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The new Newberry campus of Piedmont Technical College held a dedication ceremony and open house Thursday evening.
Community welcomes new Piedmont Tech campus
NEWBERRY COUNTY — A former Wal-Mart turned college campus welcomed a full lobby of visitors Thursday evening for the Piedmont Technical College’s open house and dedication ceremony of the Newberry campus. Dr. Ray Brooks, president of Piedmont Technical College, welcomed everyone to the open house which was attended by business and community representatives, faculty and students. This was not a day off for Piedmont Tech students as classes...
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Canadian superstar band coming to Opera House
NEWBERRY — The Newberry Opera House will host Leahy, a Canadian superstar band with a unique and exciting mix of folk, country and Celtic band music on March 10 at 3 p.m. New Cape Briton fiddlers Leahy are a Canadian family of eight musical brothers and sisters who have been playing together their entire lives. The band’s three acclaimed CDs — Leahy, Lakefield, and In All Things — have worldwide sales of over half a million copies. The st...
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Outstanding adult ed students recognized
NEWBERRY — Students who were selected by teachers for academic progress in the classroom and had perfect attendance for January were honored recently by the Newberry Adult Education program. Director David Green said they are model students and citizens who are determined to succeed and they exemplify work ethics and behavior that other students should follow. Children who were students of the month from classes at the child care center w...
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Retirement community continues to prosper two years later
NEWBERRY — Friday marks two years since Newberry County made the decision to sell Springfield Place and J. F. Hawkins to Prestige Healthcare. The biggest benefit has been to the residents they serve. Shortly after buying the facilities, Prestige Healthcare invested nearly $1 million into the facilities. Most of the capital improvements were focused at J.F. Hawkins. The improvements included a remodeled interior and an expanded rehabilitat...
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Little Mountain honors for first semester
LITTLE MOUNTAIN — Little Mountain Elementary has released its first semester honor roll, perfect attendance and principal’s honor roll. The students are listed below by category in alphabetical order by first name: Perfect attendance Abby Osborne, Adam Meetze, Alanis Hill, Angel Shore, Angel Shore, Aryn Crouch, Ashley Pate, Atif Wallace, Blake Chappell, Caitlynn Cofer, Caleb Fulmer, Cam Farr, Cameron Wicker, Carlee Tummons, Carolin...
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Taliferro Wilmore, far left, was honored for his five years of service with Georgia Pacific LLC. Pictured with Wilmore from left to right are Polliann Neal, Robert Abney and Sandra Terry.
Georgia Pacific employees awarded for dedication
Taliferro Wilmore, left, was honored for five years of service with Georgia Pacific LLC. Pictured with Wilmore are, from the left, Polliann Neal, Robert Abney and Sandra Terry. Larry Robinson, left, was honored for 10 years of service with Georgia Pacific LLC. Shown with Robinson are, from left to right, John Wise, Jerry Rice, Stanley Martin, Isaac Small and Gordon Shore. Eddie Sherman, left, was honored for 20 years of service with Georg...
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Pawsome students for February
Each month Pomaria-Garmany Elementary School recognizes a student from each class that portrays the schoolwide character skill. The character skill for February was courage. These students were recognized as the Pawsome Student of the Month for their class. They had the chance to play the Wii or other games in the cafeteria. Students who were the Pawsome Students of the Month for February were, front row from the left, Kuis Ramirez Carranza, ...
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College to increase marching band
NEWBERRY — Newberry College plans to increase the marching band’s size from 80 to 125 students by fall 2013. This will be an opportunity for prospective students who want to continue in marching band after finishing high school, but would prefer the environment of a small school like Newberry versus the environment of a large school. Newberry College is the only Lutheran college in the country with its own marching band. “This initiativ...
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Powell to serve as interim CEO of Hospice Care of S.C.
SPARTANBURG — David Powell has been named interim chief executive officer for Hospice Care of South Carolina. He has served on the senior leadership team as chief operating officer for the past three years and has been instrumental in positioning HCSC as a leading provider of end of life care services in the industry. “Our model of care, our exceptional team members in local communities and our standard of quality have positioned HCSC to ...
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Area firefighters train to be pump operators
NEWBERRY — Firefighters from the Newberry and other county fire departments and members of the Lexington County fire service trained last week to be pump operators in a S.C. Fire Academy certified class. Newberry Fire Chief Keith Minick said the class helped the firefighters understand how to move water in a mobile situation, gave them experience in working with different types of trucks and tankers as well as each other. Trucks from both...
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Small Business Development Center helps businesses thrive
NEWBERRY — The 17 Small Business Development Centers across the state — including the one in Newberry County — have helped individuals start and grow businesses. “The organization has done a lot for the state of South Carolina,” Pete Oliver, Columbia’s area manager for the S.C. Small Business Development Center, told the Rotary Club of Newberry on Friday. Oliver said that with $26 billion in federal contracts for South Carolina, “we must ...
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Jail Log
NEWBERRY — The following people were booked into the Newberry County Detention Center. All are innocent until proven guilty. S.C. Highway Patrol William Kyle Senn, 22, open container of beer or wine in motor vehicle and public disorderly conduct. Julie Andrews Murray, 52, driving under the influence. Newberry County Sheriff’s Office Jimmie Lee Williams, 41, possession of marijuana and a violation of probation warrant. Sharoddr...
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Prosperity-Rikard life skill students
Prosperity-Rikard life skills leaders for January were, front row, Kimonia Harmon, Rafael Sosa, Michelle Walker, Kaden Myers, Jesse Gallman, AJ Jackson and Jaylee Koon. Back row are Dawson Collins, Christian Hernandez, Brandon Fowler, Michael Armstrong, Daniel Long and Leana Cardenas.
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Newberry SAAC raises over $350 for Play 4Kay
NEWBERRY — The Newberry College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee raised more than $350 for the 2013 Play 4Kay initiative during the Wolves’ basketball doubleheader on Feb. 16. The Newberry SAAC accepted donations at the door for Play 4Kay, during the women’s basketball game against Carson-Newman. Pink Newberry Play 4Kay T-shirts were available to the first 50 people to make a donation, before the Wolves and Lady Eagles tipped off. The New...
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College hosts jazz festival Saturday
The Newberry College Jazz Band played during the 56th annual Jazz Festival held Saturday afternoon. The Newberry College Jazz Festival is one of the oldest festivals in the nation and is held in collaboration with the S.C. Band Directors Association, All-State high school bands and this year world-renowned jazz trombonist Conrad Herwig performed with the college jazz band. Bill Long is the band director for the college.
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