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MCMS students participate in Duke program
PROSPERITY — The Mid-Carolina Middle School students who have participated in the Duke University Talent Identification Program are Camryn Long, Taylor Martin, Andrew Pugh, Matthew Scott, Jonah Shealy, Rachael Shealy and Zane Swift. Swift qualified for state recognition under this program. Pugh and Swift qualified for the Academy of Summer Studies.
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Whitmire proceeding with 911 readdressing project
NEWBERRY — “I want to applaud the team for sticking to the history of Whitmire,” Chief Deputy Sheriff Todd Johnson said about the street committee formed for the 911 readdressing. The street committee,consisting of three citizens and one council member, included Jimmy Brock, Dean Sanders, Judy Burnett and Councilwoman Harris. Together, the team worked with Johnson to rename the streets needing to be changed. In Monday night’s Whitmire Tow...
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Mills crowned Miss Teen World Universal
PROSPERITY — Crowned Teen Miss World Universal on April 7, Prosperity native Matalyn Mills will spend the next year volunteering throughout the state and being an advocate for the World Universal platform of “Suicide Prevention and Awareness” and her own platform of “Have you hugged your teen today?” Mills, 15, has already started making appearances and has been asked to assist with choreographing for a school choir as part of her reign. Sh...
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Assistant city manager gains a second title
NEWBERRY — Along with his duties as Assistant City Manager for the city of Newberry, Matt DeWitt will also be taking on another role for the next year with the South Carolina Community Development Association. While attending the S.C. Community Development Associations annual meeting last Wednesday through Friday, DeWitt earned the spot as the organization’s president for the 2013-14 year. An affiliate group of the Municipal Association o...
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School Board examines ways to keep millage down
NEWBERRY — The Newberry County School Board examined ways on Monday to not raise taxes during their second budget work session. The school district has a relatively healthy fund balance - savings account - of about $10 million and contemplated dipping into the savings as opposed to raising the millage. One suggestion was brought up towards the beginning of the workshop by the School District’s CFO Susan Dowd to add four mills. This mill...
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Weathers back in Newberry for sustainability forum
NEWBERRY — Social and economic challenges will be discussed in the fourth session of the Cultivating Community forum brought by Charles Weathers. Weathers comes back to Newberry on May 21 for a community forum on organizational sustainability which will allow people to engage in discussions about building up the county better for a long-term impact. Weathers will speak at Community Hall from 9:30 a.m. until about 1:30 p.m. He encourages e...
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Mid-Carolina students chosen for North-South games
PROSPERITY — Two Mid-Carolina High School students were recently chosen for the North-South games, composed of the best players in the state. Hunter Hill was chosen for baseball, while Carli Ruff will be playing softball. The coaches from Mid-Carolina High School nominated students to be chosen for the honor. Respective coaches that are selected to coach the games then pick their teams based off the high school nominations. The games will...
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Newberry College Spring 2013 Dean’s List
NEWBERRY — Students receiving recognition on the Dean’s List at Newberry College had to achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale during the semester. A total of 267 students earned Dean’s List honors this semester. The following students were named to the Dean’s List for the Spring of 2013: Stephanie Adams, Ashley Adger, Sarah Al-Hasan, Brittany Allen, Sarah Amador, Jessica Andrzejewski, James Ashby, Jessie Baldwin, S...
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Beaufort woman rescued in Lynch’s Woods
NEWBERRY — A Beaufort County woman was rescued Sunday night in Lynch’s Woods after a fallen tree incident. The woman was rescued and taken to Newberry County Memorial Hospital after a two college students reported the accident to 911 after 7 p.m. Sunday. The woman was on the horse trail in rough terrain. Rescuers carried her across the creek and up a steep hill to get her to an ambulance, according to the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office....
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Gaskins provides parental tips at NES
Newberry Elementary School, the Newberry County Literacy Program and the FAST Program gathered the community as Michael Gaskins provided helpful parenting information with a speech “Real Fathers are Dads and Real Mothers are Moms.” His speech centered around a message of love and laughter and provided helpful information about raising children in today’s society. Gaskins is CEO of Social Change Initiative in Greenwood.
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Prosperity’s awesome authors
Prosperity-Rikard Elementary’s awesome authors for March were, front from left, Josh Medvec, Maggie Haupt, Savannah Perez and Brooke Underwood. Back row are Jon Roy, Isabella Perez, Jozie Greenwood and Brandon Wood. Brysen Hallman was absent.
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PTC awards staff for service
Awards for service to Piedmont Technical College totaling 200 years were presented at a recent luncheon. Recipients and their individual service totals were, front row from left, Dr. Ray Brooks, president of PTC; Richard Mandau (10); Michael Brown (10); Jan Jasinski (10); Terry Ledford (30); Lisa Bartanus (10); and Bonnie Graham (20). Shown on the back row are Chad Teague (10); Jim Fleming (30); Sherrie Holland (10); Fran Wiley (20); Tanasha ...
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Prosperity students make things grow
PROSPERITY — Students from Debra Templin’s classroom showed off their garden project that they worked hard on this year. The flowers were planted during Red Ribbon Week in October and are fully bloomed now. This is the second year that the garden project is in full progress at Prosperity-Rikard Elementary School. Under the supervision of Templin, the entire school participates in the garden project. There are individual gardens for each gra...
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Tractor Supply to offer exclusive line
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Tractor Supply Company will be the exclusive retailer of the Jonsered brand of professional grade chainsaws. This marks the first time this international brand of power equipment has been made readily available to US consumers. As one of the world’s most respected brands of power equipment, Jonsered offers a range of premium chainsaw products for both professionals and occasional users with standard specialty features tha...
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Newberry Elementary staff recognized
Newberry Elementary’s teachers Kathy Alewine and Bethany Counts had perfect attendance for three consecutive nine weeks. Newberry Elementary School recognized staff members for perfect attendance during the third nine weeks. In the front are John Campbell, Becky Epperson, Kay Slice, Bethany Counts, Ann Jacobs, Allison Boozer and Christy Mays. In the back are Amanda Glasgow, Jenna Noblin, April Session, Kathy Alewine, Brenda Hubbard, Tammy L...
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