News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | June 9, 2026
Saluda man receives six months for DWI, possessing heroin in New Kent
A Saluda man will spend six months in jail for driving under the influence of drugs in New Kent County. Gregory Allen Pritt, 38, of the 800 block of Glebe Road, entered guilty pleas to one count each of possession of a Schedule I/II substance and misdemeanor driving while intoxicated (first offense) as part of a plea agreement reached Monday morning in New Kent Circuit Court. In a summary of evidence provided by New Kent Commonwealth’s Attorney Scott Renick, on Nov. 15, 2025, a New Kent deputy executed a traffic stop on a vehicle that appeared to be operating erratically….
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New Kent’s Griffith, Holloway score at Class 3A State Track and Field Championships
Two New Kent athletes were able to put points on the board at the Class 3A State Track & Field Championships held this past weekend at Liberty University. On the girls’ side, Ryan Griffith was the top performer for the Lady Trojans. Griffith finished seventh in the girls’ triple jump competition with a leap of 35’5¾”. On the boys’ side, Liam Holloway’s clearance of 13’0” in the pole vault competition snagged him an eighth-place finish in the competition. New Kent’s Lady Trojans placed 31st at the state competition with two points, while the boys’ team placed 37th with one point….
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Lady Trojans’ softball celebrate with seventh consecutive regional title
Sometimes experience can take years to gain. Sometimes, it just takes learning from an earlier encounter with a familiar opponent. The latter was the case for New Kent’s Lady Trojans during Friday afternoon’s Region 3A Championship contest. Behind a five-strikeout performance by pitcher Sierra Carter, New Kent Lady Trojans defeated the visiting York Lady Falcons 4-0 to win their seventh consecutive regional championship. New Kent split with York during the regular season, with their last encounter resulting in a Lady Trojan loss. But the hosts would not let the game slip away after scoring on a York throwing error in…
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New Kent bests Tabb to win Region 3A baseball championship
New Kent entered into the Region 3A championship game facing the Tabb Tigers, the last team to defeat them. As they battled for the third time this year, the hosting Trojans made sure that their field would be hosting the state quarterfinal contest. Behind a clutch performance from Andrew Staskiel, New Kent defeated Tabb 5-1 to earn the right to host and claim another regional championship. New Kent opened the scoring with a run in the bottom of the first. In the bottom of the second inning, Staskiel connected with the ball, sending a blast over the outfield fence to…
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Johnson repeats as Class 1 state runner-up in girls’ 100-meter hurdles
Charles City’s Derequa Johnson repeated as the Class 1A State Runner-Up in the girls’ 100-meter hurdles. Johnson ran a time of 16.42 to earn the silver medal in the event, finishing behind Destinee Bullock of Brunswick who clocked a time of 15.26. Johnson also added a fifth-place finish in the girls’ triple jump with a mark of 35’2” and placed 22nd in the girls’ long jump with a distance of 14’0½.” Johnson, the lone representative for the Lady Panthers, scored 12 points to place Charles City 18th at the meet. Cumberland’s Lady Dukes won the girls’ competition with 60 points,…
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