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NEWBERRY COLLEGE NAMES MAURICE WILLIAM SCHERRENS AS PRESIDENT
Newberry College, a Lutheran-affiliated liberal arts college founded in 1856, has named Dr. Maurice William Scherrens to become the college’s 22nd president, effective August 13, 2012. From a large field of applications and a national array of candidates, the Board of Trustees at Newberry College has unanimously elected Dr. Scherrens for his strong, proven leadership at George Mason University where he has served as its senior vice presiden...
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Summer Media Business After Hours
Scott Cain imagines how a pair of pants at Elizabeth’s on Main would look on his wife. Teresa Halfacre talks with Sam Ziady during the Tuesday business after hours at Summer Media. Summer Media owner Robert Summer and Newberry City Assistant Manager Matt DeWitt talk during the business after hours Tuesday that was hosted by Summer. Keith Avery, left, and Dick Baughman meet and greet each other during the business after hours. Betsy Br...
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Drama club spins modern twist on old tale
The Mid-Carolina Drama Club brings a modern spark to a middle English tale this Saturday. Lead by Mid-Carolina English teacher Jessica Stalker, the drama club will be debuting their first play, Southfield Stories, which is a tweaked retelling of The Canterbury Tales. The club is made up of freshmen through seniors and club members had to audition for the play. The play is a one-time performance at 7:30 p.m. in the Mid-Carolina Middle bi...
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Lindler awarded for leadership
Whitmire Community School’s Assistant Principal Martha Suber congratulates Rondera Lindler at the third quarter success assembly for receiving the West Point Leadership award.
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Little Mountain election filing at town hall
In Monday’s story regarding Little Mountain’s upcoming election, the information regarding where to file was incorrect. We regret the mistake. There are three positions on the Little Mountain Town Council that will be available as the town is not exempt from the election process. Two council seats and the mayor seat are up for election. Seat one and two, Roxie Derrick and Melvin Bowers respectively, are up for election. There is no prim...
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Whitmire mother killed in wreck
A Wednesday afternoon crash left a Whitmire woman dead and a seven-year-old injured. Around 3 p.m. Princess Ariel Furgess, 28, of Whitmire was traveling on Highway 72 four mile west of Whitmire, just inside Laurens County. Furgess ran off the right side of the road in her 2007 Chevrolet Impala, over corrected and then went off the left side of the road. The Impala went down an embankment and hit some trees. Furgess was pronounc...
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Troop 61 receives community award
Woodmen of the World Lodges 1 and 1151 held their 2012 awards banquet on May 1 at their White Rock lodge. Awards were presented to individuals and groups for their involvement in community activities as well as personal achievements at school. Boy Scout Troop 61 of Little Mountain received the community partner award for their Flag Day program presented to the residents of the Lowman Home. Troop 61, which has been presenting this program for ...
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Arrest in 2011 armed robbery case
Another cold case in Newberry County has been solved. On May 27, 2011, El Tipico, a restaurant located on Kendall Road, was robbed by two black males wearing masks and all black clothes. Based on the investigation, investigators were able to piece together information that implicated Zirclonzo Timain Washington, 20, 0f 107 Boundary St., Newberry in the robbery. In the meantime, investigators received additional information from the ...
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Newberry College teaching fellows meet U.S. secretary of education
Teaching Fellows from Newberry College and other institutions in South Carolina met with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in the nation’s capital during Teacher Appreciation Week as part of their “Sophomore Experience,” an enrichment activity that enhances the advanced preparation Fellows receive for a career in the classroom. This year the Teaching Fellows campus directors at six institutions took their sophomores to Washington, D.C...
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Shouse honored with technology award
Whitmire High School senior Seth Shouse received the Newberry County Career Center’s technology champion award at an awards ceremony.
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Former county employee pleads to embezzlement, tax fraud
A former county employee has pleaded guilty in federal court to embezzlement and filing false tax returns. Tina Clinton of Newberry pleaded guilty in federal court in Greenville before the Honorable Michelle Childs to one count of embezzlement and five counts of filing false tax returns, according to United States Attorney Bill Nettles. Evidence presented at the plea hearing established while she was employed as bookkeeper at the J.F. Haw...
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Main Street detour
Main Street between Caldwell and Nance streets was closed earlier this week due to city boring primary electric from Friend Street, down McKibben, to the Community Hall grounds. The work will allow the capacity needed to meet the growing electrical demands of Oktoberfest vendors, the needs of other special events in the future, and to eventually running underground electric up both sides of Main Street.
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Storms damage county, bring rain
A series of strong storms swept through the county Tuesday night leaving behind some destruction. The storm dumped fast, hard, blowing rains in some areas with reports of over two inches in some areas. Also with the storm came hail starting in pea sizes and up. The storm also did damage with broken limbs in the Silverstreet and Belfast areas. On Belfast Road near Rocky Creek Road and Smyrna church, a tree fell pulling down electric li...
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Little Mountain Reunion cancelled this year
A 130 year tradition has been stopped this year due to liability issues and differences between the Town of Little Mountain and the reunion association. The Little Mountain Reunion was cancelled Monday night after the reunion association met at the fire station. Woody Kaminer, board member for the reunion association, says that from the beginning of this year the discussion with the town council and mayor changed. He says they were also p...
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Women’s health to be celebrated Thursday
A night out for ladies is planned for Thursday. The Girls and Pearls event is sponsored by the Newberry County Memorial Hospital and will be held at the Firehouse Conference Center behind the opera house from 5 until 7 p.m. The event will include vendor tables, a fashion show, local merchants, chair massages, a nutritionist and mini lectures about women’s health. The will also be wellness information about subjects like mammograms and d...
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