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• Tabb downs New Kent in girls’ tennis action

  

  New Kent High School’s Lady Trojans’ tennis team fell in Bay Rivers District action to the visiting Tabb Lady Tigers. Tabb 7, New Kent 2 Singles: Shin (T) def. Vincent (NK) 6-0, 6-0; Rivera (T) def. Lawton (NK) 6-1, 6-0; Dharni (T) def. Carpenter (NK) 6-0, 6-0; Petran (NK) def. Bahr (T) 6-4, 3-6, 10-8; Cho (T) def. Proffitt (NK) 6-3, 6-2; Pettit-Pokora (NK) def. Goodson (T) 7-5, 0-6, 10-7. Doubles: Shin/Rivera (T) def. Vincent/Carpenter (NK) 8-0; Dharni/Way (T) def. Lawton/Proffitt (NK) 8-4; Cho/Goodson (T) def. Hetzel/Bennett (NK) 8-2.

• Kennedy hired as newest reporter for New Kent-Charles City Chronicle

  

  The New Kent-Charles City Chronicle is pleased to announce the hiring of Noah Kennedy as a reporter. Kennedy is a 2023 graduate from Radford University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Media Studies, with a specialty in multimedia journalism. The Mechanicsville resident was a member of the university’s newspaper staff, The Tartan, where he was assigned to sporting events, concerts, and fundraisers. Kennedy’s main assignments for the Chronicle will be in sporting events and community events. To contact Mr. Kennedy, please email him at noah.nkccnews@gmail.com.

• Charles City’s proposed budget in the $21 million range; figures in two-to-four cent tax hike

  Already facing backlash over current fiscal year finances, Charles City’s Board of Supervisors still had to press forward with considering a budget for the FY2025-26 cycle. The board’s first look of the proposal came at Tuesday night’s regular board meeting. Charles City Director of Finance Christina Crawley-Jones proposed a budget ranging between $21.4 to $21.6 million at the meeting. Crawley-Jones made the proposal based on a possible increase in real estate taxes. The $21,413,517 reflects a three-percent increase in real estate taxes, while the $21,626,809 reflects a six-percent increase in real estate taxes. Among discussion that the county board will…
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• Lady Trojans remain undefeated with 3-0 blanking of York Lady Falcons

  

  Improvement and patience. Those were monikers to describe New Kent’s Lady Trojans 2025 soccer team as they continue their phenomenal start. The Lady Trojans improved to 3-0-1 after defeating York in an Apr. 16 Bay Rivers District match-up. After battling back-and-forth for a majority of the first half, New Kent found the back of the net as forward Olivia Allen outraced her defender to score with 13:56 to go in the first half. With two minutes remaining until the intermission break, Allen scored again, this time with a 15-yard kick from the left-hand side over the outstretch hands of the…
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• Johnson wins three events as Lady Panthers place third at home meet

  

  Returning after a few weeks off, Charles City’s Lady Panthers outdoor track and field team performed at a high level after placing third out of 11 teams during the Apr. 17 record meet. The Lady Panthers were led by an elite display from Derequa Johnson who finished first in the 200-meter dash (27.41), 100-meter hurdles (15.89), and long jump (16’9½”). The team excelled in triple jump as they racked up 16 points with Johnson grabbing silver (35’1”), and teammates Madison Bradby (28’9”) and Ke’Asia Meekins (28’1”) finishing fifth and sixth, respectively. Bradby and Meekins also tied in first in the…
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• Norfolk man receives 17 months in jail for passing fake money in New Kent County

  A Norfolk man who exchanged fake bills for real money at a business in New Kent will spend the next 17 months in jail. Trevon Devasiay Myricks, 32, of the 8000 block of Roxboro Road, entered a guilty plea to one count of forging notes as part of a plea agreement reached Monday in New Kent Circuit Court. A misdemeanor charge of obtaining money by false pretenses was dropped as part of the agreement. In a summary of evidence provided by New Kent Commonwealth’s Attorney Scott Renick, on Nov. 8, 2024, a New Kent Deputy responded for a call for…
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