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• Surry County shuts out Charles City in shortened football affair

  

  Charles City High School’s football team used to have a long-standing rivalry against the Surry Cougars when both teams played in the same district. And while the match-up continues as non-district opponents, the battle has favored the Cougars for several years, including last Friday’s matchup. Surry dropped 32 points in the first quarter before coasting to a 40-0 victory over the Panthers in a game that ended shortly after the beginning of the third quarter due to a shortage of players for Charles City. Surry had very little problems with Charles City, ripping off big plays against the hosts as…
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• Trojans surrender first 26 points of game, falls to Tabb on gridiron

  

  After two consecutive years in the playoffs, New Kent’s football team entered the Sept. 17 home contest against a Tabb Tigers team who were hungry for a win. But self-inflicted penalties by the Trojans early in the contest resulted in a deficit that the team could not make up. Tabb scored 26 first half points and New Kent could not close the gap as the visiting Tigers defeated the Trojans 26-14 in the Bay Rivers District affair. In the first half of the game, New Kent was marred as holding penalties negated several big plays and first downs. The Tigers…
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• Powerhouse Tabb blanks New Kent in field hockey match

  

  New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ field hockey team carried a three game winning streak as they knew that a Sept. 16 showdown against a Tabb Lady Tigers team that had not lost in 122 games would be a tough task. And while the visitors lived up to their record, New Kent didn’t let the setback hurt their confidence. Tabb breezed to a 9-0 victory in the Bay Rivers District affair, resulting in a mercy rule victory for the visitors. The Lady Tigers scored 90 seconds into the contest as Erica Lombardo found the back of the net. Less than a minute…
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• Early morning crash claims lives of two people in New Kent

  Virginia State Police are currently investigating a crash that claimed the lives of two people early Friday morning. In a press release, Virginia State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash westbound on Interstate 64 near mile marker 217 at approximately 1:02 a.m. A preliminary investigation indicates a 2023 GMCP pickup truck overturned and caught fire. The driver and passenger died at the scene. Troopers are working to confirm their identities and notify the next of kin. The crash remains under investigation.

• New Kent County Sheriff’s Office wins HEAT award

  New Kent County Sheriff Lee Bailey and New Kent County Sheriff’s Department was recognized as an award winner for the Help Eliminate Auto Theft (HEAT) program. Bailey was instrumental as New Kent County Sheriff’s Office won the “Sheriff’s Agency” category for populations between 20,000 and 100,000 residents. New Kent County deputies Wyatt Johnston and Joey McLaughlin were finalists in the “Sheriff’s Individual” category for the same population count.

• Local residents recognized on Southern New Hampshire University’s President’s List

  Two local residents were named to the President’s List at Southern New Hampshire University for the Summer 2026 semester. Sherrie Robinson of New Kent and Marte Jones of Providence Forge were recognized for their academic excellence. To be named to the list, a student must earn a grade-point average of 3.7 or higher while taking at least 12 credits.