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Prosperity prepares to welcome new business in town
PROSPERITY — The Prosperity Business Association welcomed two new faces to its monthly meeting. Tyla Bowers introduced herself and the business she’s bringing into town along with a representative from ServPro from Newberry. Bowers’ store, Southern Arts and Outdoors, is a frame shop and art gallery to be at 119 North Main St., where the former Back Porch restaurant used to be. The store won’t open until the early part of May, Bowers sai...
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Theatre program staging play written by alum
NEWBERRY — This semester, the Newberry College theatre program presented Murder Mystery Weekend of Doom: A Love Story. The play was written by Steven Stack, who graduated from Newberry in 1996 with a degree in theatre. “I’ve always wanted to write a murder-mystery,” Stack said. “The characters are able to be over the top and eccentric in a play like this.” The play focuses on a main character, Natasha Winters, who runs a murder mystery sc...
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Williams takes office as student body president
NEWBERRY — Rachel Williams has been elected president of the Newberry College Student Government Association for the 2013-2014 school year. Williams, a junior, officially took office during the Honors Convocation on April 5. “It feels good to be president,” Williams said. “I am very excited about the upcoming school year.” Williams, whose experience in student government goes back to her fifth-grade years, hopes to work with Food Servic...
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Newberry Community Players presenting ‘Flash Gordon’
Newberry Community Players rehearse for their production of “Flash Gordon: An Old Fashioned Radio Show” at The Ritz Theater at 6:30 p.m. April 12 and April 19 and at 3 p.m. April 13 and April 20. Advance tickets are $6 and can be bought through the Newberry Opera House at 803-276-6264 or online at newberryoperahouse.com.
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Cheraw man charged in kidnapping, high-speed chase
NEWBERRY — A Cheraw man arrested on multiple charges – including kidnapping and assault following a chase that reached speeds of more than 100 mph — has been denied bond and will remain in jail until trial. Henry Phonix Davis, 50, of 5 Brasington St., is being held at the Newberry County Detention Center on charges of kidnapping, first-degree assault and battery, failure to stop for law enforcement vehicle and driving under suspension, acco...
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Evelyn Beck has been named Piedmont Technical College’s dean of Arts and Sciences.
New Arts and Sciences dean named at Piedmont Tech
GREENWOOD — Evelyn Beck has been named Piedmont Technical College’s dean of Arts and Sciences. Beck replaces Donna Foster who was named associate vice president of institutional assessment and compliance in August. Beck joined the college in 1990 as a member of the English faculty. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Florida State University. She taught English at Clemson University for three years and spent five years at a ...
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Photos courtesy of Bonnie Plants This woman tends some rosemary she has planted in pots on her porch.
Think inside the box and contain your veggie and herb gardening enthusiasm
Spring has sprung. Thinking about veggie and herb gardening but don’t have a yard or live in an urban area? No worries. You can still join in and grow your own veggies and herbs in containers on a deck, patio, or balcony and reap a hefty harvest of fresh food for your dinner table. Plant breeders know that after taste, home gardeners want a high yield in a small space, so they’ve developed varieties that can grow in a small area, and even flo...
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Scaggs bringing country, bluegrass twang to Newberry
NEWBERRY — Even though he’s performed in Newberry six times, an April 13 show will be the first time Ricky Scaggs will bring his country music show to town. Scaggs — a 14 time award winning Grammy artist — plays country and bluegrass and although famous for playing bluegrass music, he is excited to be bringing some country flavor to town. “Folks in Newberry have not heard my country show so this will be a first time for them, a special tr...
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Newberry College inducted 15 students into the Bachman Honor Society on Friday. Shown are, front row from the left, Jessie Baldwin, Meagan Baytes, Lisa Brandl, Rebecca Shaffer, Jessie Swain and Kristen Smith. Back row are, from the left, Faith Carnes, Victoria Goodwin, Jeremy Keen, Dixie Timms, Andrew Wigger, Andrew Vogel, Richard Stevenson and Mario Rojas. Not pictured is Jennifer Poole.
