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Career Center students win in Skills USA
NEWBERRY COUNTY — Six Mid-Carolina High School and Newberry High School students competed and placed in a Skills USA competition held April 11-13 in Greenville at the TD Convention Center. The students participated in the contest in a variety of events including construction, HVAC, public safety, welding and the arts. Students from Mid-Carolina who placed were Joe Bedenbaugh, Zachary Branch, Adam Stefanini, Caitlin Bullard and Chase Waite...
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Piedmont Tech expands computer degrees to Newberry
NEWBERRY — Piedmont Technical College has long prepared technicians to work in the continually advancing field of computer technology. Now, the college is expanding its degree offerings in Newberry with the addition of the information technology concentration. “We conducted a survey in Newberry and the computer technology field was high on the list of programs that was of interest to the residents,” said Lesley Price, department head of Inf...
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York competes in state pageant
PROSPERITY — Kylie York from Prosperity is the S.C. Cameo State Royalty queen, which is a sister pageant to the South Carolina Cinderella. York’s parents are Tina and Ken York and she plans to make appearances, help out at events and is a supporter to her sister queen with the organization, Stomp Out Bullying. The S.C. Cameo system encourages and promotes leadership, confidence, poise and character as well as recognizing personal achievem...
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Governmental Association learns the answers to challenging questions
NEWBERRY — The Newberry County Governmental Association held its annual meeting Monday. The town of Prosperity hosted the meeting this year at Dee’s restaurant. The social gathering began at 6:30 p.m., with the meeting starting at 7 p.m. Each year at the meeting, the different municipalities get together and discuss ways to better the community as a whole. The speaker for the night was Scott Slatton, Legislative and Public Policy Advocate w...
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Dewey Earwood inducted into karate hall of fame
NEWBERRY — Sensei Dewey Earwood, owner of Earwood’s Karate in Prosperity, was recently inducted into two karate halls of fame. In March, Earwood was inducted to the Amerikick International Hall of Fame in Philadelphia, Pa. In April, he was inducted into the Ocean State Internationals in Providence, R.I. In total, Earwood has been inducted into 11 Halls of Fame throughout the United States. Earwood is a Certified 10th Degree Black Belt in ...
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Sims keeps looking forward, maintains positive attitude
WHITMIRE — Antonio Sims will tell you it’s never too late for a second chance. The Whitmire native excelled in high school. He was a good student and an active athlete. But in his senior year, he discovered he was a half credit short of being eligible to participate in athletics that year. He said he lost interest and eventually dropped out. “I let that get in the way,” said Sims. “Instead of thinking academically, I was thinking about sp...
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PTC instant admissions begins Thursday
NEWBERRY — Piedmont Technical College will once again offer Instant Admissions Days this summer to make enrolling in college easy. Instant Admissions Days will be Thursday for summer and fall registration. Other Instant Admissions Days will be June 27, July 18 and Aug. 1 for students interested in enrolling for fall. Admissions and financial aid counselors will be on hand to help students through the entire enrollment process in just one da...
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Newberry College Jazz Big Band to present graduation concert
NEWBERRY — The Newberry College Jazz Big Band will perform its final concert of the season at 2 p.m. May 3 in West Memorial Recital Hall in the Alumni Music Center on the Newberry College Campus. During the graduation concert, the band will recognize all the senior members of the ensemble plus the graduating class as a whole. This particular concert also gives local jazz lovers a final opportunity to hear the band that recently thrilled aud...
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Small town girl sets her sight on world of fashion
PROSPERITY — The inscription inside Kayla Dewelt’s eyewear frames are inscribed in Chinese, adding one of many unique touches to her eyewear line. “I wanted to be different,” said Dewelt in one of her favorite places — by the lakeside of Dreher Island. Dewelt has her own line of eyewear that she designs. Her brand is KSDewelt and she also has a boutique, At First Sight Optical, tentatively located in Irmo. Dewelt is a Prosperity native ...
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10 chosen for Palmetto Girls State
NEWBERRY COUNTY — Ten girls from across the county have been selected for the Palmetto Girls State to take place in June. The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 24 announced the delegates and alternates from the local high schools to the 67th Palmetto Girls State Program. The 2013 Palmetto Girls State will be held June 9 through June 15 at Presbyterian College in Clinton. Selected to attend this year are: Mid-Carolina High: Mariah Reisman, ...
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Mid-Carolina band performs in festival
The SCBDA concert festival event is the formative annual assessment of instrumental music programs in South Carolina. Mid-Carolina High School chose music literature that demonstrates various fundamental performance standards. The grade level of literature is a benchmark. The evaluation is similar to standardized tests or end of course exams given in other school courses. A national standard of performance is applied to the program because of...
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Long wins in DNR art contest
Mid-Carolina High art student Kristin Long received honorable mention in the Reel Art Contest sponsored by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources.
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Jail Log
The following persons were booked into the Newberry County Detention Center: Newberry Police Miguel Mendez Fuentes, 34, traffic violation. Newberry County Sheriff’s Office Richard Greg-Addison Stoudemire, 23, drug possession, driving under suspension, license not suspended for DUI, failure to return driver’s license after notice of suspension, cancellation or revocation traffic, failure to maintain proof of insurance in motor ve...
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Newberry College’s Ariel Fox to compete in state pageant
NEWBERRY — Although having recently been named Miss Newberry College 2013, student, Ariel Fox hasn’t stopped there. Her goal is for another title: Miss South Carolina. Fox began competing in pageants at the age of 15 and has competed in most state festival pageants. While at Newberry College, she has earned the titles of Miss Sophomore, Miss Junior, and most recently Miss Newberry College. “The opportunity to compete in Miss South Carolin...
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For Annette Davis, a small contribution goes a long way
NEWBERRY — Previously employed as a bookkeeper at Newberry Middle School, also working with the Office of Child Nutrition, Annette Davis desired something a bit more challenging. After spotting an ad in The Newberry Observer, Davis said she visited the USDA service center and spoke with the employees. “I just knew that was were I needed to be,” Davis said. Davis is now the only employee at the Newberry Soil and Water Conservation Distri...
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