News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | March 12, 2026
LaSertoma offering two $3,000 scholarships for graduating New Kent students
Bottom of the Bridge LaSertoma Club is offering two scholarship grants to graduating students of New Kent High School. A $3,000 scholarship will be awarded to a New Kent High School Senior pursuing a college education at either a community college or four-year institution. Another $3,000 will be awarded to a New Kent High School senior enrolled in a technical, nursing, or culinary arts field through Bridging Communities Career and Technical Center. To be eligible for the scholarship, a high school senior must reside in New Kent County, and attend New Kent High School, Code RVA, Maggie Walker Governor’s School,…
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Capital Improvement Projects dominat New Kent’s $266 million proposed budget for FY2026-27
Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) projects have come to the forefront in New Kent’s proposed FY2026-27 budget. New Kent County Administrator Rodney Hathaway presented a budget of $266,424,821 for the upcoming fiscal year. The current year’s budget is $136,543,336. The jump of nearly $130 million in the county’s proposed budget stems from two main CIP projects. The first project is the construction of a new courthouse and renovation of the old courthouse that comes in with a price tag of $70 million. Hathaway said that the $70 million would cover the construction of a new building, as well as renovating the…
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Richmond man receives 13 months for assaulting officer, battering health care worker
A Richmond man will spend more than a year in jail for multiple assaults in New Kent County. Christopher Scott Call, 31, of the 300 block of Knight Drive, entered no contest pleas to one count each of assault and battery on a law enforcement officer and misdemeanor battery on a health care worker as part of a plea agreement reached Monday morning in New Kent Circuit Court. One additional count of assault and battery of a law enforcement officer and one charge of misdemeanor public intoxication were dropped as part of the agreement. A no contest plea indicates that…
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Consideration for development of technology overlay district targets data center development
It’s no secret that data centers and the state of Virginia have become very familiar with each other. For New Kent County, they are now getting their first look of a battle within their borders. A presentation by New Kent Director of Community Development Josh Airaghi to the New Kent Planning Commission for proposed regulations for a technology overlay district went before commissioners in a draft form. The fight for placement of data centers have been an ongoing topic in several neighboring counties in New Kent. Recently, Charles City, Henrico, and Hanover have all shot down proposals from companies wanting…
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Letter to the Editor: Says another rural landscape is gone
Another 2,000 of New Kent’s rural landscape is gone; cut down and hauled away. This time, the destruction of the roadside forested buffer occurred along the North Courthouse Road (Route 155) as part of the new Edenbridge subdivision. In defense to New Kent County’s current planners, Edenbridge was approved prior to their involvement. Yes, New Kent is growing, but the growth is possible while still maintaining the features that assure our county’s rural character. To the extent possible, residents prefer to see pastures, agricultural crops, and forested buffers along our county roads. I am confident that our planners are aware…
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