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Bradley first to earn GED at Whitmire Community School
WHITMIRE — Pamela Bradley was the first student at the new adult education GED class housed at Whitmire Community School to graduate this school year. Teacher Kerry Suber said he was proud of her for returning to school and earning a high school credential. David Green, adult education director, said Bradley set an example for other students in the class. Bradley also has two children attending Whitmire Community and a daughter attending ...
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MC Middle’s employees of the month
Mid-Carolina Middle School’s February Teacher of the Month was Mike Schaeffer and the Support Staff of the Month was Dotty Wilson.
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MC Middle’s students of the month
Mid-Carolina Middle School February students of the month were, front row from the left, Griff Bowers, Sidney Tindall, Reagan White, Jordan Barnes. Second row are Seth Fulmer, Logan Driggers, Joe Cook and Storm Anthony.
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Little Mountain second nine weeks honors
LITTLE MOUNTAIN — For the second nine weeks, Little Mountain Elementary students were honored for a variety of honors including perfect attendance, honor roll, principal’s honor roll, math and reading awards and the winning wildcats title. The categories are listed below in alphabetical order by first name. Perfect attendance Abbi Livingston, Abby Osborne, Abigail Berry, Abigail Shealy, Adam Meetze, Alanis Hill, Alondra Rosa, Amanda ...
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Time to spring forward, change detector batteries
NEWBERRY — Newberry Fire Chief Keith Minick wants to remind residents to perform maintenance on smoke alarms and to hold a fire drill this weekend since daylight-saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday. Minick said the adage to change your clock and change the batteries is true and helps save lives. He added that while changing batteries in a smoke detector is important, it is also good to test the detectors, clean the detectors and check the...
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Project Optimus could be $64 million project
NEWBERRY — The Newberry County Council is working on a deal that would bring a $64 million investment and 39 new jobs to the county. The council passed a resolution Wednesday that would create incentives and a fee in lieu of property taxes for the new development, which council did not name. If the company makes an investment of at least $64 million and 39 new jobs, the county will give Project Optimus a 6 percent tax assessment rate and ...
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Jail Log
NEWBERRY — The following people were booked into the Newberry County Detention Center. All are innocent until proven guilty. Family Court Paul Wesley Ward, 29, family court sentenced for child support. Newberry Police Frederick Duane Glasgow, 34, magistrate’s court bench warrant. Willie Earl Nance, 56, possession or use of drug paraphernalia. Jonnie Dale Trapp, 50, drinking alcoholic liquors in public. John Arthur Hill, 51, ...
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Voter Registration office location moving
NEWBERRY — The Newberry County Voter Registration and Elections office will complete its move to its new facility at 1872 Wilson Road, next to the new Piedmont Technical College building, by Friday. Visit www.newberrycounty.net/voter or call the office at 321-2121 for information or assistance.
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Waters, Sessions honored at Newberry Elementary
Mickey Waters, an instructional assistant at Newberry Elementary, has been with the school for 23 years. Waters was honored at an assembly Thursday as the 2013-14 Support Staff Employee of the Year. Here Principal Reggie Wicker congratulates Waters on the honor. The honor was combined with the Teacher of the Year and WLTX Golden Apple award. Mickey Waters, right, Newberry Elementary instructional assistant, was honored as the 2013-14 Suppor...
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Newberry Elementary first grade teacher Doris Coggins won the Golden Apple award. WLTX's Darci Strickland commends Coggins and presents her with a basket of apples.
Newberry Elementary’s Coggins named ‘Golden Apple’ teacher
NEWBERRY — After 34 years of teaching in Newberry County’s school district, Doris Coggins was honored Thursday with a Golden Apple award. The school held an assembly as the secret was revealed to Coggins by WLTX’s Darci Strickland, who presented Coggins with a basket of golden apples amid cheers from the students and faculty of Newberry Elementary where Coggins works. The Golden Apple award is given to teachers based letters submitted by ...
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2013 Relay For Life event is April 26
NEWBERRY — The 2013 Newberry County Relay For Life will be held from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. April 26 at the Newberry High School football field. A drop-in for survivors will be held from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. the day of the event at the high school Opening ceremonies will be at 7 p.m. and the survivors lap will be at 7:15 p.m. The Luminaria Ceremony will be at 9:30 p.m. Buses will be available for those needing help getting from the parking lots ...
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Prizewinning poet Marilyn Nelson visits Newberry College
NEWBERRY — Poet Marilyn Nelson shared her work with a Newberry College audience Feb. 21. Nelson, the author of 15 books and five chapbooks, was the 2012 winner of the Poetry Society’s Frost Award. She was the sixth author to visit the college as part of the Gerding Author Series. During her presentation in Wiles Chapel, Nelson read several of her poems, including “The Lost Daughter,” “Lonely Eagles,” “Sap Rising,” and some from her Fortun...
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From hardship to hero: Up close with Deral Brown
NEWBERRY — Deral Brown once hoped to be a football player. But a coach’s suggestion changed that. “I was horrible at football,” Brown remembers. “I was, like, the third-string tight end.” Then an assistant coach suggested Brown try out for the wrestling team in high school, telling him it would help him with football. Brown took the coach’s advice, and went on to win the state championship in his first year. He’s never looked back. De...
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Up close with biology professor Dr. Charles Horn
NEWBERRY — In 1986, biologist Charles Horn heard about Newberry College while attending an Association of Southeastern Biologists conference. Twenty six years later, Dr. Charles Horn is one of the most prominent members of the Newberry College faculty. Horn, a professor of biology, teaches a wide range of subjects: botany, zoology, ecology, environmental science, and field biology. Horn also participates in the Summerland Honors Program, te...
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Dialing for Dollars: Phone-a-Thon helps Newberry College build a better future
NEWBERRY — Since Feb. 18, several Newberry College students have been making countless phone calls to alumni and friends to give campus updates, verify alumni information and ask for financial support. It’s all part of the annual Phone-a-Thon campaign. The campaign is led by Jason Boice, the college’s director of annual giving and scholarships. Ten students have been making calls four nights a week for three hours a night. The students, who...
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