News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | August 11, 2026
Miles, former Charles City County supervisor and Virginia Delegate, succumbs
Floyd Miles Sr., who represented District 3 on Charles City County’s Board of Supervisors from 1988-2001 and then from 2012-2019, passed away on Aug. 8, 2026 at the age of 77. Miles advocated for Charles City County during his first stint on the board of supervisors. Among the major projects that he was part of included the overseeing of the building of the Charles City Landfill and the construction of the Charles City County Public School complex. During his second stint, he was part of the board that voted for the creation of the county’s first paid firefighter and EMS…
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Charles City traffic stop leads to recovery of $2 million in gold as part of defrauding scheme
A traffic stop in Charles City County has yielded the arrest of two individuals who are suspected to have defrauded a James City County individual out of more than $2 million in gold. In a press release from Charles City County Sheriff’s Office, on Aug. 9, a stolen vehicle through a Flock alert was received for a vehicle stolen out of New York. Deputies located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Courthouse Road and Lott Cary Road. After questioning, the occupants were taken into custody. During an inventory of the vehicle, deputies discovered a box…
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Westbound ramps to Interstate 64 in Bottoms Bridge closing overnight for improvements
The on-and-off westbound ramps at Exit 205 in New Kent County will close overnight as part of ongoing improvements as part of the Interstate 64 expansion project. Beginning on Aug. 9 at 10 p.m. and concluding on Aug. 10 at 5 a.m., westbound Interstate 64 traffic at Exit 205 and Route 33 (Bottoms Bridge/Route 60/Route 249) exit ramp in New Kent County will be closed (weather permitting). Off-ramp detour traffic traveling westbound on Interstate 64 will be directed to continue westbound towards Interstate 295 southbound and redirected to eastbound Interstate 64 and get off at Exit 205. On-ramp detour traffic…
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Stewart re-elected as chairperson for PlanRVA
New Kent’s District 5 Supervisor Jordan Stewart has been re-elected as chairperson for PlanRVA for a second consecutive term. PlanRVA encompasses several localities in Central Virginia including Charles City and New Kent County. Plan RVA is a planning agency that provides essential services to the Richmond region, working with community representatives and building relationships that strengthen capacity across the region.
New Kent High School volleyball team wins academic award
New Kent High School’s 2025-26 volleyball team is the recipient of the American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award. The award is presented to teams that earn a cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.3 or higher. This is the fifth time in six years that New Kent High School’s team has received the award. The team accumulated a combined GPA of 3.8983 to earn the award.
Pamunkey River water withdrawal project expected to cost at least $33 million
Even though a mandate is more than a dozen years away, New Kent’s Board of Supervisors are dealing with the problem of bringing more water to the county without tapping into the groundwater supply. New Kent Public Utilities Director addressed county leaders on the Pamunkey River Withdrawal Project during Tuesday morning’s budget work session. Lang spoke to supervisors about a 2038 mandate issued through Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The mandate delivered is that by 2038, groundwater withdrawal permits for the two largest water systems at Bottoms Bridge and Central Water Systems will be reduced in volume. “Continued reliance…
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