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• Embezzling from Charles City company results in nine-month jail sentence

  A man will spend nine months in jail for stealing money from his employee while working in Charles City County. Tillman John Norris, 47, currently of Middle Peninsula Regional Jail, entered a plea of guilty to a single count of embezzlement as part of Aug. 7 proceedings in Charles City Circuit Court. In a summary of evidence by Charles City Commonwealth’s Attorney Tyler Klink, between Oct. 1-31, 2025, Norris worked at D.J. Logging in Charles City. Norris utilized the employee’s credit card to make various purchases at a number of stores without the owner’s permission. In total, the defendant spent…
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• Charles City woman indicted for allegedly driving intoxicated for third time within 10 years

  A Charles City woman has been indicted for allegedly driving under the influence for at least her third time. Wanda Hartsoe Elko, 76, of the 11000 block of Kimages Road, was indicted during July 7 proceedings in Charles City Circuit Court. The indictment alleges that on Jan. 21, Elko was operating a vehicle while intoxicated either from alcohol or drugs. She was arrested, with a subsequent investigation revealing that she had committed a similar offense at least two previous times within the past 10 years.

• Interstate 64 expansion will see westbound entrance, exit ramp at Courthouse Road to close this weekend

  More closures will take place overnight this upcoming weekend on Interstate 64 as part of the highway’s widening improvement project. Beginning Thursday, Aug. 13, 10 p.m. to Friday, Aug. 14, 5 a.m., the westbound ramp from Interstate 64 to Route 155 at Exit 214 (Providence Forge/New Kent Courthouse) will be closed. On Aug. 16 from 10 p.m. to Aug. 17, 5 a.m., the ramp from Route 155 (Courthouse Road) to Interstate 64 westbound will be closed. Detours for motorists traveling on Interstate 64 westbound will redirect them to Exit 211 (Emmaus Church Road). Traffic who normally use the exit ramp…
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• Man who left juvenile at New Kent rest area receives three-month jail term

  A South Dakota man will spend three months in jail for contributing to the delinquency of a minor while in New Kent County. Michael Eugene Brown II, 27, of the 400 block of Sixth Avenue, Wall, entered an Alford Plea of Guilt to an amended charge of misdemeanor contributing to the delinquency of a minor (originally felony child abuse) as part of Monday morning proceedings in New Kent Circuit Court. An Alford Plea of Guilt indicates that while the defendant maintains his innocence, evidence presented in the case would be enough to convict him of the offense. In a summary…
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• 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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