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Wightman youth step forward in the fight to end hunger
PROSPERITY — Every six seconds, a child dies from not having enough to eat. Because of this, Wightman United Methodist Church in Prosperity has decided to take a stand in the fight against hunger with the help of the Stop Hunger Now ministry. Stop Hunger now is a global humanitarian aid organization dedicated to putting an end to hunger since 1998. Each year, this ministry provides millions of nutritious meals to children and families acros...
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Students earn dean’s list at Bob Jones
GREENVILLE — The following students are among more than 1,500 Bob Jones University students included on the Dean’s List for grades achieved during the spring 2013 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a 3.0 GPA. • Rachel Pate of Little Mountain, junior, early childhood education • Stephen Pate of Little Mountain, freshman, humanities
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Locals honored at Citadel
CHARLESTON — Barrett William Bradham of Chapin and Daniel Ethan Boulware of Whitmire were awarded Gold Stars for outstanding academic achievement at The Citadel during the spring 2012-2013 semester. Gold Stars are awarded to students that achieve a 3.7 grade point average or higher. Students that achieve Gold Star recognition are also placed on The Citadel’s Dean’s List. Bradham is majoring in chemistry and Boulware is majoring in educati...
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Prosperity-Rikard students taste fresh fruit
PROSPERITY — The students at Prosperity-Rikard Elementary received special treats to help benefit their health. Carolina Produce Company out of Anderson has traveled to schools around the county and stopped at Prosperity-Rikard Thursday afternoon to let the students sample fresh fruit and vegetables and learn more about healthy eating. The students sampled a couple types of tomatoes, a variety of potatoes, squash, zucchini, blood oranges ...
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PRES honor roll students for 3rd nine weeks
PROSPERITY — The following students earned Honor Roll and Principal’s Honor Roll at Prosperity-Rikard Elementary for the third nine weeks: Honor Roll: Emily Anderson, Keaton Atkins, Kirsten Bickley, Rhett Brigman, David Burton, Zacorian Byrd, AC Cary, Emmanuel Castro, Isaac Cayton, Jon Lawson Cope, Bekah Dominick, Drew Dominick, Jared Dukes, Terra Easterlin, Brandon Fowler, Delaney Gilliam, Jacob Gilliam, Andrew Green, Aiden Gunwall, Coll...
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Kinard’s yard in full bloom
NEWBERRY — Laura Mae Kinard adores flowers and her yard in the Helena community shows it off. “I love flowers and I just enjoy working with them and resetting them (every year) for more,” said Kinard. “All of them are my favorite. I just love flowers.” Perhaps her love of flowers can stem back to her mother, who was also a gardener when she was alive. “My mother loved flowers too,” said Kinard, who also tells how her children understand...
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The Newberry Adult Education Program held its graduation ceremony May 10 at at Newberry High School. There were 48 adults who graduated with either a high school diploma or GED.
Adult Ed students graduate with pride
NEWBERRY — The Newberry Adult Education Program held its graduation ceremony May 10 at at Newberry High School. There were 48 adults who graduated with either a high school diploma or GED. Thirteen earned a state High School diploma, and 35 passed the GED test. Three of the graduates — Lucy Caldwell, Brittany Story and Manual Barcelo — served as speakers for the occasion. Recurring topics among the three speakers were: thankful for a second...
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Jail Log
The following persons were booked into the Newberry County Detention Center. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. Family Court Douglas Edward Beaty, 48, failure to pay child support. Carlos Dequince Douglas, 36, failure to pay child support. S.C. Highway Patrol Robert Preston Coleman, 47, driving under the influence. Steve Williams, 58, driving under the influence. Newberry Police Cornelius Elijah Trapp, 26, ...
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Newberry offers summer activities for youth
NEWBERRY — School’s almost out and the City of Newberry has plenty of summer activities to keep children active and out of the boredom zone. May 6-June 7: Registration for summer baseball and softball. Baseball is for ages 9-12 and softball is for ages 9-14. Most games played weekdays. Cost: $15 for city residents, $35 for non-city residents. June 10-13: Youth baseball camp is available to rising 8-14 year olds. Camp is held from 6 p....
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Weathers highlights local leadership collaboration
NEWBERRY —Charles Weathers returned to Newberry for another Cultivating Community session Tuesday. Weathers brought forth a few accomplishments during the quarterly sessions, notably arriving at vision and mission statements, and choosing a set of core values to guide our actions. The vision statement is “A healthy, thriving Newberry County that works for all of its citizens” while the mission statement is to provide the direction and coo...
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Business alliance learns, discusses issues in county
NEWBERRY — Dr. Mike Smyth captured the attention of the Newberry Business Alliance with an image of a wound from a serviceman overseas. He then explained that is not what he and his staff do at the Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medical Center with the Newberry County Memorial Hospital, located right behind the hospital. Instead, they take care of chronic wounds from diabetes, circulation problems, those who are bed ridden, the elderly and oth...
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School Board recognizes students successes
The Newberry County School District sets aside scholarships for students who attend college in the field of education. Each recipient receives a $1,000 scholarship. To qualify students must plan to major in education, have a 3.0 grade average, an SAT score of at least 850 on math and verbal, or an ACT score of at least 18. They must plan to attend a four year institution and present two teacher recommendations. This year’s recipients are Talo...
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School board passes first reading of 2014 budget
NEWBERRY COUNTY — In the midst of budget season for the upcoming fiscal year, six people spoke during the public forum at Monday night’s Newberry County School Board meeting. The speakers included five parents and a student involved with the Mid-Carolina High School band. While the speakers represented Mid-Carolina, they spoke on behalf of bands and music programs at the county’s three high schools. Barry Harmon, vice president of the Mid...
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Newberry College has hit milestones this academic year
NEWBERRY — Newberry College is home to approximately 1,100 students. The past academic year brought big and new changes to the campus. Here are some of the top events of the past year: 1 ) Inauguration of Maurice W. Scherrens : Newberry College inaugurated its 22nd president April 12, 2013. Scherrens has been with the college since August 2012. Along with his inauguration, Scherrens has launched a Spring and Summer tour which will provide u...
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Pomaria-Garmany students ride royal
Natalie Netzel|The Observer The Pomaria-Garmany Elementary royalty court were treated just like the royals in the Old Pomaria School festival parade Saturday. The royal students earned their crowns April 19 during the school’s spring fling. The king is Zachary Warren, queen is Emma Grace Connley, prince is Caleb Black and princess is Riley Lindler.
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