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• Coyle makes President’s List at University of South Carolina

  Cambell Coyle, a resident of Providence Forge, has been named to the President’s List at the University of South Carolina for the Fall 2025 semester. To earn the recognition, a student must be enrolled full-time and obtain a grade-point average of 4.0.

• Tober named to Dean’s List at University of Virginia

  Hannah Tober, a resident of New Kent, has been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Virginia for the Fall 2025 semester. To receive the honor, a student must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher while taking at least 15 graded credits.

• Ross named to Dean’s List at Milwaukee School of Engineering

  Katie Ross, a resident of New Kent, was named to the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s Dean’s List for the Fall 2025 semester. To be recognized for the achievement, a student must earn a grade-point average of 3.7 or higher while taking at least 12 credit hours.

• Proposed five-year $253 million CIP for New Kent includes $152 million for next fiscal year

  New Kent Supervisors received a look at a five-year capital improvement plan (CIP) during the Jan. 28 work session. And one thing is for certain; New Kent has big goals and plans to spend lots of money. New Kent County Administrator Rodney Hathaway presented the five-year recommendation of $253,825,548 during the meeting. Of that amount, more than half ($152,790,754) is planned to be used in the next fiscal year. The five-year proposal presented by Hathaway comes as a recommendation from the county’s planning commission. The $253 million in expenditures will cover several areas, with the $152 million planned for next…
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• Bottom of the Bridge LaSertoma offering Youth Service Award

  Bottom of the Bridge LaSertoma is pleased to announce that the organization will sponsor a $200 Youth Service Award to a New Kent student. The award is to recognize a youth in New Kent County that exemplifies leadership and community service. To be eligible, a student must be a resident of New Kent and recognized for outstanding performance in the areas of volunteer community service and school-required service activities. Applications are available at each of the New Kent schools’ guidance offices and must be returned there by Monday, Mar. 9, 2026.

• Letter to the Editor: Says senior citizen subdivision not maintained after ice storm

  For the last five days, I have been stranded in the Groves Community of New Kent. Our roads are sheets of ice. With the majority of our community as seniors, people are falling and getting hurt. The owners are nowhere to be found. When I moved here from New York a year ago, I was told as many others were that the owners took care of shoveling the sidewalks and driveways. I am 66 years old and was outside with a hammer trying to break ice. My husband fell last year, and it has been constant surgeries and visits to…
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