Case number: 2:26-bk-72833 - New Castle Telephone Company - Virginia Eastern Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    New Castle Telephone Company

  • Court

    Virginia Eastern (vaebke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    Frank James Santoro

  • Filed

    10/21/2026

  • Last Filing

    11/01/2026

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
DsclsDue, PlnDue, JNTADMN



U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Eastern District of Virginia (Norfolk)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 26-72833-FJS

Assigned to: Bankruptcy Judge Frank James Santoro
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  10/21/2026
Deadline for filing claims (govt.):  04/19/2027

Debtor

New Castle Telephone Company

320 Salem Avenue
New Castle,, va 24127
CRAIG-VA
Tax ID / EIN: 54-1662283

represented by
Paula S. Beran

Tavenner & Beran, PLC
20 North Eighth Street, Second Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
804-783-8300
Fax : 804-783-0178
Email: pberan@tb-lawfirm.com

Lynn L. Tavenner

Tavenner & Beran, PLC
20 North Eighth Street, Second Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 783-8300
Fax : 804-783-0178
Email: ltavenner@tb-lawfirm.com

U.S. Trustee

Matthew W. Cheney

Office of the U.S. Trustee, Region 4 -N
200 Granby Street, Room 625
Norfolk, VA 23510
757-441-6012
 
 

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
10/23/20266Hybrid hearing held; motion granted. Appearances: Edythe L. Tavenner and Paula Beran, with Gregory V. Demo, Maxim Litvak, and Benjamin L. Wallen, as proposed counsel for the Debtor, Riverside; Stuart Kaufman; Joshua Borow; Kenneth Whitehurst for the U.S. Trustee, Clark Belote and Douglas Foley (remotely) for Department of Housing and Community Development for the Commonwealth of Virginia; Jennifer McLemore, John Vantine, and David Wender for CoBank, ACB; Jason Harbour for OCM RiverStreet Holdings, LLC(related document(s): 2 Motion for Joint Administration filed by New Castle Telephone Company, 4 Proposed Hearing Agenda filed by New Castle Telephone Company) (JenniferHinkle) (Entered: 10/26/2026)
10/23/20265Order Granting Motion for Joint Administration (Related Doc # 2), Related Case 2:26-bk-72823. An order (the Joint Administration Order) has been entered in this case in accordance with Rule 1015(b) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and Rule 1015-1 of the Local Bankruptcy Rules of Bankruptcy Practice and Procedure of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, directing the joint administration of the chapter 11 cases listed below for procedural purposes only. The docket in Case No. 26-72823 (FJS) RiverStreet Communications of Virginia, Inc., should be consulted for all matters affecting these cases, and all further pleadings and other papers shall be filed in and all further docket entries shall be made in such case. The following chapter 11 cases are jointly administered pursuant to the Joint Administration Order: RiverStreet Communications of Virginia, Inc., Case No. 26-72823 (FJS); Amelia Telephone Corporation, Case No. 26-72822 (FJS); Barnardsville Telephone Company, Case No. 26-72828 (FJS); Electronics Service Co. of Hamlet, LLC, Case No. 26-72831 (FJS); Ellerbe Telephone Company, Case No. 26-72832 (FJS); New Castle Telephone Company, Case No. 26-72833 (FJS); Peoples Mutual Telephone Company, Case No. 26-72834 (FJS); RiverStreet Communications of North Carolina, Inc., Case No. 26-72835 (FJS); RiverStreet Connections, LLC, Case No. 26-72838 (FJS); RiverStreet Intermediate Holdings, LLC, Case No. 26-72839 (FJS); RiverStreet Management Services, LLC, Case No. 26-72825 (FJS); RiverStreet Networks, Inc., Case No. 26-72840 (FJS); RiverStreet Parent Holdings, LLC, Case No. 26-72841 (FJS); RiverStreet Wireless Assets, LLC, Case No. 26-72842 (FJS); RiverStreet Wireless of North Carolina, Inc., Case No. 26-72843 (FJS); RiverStreet Wireless of Virginia, Inc., Case No. 26-72844 (FJS); Saluda Mountain Telephone Company, Case No. 26-72845 (FJS); Service Telephone Company, Case No. 26-72847 (FJS); Tri-County Communications, Inc., Case No. 26-72848 (FJS); Wilkes Communications, Inc., Case No. 26-72849 (FJS); and Wilkes Telephone Membership Corporation,Case No. 26-72826 (FJS). (Je, Renier)
10/21/2026Receipt of Chapter 11 Filing Fee - $1,738.00 by CM. Receipt Number 120856. (Adi123)
10/21/20264Proposed Hearing Agenda (Re: related document(s)3 Notice of Motion and Notice of Hearing filed by New Castle Telephone Company) filed by Paula S. Beran of Tavenner & Beran, PLC on behalf of New Castle Telephone Company. (Beran, Paula)
10/21/20263Notice of Motion and Notice of Hearing--NOTICE OF HEARING ON FIRST DAY MOTIONS (Re: related document(s)2 Motion for Joint Administration filed by New Castle Telephone Company) filed by Lynn L. Tavenner of Tavenner & Beran, PLC on behalf of New Castle Telephone Company. Hearing scheduled for 10/23/2026 at 11:00 AM at Judge Santoro's Courtroom, 600 Granby Street, 4th Floor, Courtroom Two, Norfolk, Virginia. (Tavenner, Lynn)
10/21/20262Motion for Joint Administration with 26-72822 (FJS), 26-72823 (FJS), 26-72825 (FJS), 26-72826 (FJS), 26-72828 (FJS), 26-72831 (FJS), 26-72832 (FJS), 26-72834 (FJS), 26-72835 (FJS), 26-72838 (FJS), 26-72839 (FJS), 26-72840 (FJS), 26-72841 (FJS), 26-72842 (FJS), 26-72843 (FJS), 26-72844 (FJS), 26-72845 (FJS), 26-72847 (FJS), 26-72848 (FJS), 26-72849 (FJS) filed by Paula S. Beran of Tavenner & Beran, PLC on behalf of New Castle Telephone Company. (Beran, Paula)
10/21/20261Chapter 11 Voluntary Petition Non-Individual [Fee Not Paid] Filed by Paula S. Beran of Tavenner & Beran, PLC on behalf of New Castle Telephone Company. (Beran, Paula)