Bay Transit Microtransit launches in New Kent

Clark initiated into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

Eunice Clark, a resident of New Kent, was recently elected to the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi through Virginia Commonwealth University. Clark is among 20,000 students, faculty, professional staff, and alumni to be initiated. To qualify, a student must be in the top 10 percent of their senior class or top 7.5 percent of the junior class and be invited to join.

New Kent County post office to be renamed in honor of late supervisor Paige

A bill presented to rename the New Kent Post Office after former New Kent Supervisor Patricia Paige has passed. In a legislation presented by Congressman Rob Wittman on Apr. 14, a bill to honor Paige passed the U.S. House of Representatives with bipartisan support. Paige, who served on New Kent’s Board of Supervisors, passed away on Nov. 28, 2023. “I am thrilled to see that my bill to rename the New Kent Post Office in honor of Patricia Paige has passed the House,” Wittman said in a press release. “Ms. Paige was a community leader whose impact will be felt…
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Letter to the Editor: Says public need to object to New Kent’s Technology Overlay District proposal

New Kent’s Board of Supervisors is preparing to vote on a draft of a misguided and ill-advised Technology Overlay District (TOD) that will create a “slightly streamlined process to entice data centers to locate within TOD boundaries. A “streamlined process” to make building data centers more convenient will also make New Kent more inviting to the companies that build these eight-story monstrosities. New Kent doesn’t need to entice the construction of data centers along Route 33. We need to create heavy regulations and onerous standards; insurmountable obstacles to their construction, which will make our county an unappealing place for them….
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Superior rating in state concert band

QCV donating activity books to Charles City Elementary students

Quickstart Children of Virginia (QCV) is donating books to preschoolers and Headstart kids at Charles City Elementary School. Through a partnership with the Molina Foundation, copies of “On My Way to Kindergarten” activity book will be distributed to students. The book contains ideas for families to extend learning at home, activities to encourage creativity and imagination, skills to practice large and fine motor development, and easy activities for children to do alone or with an adult.

New Kent County transitioning to CivQuest Atlas as new GIS platform

New Kent County has announced the launch of CivQuest Atlas, a new online mapping platform that will replace the county’s existing Parcel Viewer GIS website. The Apr. 8 press release says that the new platform, developed in partnership with Civic Vanguard, will provide enhanced performance, a modern user interface, and improved tools for accessing parcel information and exploring county GIS data. The platform will offer residents, businesses, and staff a more intuitive and efficient way to interact with mapping data, including property details, aerial imagery, and other geographic information resources. The implementation of the new platform will roll out in…
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Peaden hired as new Airport Manager for New Kent County Airport

New Kent County has hired Russell Lee Peaden, C.M., to serve as the new Airport Manager for New Kent County Airport. Peaden steps into the new position after a 25-year career at Richmond International Airport, where he recently retired as Director of Properties and Concessions. During that tenure, he oversaw a broad portfolio of commercial operations such as airlines, rental car companies, food and retail concessions, federal and state agencies, cargo operators, and fixed-base aviation services. “New Kent County looks forward to the leadership and energy Russ will bring to the airport,” said County Administrator Rodney Hathaway in a press…
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Donation to My Sister’s Hope

Easter ‘Eggstravaganza’ at Harrison Park in Charles City