Are you disaster ready?

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

Buc-ee's Travel Center to expand to New Kent County

Buc-ee’s Travel Center intends to expand operations to New Kent County at the exit 211 interchange along Interstate 64. Plans include a 74,000 SF store with 120 fueling positions, 557 parking spaces, 24 Tesla charging spaces & 10 bus/RV parking spaces.

VDOT to close section of Olivet Church Road (Route 618) for roadway rehabilitation project

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will close Olivet Church Road (Route 618) approximately 0.5 miles north of Pocahontas Trail (Route 60) Monday, March 13 (8 a.m.) through Friday, March 24 (4 p.m.) for drainage & roadway rehabilitation.

New Kent Clean County Committee Shredding & Recycling Event

District 5 Town Hall Meeting

Board of Supervisors Representative for District 5, John Lockwood, is hosting an upcoming town hall meeting where an update on broadband expansion in the County will be presented by Cox Communications. The meeting will be held Thursday, April 13, 6 p.m.

Proposed Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Budget now online

County Administrator Rodney Hathaway presented the proposed Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Budget to the Board of Supervisors at the Board's March 13, 2023 business meeting. The Board is expected to consider the budget for next fiscal year at its April ...

Eager to burn? Wait your turn.

Virginia has entered the spring fire season which means the 4 p.m. burning law will be in effect from Feb. 15 through April 30. The law prohibits burning before 4 p.m. if the fire is within 300 feet of woodlands, brush, or fields with dry grass or other f...

Report Missing or Found Pets

If your pet is missing or if you have found a pet, please use one of the corresponding links below to provide as many details as possible about the animal, including your contact information, so we can better assist you. 

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. 

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Wondering what's going on in New Kent? Check out the County's new land development viewer!

Have you wondered what is being built near your neighborhood? Did you hear that business XYZ was coming to New Kent and you want to see what has been submitted to the County presently? The recently created land development viewer application shows propose...

New Kent Farmers Market 2023 application season now open

Farmers and other local producers - we are excited to announce that our application process for the 2023 New Kent Farmers Market (NKFM) season is now open!

Jones, Smolnik take on new roles in New Kent

County Administrator Rodney Hathaway is pleased to announce the appointments of Korita Jones as Director of Human Resources and Matthew Smolnik as Assistant County Administrator of New County.