’t do anything more until the sixth inning, it was Tucker Powell’s command on the mound for…
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