It's hurricane season. Are you ready?

Be ready when disaster strikes. Stay informed. Build a kit. Make a plan. Visit the Virginia Department of Emergency Management's website for hurricane preparedness tips.

Heavy Rescue 505 officially placed in-service

Be fire smart with electricity in your home!

Check our our latest fire prevention tip! This short animated video helps increase awareness about dangerous home electrical fires and what you can do to prevent them.

2023 Jury Questionnaires Mailed

Jury Questionnaires for the 2023 calendar year were mailed out recently.  Please complete the questionnaire and return as soon as possible.  There are several ways you may send in the questionnaire: Complete online (10 day time sensitive...

National Night Out cancelled due to inclement weather

National Night Out, slated to be held in New Kent County at the Historic School fields (11809 New Kent Hwy., New Kent) on Tuesday, October 4 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., has been cancelled due to inclement weather. We look forward to 2023!

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Bay Transit to offer free rides to polling places on Election Day

Exercise your freedom to vote and call Bay Transit to reserve your free ride to your polling place on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Free, safe rides to the polls are available to all residents of New Kent County. Bay Transit buses will operate the same hours...

Voters to receive important voting information by mail

Attention, New Kent voters! Voter notices are scheduled to be mailed to every voter in Virginia in response to the redistricting process. 

The Department of Elections has a scheduled mailing date of on/around September 19, 2022. The notice is a po...

Pre-pay real estate and personal property taxes throughout the year

$34M expansion to include county-wide access to fiber-optic network for every NKC home & business

Every home and business in New Kent County will have access to ultrafast, reliable, symmetrical internet service across a 100% fiber-optic network thanks to a partnership with Cox Communications and a $34M investment. 

 “As the ...

Fall Markets at New Kent Farmers Market on Sept. 24 and Oct. 29

Third elementary school opens Sept. 6; Supervisors participate in ribbon cutting

The New Kent Board of Supervisors were honored to assist the New Kent School Board cut the ceremonial ribbon at Quinton Elementary School on Thursday, September 1, 2022. The school opens Tuesday, September 6, 2022 to students pr...

Real estate & personal property taxes due December 5

Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Budget now online

The Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Budget went into effect July 1, 2022. The budget totaled $90,457,544. Among listed appropriations were a General Fund total of $27,759,396, Debt Service Fund totaling $8,607,797, a Central Virginia Transportation Authority Fund...

AutoZone, Inc. receives warm welcome to New Kent County and the Commonwealth

A celebratory groundbreaking ceremony took place on June 30, 2022 to mark the commencement of construction on an 800,000-square-foot AutoZone warehouse and distribution center located in New Kent County off State Route 106 (Emmaus Church Road). The distri...

Evelyn certified as Master Governmental Treasurer

Charles H. Evelyn III, Treasurer of New Kent County, has been certified as a Master Governmental Treasurer (MGT) under the Master Certification program administered by the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service and the School of ...

Add your community event to the County website!

Gov. Youngkin Announces AutoZone to Establish Distribution Center & Direct Import Facility in NKC

RICHMOND, VA - Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE: AZO), the nation’s leading auto parts retailer and distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories, will invest $185.2 million to establish a new wareh...

Local COVID testing and vaccination opportunities

Are you looking for a COVID test? Here are a few local opportunities to get a COVID test in the area.

Community members can request an appointment at their local health departments via the Chickahominy Health District's (CHD) homepage or ...

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