NKHS students tour RCC

St. Peter’s Parish awards five scholarships to NKHS seniors

St. Peter’s Parish has recently awarded five scholarships to New Kent High School graduating seniors. Robert Best, David Bushhouse, Heath Hardiman, Clare Morris, and Austin Pierce, each received $1,000 scholarships courtesy of the Louise Miller Clopton and William Boyd Clopton Memorial Scholarship fund. The awards are given to students who demonstrate strong moral character, religious involvement, community service, motivation, and academic success. A committee chose the recipients, with committee chairman Bill O’Keefe saying each student demonstrated maturity and strong moral values.

New Kent Environthon 2015

HELP day sponsored by NKCDC

Computer donations to Charles City students

Collie to attend U.S. Military Academy

Brandon Collie, a senior at Charles City High School and current commander of the school’s JROTC “Panther” Battalion, has been accepted to the United States Military Academy at West Point as a member of the class of 2019. Collie earned the acceptance to the service academy after receiving a congressional nomination from the office of Congressman Bobby Scott. The acceptance includes a full scholarship with room & board as well as tuition paid for in full. “It was a dream come true,” said Collie in a press release. “The Military Academy at West Point is a very prestigious school. You…
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Quilt for a cause

Long & Foster opens Viniterra office

Long & Foster Real Estate has announced the opening of a new enterprise office at Viniterra in New Kent. Located at 8637 Angel’s Share Drive, the location will serve as the office of Holly Stephens and Patrick Horsley and be managed by John Martin of the Strawberry Street office in Richmond. “Long & Foster is committed to growing our presence in central Virginia and the opening of this new location situated between Williamsburg and Richmond allows us to increase our footprint and better serve home buyers and sellers throughout the area,” said Scott Shaheen, senior regional vice president of Long…
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Blackwater Outdoors opens in New Kent

Blackwater Outdoors Inc., a landscaping company, has opened its doors in New Kent. Founded by Eric Whitlow, the business offers a variety of landscaping, including mulching, providing top soil, grass and seed treatment and more. Whitlow said that he started the business due to a growing demand for bulk landscaping and that its location in New Kent was convenient for customers. Whitlow has 15 years of landscaping and removal experience. The business is located at 5430 New Kent Highway. Operating hours are Monday-Saturday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 932-9675 for more information and services provided by the business.

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