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Changes coming to Relay for Life
Relay for Life of Newberry County will have new hours and a survivor drop-in this year. This year the event hours have been change and the annual event will be on April 26 from 7 p.m. until midnight. In past years the event went from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. at the Newberry High football field. The hours were changed due to so many of the participants leaving after midnight and for safety reasons, said local Relay for Life coordinator Robbiette H...
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Lady arrested for stealing from employer
NEWBERRY — Kimberly Sligh turned herself in Tuesday morning to the Newberry County Detention Center for stealing over $10,000 from her employer, according to Newberry Police Captain Kevin Atkins. Sligh was employed for over 10 years with Dr. John Long’s dentistry office in Newberry. According to Atkins, she made bond payment the same day. The Clerk of Court’s office did not receive the bond amount as of Tuesday afternoon.
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Friends of Scouting raising funds for local efforts
NEWBERRY — The annual Friends of Scouting local fund raising campaign has started. David Senn, community chairman of Newberry County’s Friends of Scouting, is directing a number of local volunteers who realize they are making a difference in the community by supporting scouting. Lynn Cousins, chairman of Newberry County’s Family Friends of Scouting, and other members of her committee are visiting local troops and packs presenting programs...
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Retired principal donates books to schools
NEWBERRY — Leila M. Caldwell, retired principal of Newberry Elementary School, donated 80 books in February which were divided between Gallman Elementary, Newberry Elementary and Newberry County School District’s Family Literacy Program in memory of her daughter, Leah K. Caldwell, and also in recognition of Black History Month. Caldwell’s daughter Leah was a former student at Gallman Elementary who died many years ago.
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Summer Insurance's Dale Mamele, left, and George Burk chat at the Newberry Chamber's business after hours event Thursday night at First Community Bank.
Newberrians mingle at First Community
NEWBERRY —The Newberry County Chamber of Commerce welcomed seven new businesses at the new members reception Thursday night at First Community Bank in Newberry. The reception was combined with the monthly Business After Hours. The new businesses are American National Insurance Agency (Ann Burch Insurance Agency), Dee’s Family Restaurant, Foresign Benefit Solutions LLC, Sign It Quick, Main Street Bakery, Newberry Car Buffs and Founder’s Fe...
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New container will help downtown recycle cardboard
NEWBERRY — A new container behind Main Street businesses will keep cardboard out of the landfill and add to the county’s recycling efforts. The City of Newberry recently received a grant from the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control to recycle cardboard. The city has partnered with Newberry County and Newberry County Keep America Beautiful to put a recycling container in the Friend Street parking area behind Armfield’s Offi...
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Chapin man named fireman of the year
James Patrick Shirley II of Chapin has been named Chapin Post 193 of the American Legion’s Fireman of the year. He was born in South Carolina and graduated from Chapin High in 2000. In 2003 he began his firefighting career as a volunteer for both Richland and Lexington counties. He became a full time fireman in May 2005 working at the City of Columbia Fire Department. In 2008 he was promoted to senior firefighter and in October 2011 again pro...
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NFL player visits Mid-Carolina High
PROSPERITY — Dekoda Watson is a current NFL player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and he also attended Florida State University. He is a fellow alumnus of South Aiken High School in Aiken with Brandon Baskett, current first year English teacher at Mid-Carolina High School. Watson attended Florida State and has been active in various community outreach projects as both a student-athlete and a professional. Upon request, Watson made an effort to ...
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Spanish Club collecting books
PROSPERITY — The Mid-Carolina High Spanish club is sponsoring a school supply drive with its second children’s and teen’s book drive, Feb. 19 through March 5. Community members and students can donate new and used children and teen books along with other items needed by the elementary schools including: math flashcards, paper, pencils, folders and highlighters. Donation boxes will be at MCHS near the office, the media center, the gym and the ...
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Country music fans in for treat March 2
NEWBERRY — Local country music fans are in for a treat as legendary country diva Lorrie Morgan will return to the Newberry Opera House for a special acoustic performance on March 2. From the time Loretta Lynn “Lorrie” Morgan was a little girl, she was in love with country music and the Grand Ole Opry. Much of her love for the iconic venue could be attributed to the fact that she spent much of her childhood there, watching her father — count...
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Cervantes places at senior beta convention
Congratulations to Maria Cervantes for winning second place in pencil drawing at the S.C. Senior Beta Club Convention this year.
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MC Junior Betas win big
The following Mid-Carolina High School Junior Beta Club students placed at the S.C. Junior Beta Club convention held Jan. 23 through Jan. 25. Meliza Pascual won first place in pen, pencil or ink sketching; Matalyn Mills won first place in pastels or charcoals; and Katherine Griffith won third place for a wreath. The following Mid-Carolina High School Junior Beta Club students placed at the S.C. Junior Beta Club convention held Jan. 23 throu...
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A couple of students from Thomas C. Cario Middle School in Mount Pleasant see how well their rotor egg drop project did at the South Carolina Science Olympiad on Saturday at Newberry College.
Newberry, MC middle compete in Science Olympiad
NEWBERRY COUNTY — Newberry Middle School and Mid-Carolina Middle School each walked away from the S.C. Science Olympiad with awards on Saturday. The 29th annual science and math competition was held at Newberry College where students in grades six through nine — also known as Division B — tested their math and science skill in written tests and projects. Newberry College has hosted the S.C. Science Olympiad since its inception. Newberry M...
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Prosperity Town Council honors two local women
PROSPERITY — The Town of Prosperity honored the Rev. Elaine Eskew and Laura Mattie Davis Oxner at its February town council meeting in observance of Black History Month. Eskew is the pastor of Shiloh A.M.E. Church in Prosperity and has served the church for the past nine years. As pastor, she provides training and supervision to two ordained clergy. She is also a board member of Howard Junior High Restoration organization. This junior hig...
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Jail Log
The following people were booked into the Newberry County Detention Center. All are innocent until proven guilty. Newberry Police Charles Johnson Byrd, 54, drinking alcoholic liquors in public. Christopher Blake Shirey, 21, failure to return driver’s license after notice of suspension, cancellation or revocation, driving under the influence, possession of marijuana and driving under suspension. Vincent Michael Mossholder, 28, two co...
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