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Goodson receives leadership scholarship
NEWBERRY — Newberry High senior Cohanskie Goodson was named a Comcast Leader and Achiever. Goodson was chosen to receive a $1,000 scholarship to help enrich his future college plans. He will attend Western Carolina University The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program provides a one-time $1,000 scholarships to students who strive to achieve their potential, who are catalysts for positive change in their communities, who are inv...
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Saturday is first fee-free day of summer for national forests
COLUMBIA — The USDA Forest Service announced June 8 as its first fee-free day of the 2013 summer season. In honor of National Get Outdoors Day, fees will be waived at all day-use fee sites operated by the USDA Forest Service. “Fee-free days offer the public an opportunity and incentive to experience scenic areas and recreational activities they might not have explored before,” said Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests Forest Superviso...
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Little Mountain Elementary explores State House
The third-graders from Little Mountain Elementary School visited the State House in Columbia on Nov. 20 and met District 40 Rep. Walt McLeod. The classroom of Allison Elswick, Jackie Jackson and Nancy Riggin toured the State House and learned about the state government process.
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Newberry County students complete work ethic program
NEWBERRY — The Newberry County Career Center recognized 94 students as recipients of the Work Ethic Certificate Program during a dinner celebration with David Bogan, Kraft Foods human resources manager, as guest speaker. The program is a volunteer program for high school juniors and seniors to collaborate with teachers and local business and industry leaders to receive points in the areas of attendance, discipline, academic performance, int...
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Silverstreet volunteers work to keep their town beautiful
SILVERSTREET — “Their pride after completion, really surprised me,” said Doug Heydt, about the team from Silverstreet Lutheran Church and their litter clean-up program. The group of 12 held a two-mile litter clean-up event April 20. Heydt, the Silverstreet Clean-up Coordinator said this was the first group who participated with the Keep Newberry Beautiful program. Beginning at Senn Freight and continuing to Smitty’s gas station, the churc...
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Remembering a hero
Private Henry Dominick I’s small cemetery was cleaned for this year’s Memorial Day remembrance by a direct descendant, a grandson four generations removed. Dominick fought for American Independence in 1780.
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PGE students praised for character
Pomaria-Garmany Elementary School recognizes a student each month from each class that portrays the school wide character skill. The character skill for May was service. Students who were the Pawsome Students of the Month for May are, front row from left, Tiona Boyd, Nathan Faircloth, Joshua Richardson and Anna Marie Milstead. Second row are Taylor Longshore, Emily Ruff, Kadin Tyson, Rhett Lindler, Sophie Higbe and Ashley Flores. Third row ar...
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St. Paul hosts yard sale Saturday
POMARIA — St. Paul Lutheran Church has a yard sale Saturday on the front lawn of the church on Hwy. 773. The sale starts at 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. and there will also be hamburgers, hot dogs, fries and homemade onion rings available between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Baked items are also available thanks to the ladies of the church. The church historian Debbie Werts gives an update on the church’s rebuilding process: The church has had many stum...
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Chapman heads to national shooting invitational
PROSPERITY — One of Newberry County’s own 4-Hers is going to represent South Carolina at the 2013 National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational. Victoria Chapman was recently chosen along with three other team members and one alternate to represent S.C. 4-H Shooting Sports. She is a senior at Mid-Carolina High School where she has maintained A and B grades while participating in such extracurricular activities as shooting sports and 4-H. She at...
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NEC offers scholarships to students
Three Piedmont Technical College students were recently awarded the Newberry Electric Cooperative Scholarship at the college’s annual scholarship luncheon. Shown are, from the left, Brittany Fairington, cardiovascular technology student from Prosperity; Savannah Green, business student from Silverstreet; John Brooks, business student from Newberry; and Fran Wiley, executive director of the PTC Foundation. Awarded annually to first- and second...
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Miss MCHS pageant winners
PROSPERITY — Spring was in the air May 18 at Mid-Carolina High School as 18 young ladies took the stage to compete for the title of Miss MCHS. Hosted by the senior beta club, under the advisory of Melissa Doolittle and choreographed by senior Beta Club member Holly Richardson, the pageant took bloom and delighted the audience. The event, emceed by Mid Carolina’s own Johnny Marlowe and the reigning Miss MCHS Hannah Floyd, was a fund raiser f...
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Archery banquet honors team
Mid-Carolina High School held its first archery banquet to recognize the accomplishments of our archery team. This is the eighth consecutive year that they have won the State NASP Tournament.
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Little Mountain Boy Scout Troop 61, sponsored by the Ruritan Club, is proud to announce that Michael Allen Morris completed his Board of Review on Dec. 12, and has been awarded the rank of Eagle Scout. Morris’ rank advancement was celebrated by family, friends and fellow Scouts at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor on April 143 at Macedonia Church. Michael is the 16 year old son of Kathy and Terry Morris of Prosperity and has been a member of Troop 61 since 2007. 2012 was the 100th Anniversary of the Eagle Scout and a special Eagle Rank was presented to Michael to commemorate this benchmark. Michael will be attending the National Jamboree at The Summit Bechtel Scouting Reserve in West Virginia in July along with 2 other scouts from Troop 61. For his Eagle Scout service project, Michael provided the leadership for, planned, secured funds for and organized the replacement of decorative landscaping at the Ruritan Building in Little Mountain. Pictured with Michael and his parents are Billy Lindler, Scoutmaster; Chad Morris, Andy Senn, Jeff Waters, Jeff Murray, Assistant Scoutmasters, and James Torrence, Committee Chairman.
Morris awarded Eagle Scout rank
LITTLE MOUNTAIN — Little Mountain Boy Scout Troop 61, sponsored by the Ruritan Club, announced that Michael Allen Morris completed his Board of Review on Dec. 12, and has been awarded the rank of Eagle Scout. Morris’ rank advancement was celebrated by family, friends and fellow Scouts at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor on April 14 at Macedonia Church. Morris, 16, is the son of Kathy and Terry Morris of Prosperity and has been a member of Tr...
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NES students showcase model behavior
Newberry Elementary Model Rockets for March were, front row seated from left, Jayden Lindsay, Brian Larsen, Zaniyah Griffin, Jamarion Sligh, Julianna Smith, Shaniya Lindsay, Ariel Stephens and Yasmin Marshall. Kneeling from left are Piper Dominick, Addi Shannon, Rosa Navarette, Mary Katherine Mays Salter, Isaac Castro, Raheim Cromer, Akirea Henley, Charles Hiller, Jakobie Brown-Greeley and Catori Peay. Standing from left are Rabecca Coffey, T...
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