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• Bridge to be named after late Charles City Sheriff

  

  A bridge connecting New Kent and Charles City County will be renamed in honor of a late Charles City Sheriff. The Route 106 (Roxbury Road) bridge located at the western part of the county will be renamed in recognition of late Charles City Sheriff Javier J. Smith. A bill was introduced by Delegate Delores McQuinn during the meeting of the Virginia Assembly on Jan. 16. The bill passed unanimously in the House of Delegates and also passed unanimously in the Virginia Senate. On Apr. 13, Governor Abigail Spanberger signed the documentation to make it official. Co-supporters of the bill from…
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• Milby named to Dean’s List at Cedarville University

  Hannah Milby, a resident of New Kent, was named to the Dean’s List at Cedarville University for the Spring 2026 semester. To earn this recognition, a student must obtain a GPA of 3.75 or higher while taking at least 12 credit hours.

• New Kent girls, boys’ teams finish fifth in Bay Rivers District championships

  

  New Kent’s girls and boys’ track and field team accumulated fifth-place finishes at Wednesday’s Bay Rivers District Outdoor Track & Field Championships. On the girls’ side, Ryan Griffith captured gold in the triple jump competition with a leap of 35’0”. New Kent earned a pair of silver medals in two relay events. The quartet of Chawney Cheeseman, Brooklyn Wiles, Madison Clements, and Griffith ran a time of 50.58 in the 4×100 meter relay to finish second, just out of reach of Tabb. In the 4×800 relay, Aubrey Loucks, Olivia Hudson, Andrea Dallaire, and Audrey Hudson ran a time of 10:39.89,…
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• Middlesex uses experience to take down Lady Panthers 15-1

  

  Charles City’s Lady Panthers’ softball team is learning a lesson that while they are having a good season so far, getting through the Tidewater District is still a daunting task. Charles City fell 15-1 to the visiting Middlesex Lady Chargers in Tuesday afternoon action. Middlesex punched onto the scoreboard in the first, and began to add more in the top of the second. Carly Jessie’s pop-up fly was misplayed by the Lady Panthers, allowing her to reach base. Kyla Blazek’s single drove home Jessie to increase Middlesex’s lead to 2-0. After Charles City’s Logan Jones struck out Aniyah Billups, a…
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• New Kent finishes in 1-1 tie with Grafton in boys’ soccer match

  

  After a strong season start, New Kent boys’ soccer team had to deal with the injury bug as they had to make adjustments throughout the season. Monday night’s Bay Rivers District contest against the visiting Grafton Clippers showed them that they are learning to deal with adversity. After 80 minutes of regulation time and 10 minutes of overtime, New Kent tied Grafton 1-1 in a competitive contest. New Kent had to rely on Colin Lucas guarding the net as he stepped in as the new keeper due to injury. Lucas got some help early on as teammate Diego Jimenez used…
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• SNHU recognizes four local students on President’s List

  Four local students were named to the President’s List at Southern New Hampshire University for the Spring 2026 semester. Joseph Hampton and Carl Gardner, both of Providence Forge, and Mary Lyons and Natalie Johnston, both of New Kent, were recognized for their academic excellence during the semester. In order to be named to the President’s List, a student must be enrolled full-time and earn a grade-point average of 3.7 or higher.