Newberry College inducts 15 into Bachman Honors Society
NEWBERRY — A group of Newberry College faculty who were members of Phi Beta Kappa, along with others dedicated to fostering high standards of scholarship, formed the Bachman Honor Society on March 15, 1962. Each year during its spring convocation, Newberry College inducts new members from the top 10 percent of the senior class into the honor society. During the ceremony on Friday, 15 students were inducted. Born in New Jersey, but current...
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Laquawn James received the W.L. Laval Award at Newberry College’s convocation on Friday. The award is given to a senior class athlete for high performance in athletics, scholarship, character and leadership.
Newberry grad continues success after graduation
NEWBERRY — Laquawn James, a recent graduate of Newberry College also known as “The Gentle Giant,” has been busy since he walked across the stage in 2012. Having played for the Newberry College football team as a center/long snapper, James started all four of his years at Newberry. After graduation he began training for the NFL and is currently training with Earl Williams at Georgia Sports Performance in Suwanee. James also played in the S...
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Photo courtesy of Ashlyn Bowers Ashlyn Bowers , left, volunteered with Special Olympics all throughout high school. She is shown with Lynn Grimsley, right, her chorus teacher and mentor, and a Special Olympian.
Pomaria native at home in front of camera, bright lights
NEWBERRY — When the lights and camera turn on, Ashlyn Elizabeth Bowers transforms from a down-to-earth girl from Pomaria into a model exuding confidence. Bowers, 18, began modeling in 2010 while a sophomore at Mid-Carolina High School. Now she is a freshman at Newberry College who has many modeling gigs from Newberry to New York City. Her mother, Sondra Bowers, said “she is a hometown girl.” Like many girls, she enjoys dressing up in th...
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St Paul members gather for worship on Easter morning.
On Easter, St Paul congregation prays for resurrection
POMARIA — From beneath the shadow of a cedar cross erected on the church grounds, around 270 people worshipped Easter Sunday on the front lawn of St. Paul Lutheran Church. The outdoors service on Highway 773 was the first held there since the January outdoor service days after the church sanctuary and education building were destroyed by fire. St. Paul Pastor Brent Nichols referred to that gathering in his Easter sermon as he drew paralle...
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Jail Log
The following people were booked into the Newberry County Detention Center. All persons are innocent until proven guilty. Newberry Police Michael Steven Knarr, 42, possessing or making implements capable of being used in shoplifting with value between $2,000 and $10,000. Newberry County Sheriff’s Office William Benjamin Glasgow, 47, public disorderly conduct. Raymond Robinson, 55, pedestrian under influence of alcohol or dru...
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Friendly Fire Department responds to garage fire
NEWBERRY — Chief Butch Price of the Friendly Fire Department said his department responded Thursday afternoon along with Whitmire, City of Newberry, Bush River and firemen from Prosperity to a garage/shop fire on S.C. 121. Newberry Rescue and EMS also responded. A house on the property was not damaged and no injuries were reported. Price and his department also responded to a house fire on Whitener Road on April 1 that sent two people to ...
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More than 30 colleges and universities were in attendance recently at a College Transfer Fair sponsored by Piedmont Technical College. Mat Stanley from Winthrop University, left, provides information to Lacianna Nickerson, an accounting student from Greenwood while Rachel Skweres, right, from Converse College talks to Kaitlyn Brock, a cardiovascular technology student from Waterloo. The fair was provided to give students information on special bridge programs and transfer pathways.
College Fair highlights bridge, transfer partnerships
GREENWOOD — More than 30 colleges and universities were in attendance recently at a College Transfer Fair sponsored by Piedmont Technical College. The fair provided students information on special bridge programs and transfer pathways. Over the past several years, PTC has worked to partner with colleges and universities all over South Carolina to sign special bridge and transfer agreements. Students can now start work toward a bachelor’s de...
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