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• Mechanicsville’s defense stifles Lady Trojans in girls’ soccer home opener

  

  Looking to duplicate their success from a year ago, New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ soccer team took the pitch for their Mar. 19 home opener against the visiting Mechanicsville Lady Mustangs. And despite New Kent battling hard, it was the Lady Mustangs that walked out with a win. Mechanicsville netted a couple of goals while keeping the Lady Trojans scoreless in a 2-0 non-district affair. In the first half, the game was played mostly on even footing. It wouldn’t be until the last two minutes in the half when Mechanicsville’s Kendra Previs placed the ball in the back of the net…
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• Trojans blank Poquoson in boys’ soccer to kickoff 2026 season

  

  With a young team at the helm and a new head coach, New Kent’s boys’ soccer team started off the new season in dominating fashion. The Trojans blanked Bay Rivers District Rival Poquoson 4-0 in the Mar. 18 season opener. New Kent’s offense started early with a goal at the 32:56 mark from Grayson Yates after an assist from Diego Jimenez. Ten minutes later, freshman Lucas Negrete converted a score to up the advantage. The Trojans’ aggressive defense spurned the next offensive score, as Van Walker found the back of the net against the Islanders’ goalie with 15:03 remaining until…
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• Lady Trojans open tennis season with win at Mechanicsville

  New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ tennis team opened the Spring 2026 season with a victory over the Mechanicsville Lady Mustangs on Mar. 18. New Kent 6, Mechanicsville 3 Singles: Mejia (M) def. Vincent 6-1, 6-1; Williams (M) def. Carpenter (NK) 6-2, 6-1; Pettit-Pokora (NK) def. Dandridge (M) 6-1, 6-0; Bennett (NK) def. Proffitt (M) 6-2, 6-2; Doucet (NK) def. Szabo (M) 6-3, 6-4; Wood (NK) def. Spradlin (M) 3-6, 6-2, 10-6. Doubles: Mejia/Williams (M) def. Vincent/Carpenter (NK) 8-4; Bennett/Wood (NK) def. Dandridge/Szabo (M) 8-0; Pettit-Pokora/Meredith (NK) def. Proffitt/Spradlin (M) 8-5.

• New Kent schools back $56 million budget, new elementary school project at joint work session

  New Kent County Public Schools continue to support their cause for funding and the construction of a new elementary school. School officials presented a $56,483,363 budget to county leaders as part of Friday morning’s joint work session between the school board and supervisors at the Providence Forge Forestry Center. Of the aforementioned amount, the school’s general fund is being requested in the amount of $52,468,218, up seven percent from the current year. The school’s textbook fund received a small bump, but the nutrition fund is projected to decrease by almost $1.5 million. The school grand fund is expected to grow…
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• Quinton woman indicted on sex trafficking charges in New Kent

  

  A Quinton woman who was the subject of an investigation involving allegedly aiding with prostitution of a minor has been indicted by a New Kent grand jury. Victoria Anne Creps, 27, of the 8300 block of Plum Grove Drive, was indicted on one count each of sex trafficking and aiding with the prostitution of a minor during Monday morning proceedings in New Kent Circuit Court. According to the indictment, Creps was an individual subject to an investigation stemming from a Mar. 15, 2025 incident. The investigation led to her subsequent arrest and the aforementioned indictments. In other indictments certified by…
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• Man indicted on embezzlement charge in Charles City

  A man who allegedly stole money from his employer in Charles City County has been indicted by a Charles City grand jury. Tillman John Norris, 47, currently of Middle Peninsula Regional Jail, was indicted on a single count of embezzlement during Mar. 3 proceedings in Charles City Circuit Court. The indictment alleges that between Oct. 1-31, 2025, the defendant stole more than $1,000 from D.J. Logging LLC while he worked as an employee for the company.