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Troubadour Bonoff to play at Opera House
NEWBERRY — Karla Bonoff has been described as one of the finest singer/songwriters of her generation. And in her case, that description is true. The exceptional singer-songwriter will perform at 8 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Newberry Opera House. With a career spanning four decades, Bonoff has enjoyed critical acclaim, commercial success, enduring popularity and the unwavering respect of her peers. In addition to achieving chart topping success w...
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Dinner theater continues this weekend
The Newberry Community Players will wrap up their dinner theater comedy Friday and Saturday at the Country Club of Newberry. Pictured is the cast of ‘A Nice Family Gathering,’ from left, Hayley Hunt, Joseph Schroer, Dr. Corey Hunt, Sandy Steffen, Hugh Lister, Scott Senn and Beemer Bellows. Advance tickets for the play written by Phil Olsen are required for this funny and heartwarming tale of a dysfunctional family’s Thanksgiving, which is hau...
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Gallman Personnel honors employees
Sherman Harmon, center, was named Gallman Personnel Services Employee of the Month for January 2013. Alicia Conners, left, and Mary Parr presented Harmon with a certificate and gift card. Alicia Conners joined Gallman Personnel Services as the Business Developer in the Newberry branch. If you see Conners around town, say hello and welcome her to Newberry.
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New dance team raises spirits higher at Newberry College
NEWBERRY — Newberry College’s spirit program will feature a dance team to go with its cheerleading team, helping fans keep their spirits high during games. The dance team will perform at Newberry’s athletic events during the 2013-14 academic year. The team will also compete at regional and national levels. Jenna Eyre, the dance team’s head coach, looks forward to building the program and believes it will help the college. “This could re...
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New thrift boutique open in Prosperity
PROSPERITY — Elizabeth Mullins’ love of thrift stores intertwined when she opened up her thrift store on Valentine’s Day last week. Mullins, whose middle name is Louise and goes by Weezie, opened up the thrift store of the same name - Weezie’s - in the Piggly-Wiggly shopping center heading into Prosperity. “I’ve always wanted to do this,” said Mullins. “I’ve always loved thrift stores because I don’t like to pay a lot of money for clothes...
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Newberry Middle School names new Jr. Beta Club members
NEWBERRY — The Newberry Middle School Jr. Beta Club will hold its induction ceremony at 6 p.m. March 5. To be invited to join, students had to maintain a grade of 90 or above in all classes for the first and second nine weeks of the school year. Those invited into the Newberry Middle School Beta Club are: Chimera Bishop, Savanna Bishop, Calista Brogdon, Nicholas Brown, Ethan Burge, Taylor Byrd, Sharecka Byrd, Saul Carmona-Aguilera, Lyshavia...
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Nationally known author to speak Thursday
NEWBERRY — Marilyn Nelson, three-time finalist for the National Book Award, was chosen by the English program as the 2013 Newberry College Gerding author. Nelson will be the featured guest speaker of The Gerding Author Series, held on Thursday at 7 p.m. in Wiles Chapel, with a reception and book signing at 8 p.m. in Summerland Honors Room of Smeltzer Hall on the Newberry College campus. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, into a military family, Nel...
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College to offer Tuesday prayer breakfasts
NEWBERRY — Newberry College is introducing a prayer breakfast program. The prayer breakfasts, to be held every other Tuesday, began at 7 a.m. Feb. 19 in the Newberry College cafeteria. They will be a combination of a prayer breakfast and a weekly inspiration. Each prayer breakfast features a word of inspiration, a scripture reading, a prayer and a guest speaker. The events will feature Newberry College faculty members, staff members and s...
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Professors speak beyond the classroom at Newberry College
NEWBERRY — Where can you go to hear Newberry College’s professors talk about their research interests? The answer isn’t just “in the classroom.” The Newberry College Faculty Lecture Series gives members of the Newberry community opportunities to hear professors give presentations about topics that interest them. Subjects ranging from history and science to philosophy, literature and even baseball have been presented in the last few years. ...
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Bush River adds fire substation
JALAPA — Those in the I-26 and Jalapa Road area will get quicker fire service with the addition of a new station. The Bush River substation is now equipped to provide the area with service. Bush River Fire Chief Blair Long said the area between Bush River and Whitmire did not have a fire station in the area. Long and other firefighters in the community would have to drive over three miles to the Bush River Fire Station for equipment and...
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MC students debate in regional mock trial Saturday
PROSPERITY — Ten Mid-Carolina High students are practicing their judicial skills as they prepare for a mock trial competition in Columbia. The students are competing in the S.C. Bar Regional High School Mock Trial Competition at the University of South Carolina’s School of Law Saturday along with six other schools from around the Midlands area. There are 15 Midlands schools in all but this area was divided into two. For nine years, Mid-Ca...
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Recreation focus of Whitmire’s state of the town
WHITMIRE — Recreation and town pride were the most talked about subjects at the town hall meeting Monday night. Residents came to the Community Center to hear the State of the Town and hear from the mayor and council and voice their opinions about the town. “The whole purpose of tonight’s meeting will not be a griping session but it will be all positive,” said Mayor Billy Hollingsworth. “No decisions will be made by council. In order to m...
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Coroner: Man died of natural causes
NEWBERRY – An elderly man found inside Doctor’s Care died of natural causes, the county coroner said. Coroner Craig Newton said his office was called to the Wilson Road medical office around 9:48 a.m. Feb. 13 after the man’s body was found. Newton said the man died of natural causes on Feb. 12. When contacted, the staff at Doctor’s Care said they could not comment.
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Jail Log
NEWBERRY — The following people were booked into the Newberry County Detention Center. All are innocent until proven guilty. S.C. Highway Patrol Stanley Keith Loftis, 60, driving under the influence and hit and run with minor personal injury. Matthew Grady Wicker, 29, driving under the influence. Rashard Dontel Wise, 32, driving under suspension, vehicular tire violation, disregarding stop sign, possession or use of drug paraphernal...
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Wolves fall 5-4 to Anderson
NEWBERRY — An upset was just out of reach for the Newberry women’s tennis team as the Wolves fell 5-4 to No. 49 Anderson at the Cannon Tennis Courts on Monday afternoon. The Wolves (2-3, 0-1 SAC) earned a pair of doubles victories to start the match off with a couple of team points. Newberry picked up a win at No. 1 doubles over Anderson (3-1, 2-0 SAC) with an 8-5 score as juniors Susana Aguirre and Romina Adum toppled Karen Ching and Alexa...
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