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• Branscome earns degree from University of Mississippi

  Beatrice Branscome, a resident of Lanexa, graduated from the University of Mississippi as part of December 2025 commencement ceremonies. Branscome graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the School of Journalism and New Media, with an emphasis in Integrated Marketing Communications.

• Letter to the Editor: Says Charles City should vote in favor for a fourth board member

  Charles City is slowly dying from a life-threatening cancer. We can choose to treat it aggressively or leave it to fate. Effectively treating cancer is scary and often painful. Recovery is not immediate. I believe most of us would choose treatment. We have already begun to pick away at the cancer with a court-ordered forensic audit; a very deep dive into only three problem areas. Citizens who are subject matter experts have repeatedly cautioned our board [of supervisors] with facts. They have nothing to gain for themselves and do so for the love of the place we all call home….
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• Quinton man receives 19-year sentence for distributing methamphetamine in New Kent

  A Quinton man who sold large quantities of methamphetamine from his home will spend the 19 years in prison. Anthony Paul Ali Jr., 30, entered guilty pleas to ne count each to an amended charge of selling a methamphetamine (more than 100 grams but less than 200 grams- originally charged with selling methamphetamine more than 1,000 grams), possession of a firearm while in possession of a Schedule I/II substance, and possession of a firearm by a nonviolent felon as part of a plea agreement reached Monday morning in New Kent Circuit Court. In a summary of evidence provided by New…
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• Leggett wins 100-yard freestyle, New Kent boys place 14th in state competition

  New Kent High School’s boys’ swim team scored 53 points, finishing in 14th place at the Class 3A state championships at SwimRVA this past weekend. Finnegan Leggett earned the gold medal in the 100-yard freestyle, swimming to victory in a time of 46.83. He also placed third in the boys’ 50-yard freestyle with a time of 21.51. On the girls’ side, the Lady Trojans accumulated six points, placing 25th in the state competition. The Lady Trojans accumulated points in the 200-yard freestyle relay as the quartet of Sydney Miller, Kelsey Sutton, Brynnlee Ronan, and Kayleigh Beatley placed 15th with a…
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• Lady Trojans finish sixth in state championships; Griffith places sixth in individual competition

  

  New Kent’s Lady Trojans accumulated 137.925 points to finish sixth in team competition at the state gymnastics championships held Friday afternoon at Kellam High School in Virginia Beach. Competing in the Class 5A level, the team combined for 35.750 points in the vault, 35.225 in the floor exercise, 34.175 on the balance beam, and 32.775 on the uneven bars. Ryan Griffith was the top performer for the team, scoring 9.525 in the vault, 9.175 on the balance beam, and 9.500 on the floor exercise. Kempsville emerged as the Class 5A state champion in the competition, scoring 149.725 points. Kellam (149.2)…
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• New Kent High School wrestling finishes as Class 3A state runners-up

  

  New Kent High School’s Wrestling Team is trending back in the right direction after finishing as the Class 3A state runner-up following a two-day competition in Salem. The Trojans used one second place finish and three third place finishes to muster 143.5 points, good enough to place them on the podium with silver medals. Alex Cuic was the top performer for the Trojans in state competition, finishing as runner-up in the 126-pound weight class, falling shore to Staunton River’s Graydon Martin via pinfall. Carter Roy earned bronze in the 113-pound weight class with a pin over Lane Brunk of William…
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