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Prosperity students make things grow
PROSPERITY — Students from Debra Templin’s classroom showed off their garden project that they worked hard on this year. The flowers were planted during Red Ribbon Week in October and are fully bloomed now. This is the second year that the garden project is in full progress at Prosperity-Rikard Elementary School. Under the supervision of Templin, the entire school participates in the garden project. There are individual gardens for each gra...
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Tractor Supply to offer exclusive line
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Tractor Supply Company will be the exclusive retailer of the Jonsered brand of professional grade chainsaws. This marks the first time this international brand of power equipment has been made readily available to US consumers. As one of the world’s most respected brands of power equipment, Jonsered offers a range of premium chainsaw products for both professionals and occasional users with standard specialty features tha...
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Newberry Elementary staff recognized
Newberry Elementary’s teachers Kathy Alewine and Bethany Counts had perfect attendance for three consecutive nine weeks. Newberry Elementary School recognized staff members for perfect attendance during the third nine weeks. In the front are John Campbell, Becky Epperson, Kay Slice, Bethany Counts, Ann Jacobs, Allison Boozer and Christy Mays. In the back are Amanda Glasgow, Jenna Noblin, April Session, Kathy Alewine, Brenda Hubbard, Tammy L...
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Man sought in sexual assault case
PROSPERITY — A white male between 40 and 60 years old is being sought in connection with an attempted sexual battery Friday night at a restaurant on Macedonia Church Road in Prosperity. The suspect is described as being about 5-foot-10, medium build with short brown hair. He also had a goatee and was wearing a gray or blue shirt and blue jeans. Investigators said the man entered the restaurant and ordered food. The suspect grabbed the wai...
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WANTED: Suspect’s identification in attempted sexual battery case
PROSPERITY — A white, male suspect’s identification between 40 and 60 years old is being sought in an attempted sexual battery Friday night at a restaurant on Macedonia Church Road in Prosperity. The suspect is described as being about 5’10” with short brown hair. He also had a goatee and a medium build and was wearing a gray or blue shirt and tight blue jeans. Investigators say that the suspect entered the restaurant and ordered food. Th...
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Duncan give update on Benghazi hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. — I wanted to give you a quick update on what’s going on in Washington with this week’s developments on Benghazi. Earlier this week, the Committee on Government and Oversight Reform held a hearing called “Exposing Failure and Recognizing Courage” with three whistleblowers who agreed to testify so that Congress can continue investigating the deadly attack on the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. Americans deserve to kn...
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Speaker educates Rotary Club about Alzheimer’s
NEWBERRY — Alzheimer’s Disease, for which there is no cure, is becoming a huge health care crisis, according to Renee Holstein, a consultant pharmacist for long-term care facilities. Holstein, guest speaker Friday at the Newberry Rotary Club, spoke about the brain disease which she said costs the country over $300 million each year. In addition to becoming a national crisis, it is also costly to individual families. “It costs $56,800 to c...
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Local residents graduate from Coastal Carolina
CONWAY — Seven local residents were among the more than 730 graduation candidates of the class of 2013 who walked across the stage May 11 to receive their degrees. The following students received degrees: Chapin: Anthony Chastain, bachelor of science in business administration in management; Velma Dye, Magna Cum Laude, bachelor of science in exercise and sport science; Travis Rogers, bachelor of arts in graphic design; Jordan Whitehead, bac...
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Amick, Shealy honored at Wofford
SPARTANBURG — Wofford College held its annual spring honors convocation on April 30. The 2013-2014 Presidential International Scholar was named by President Benjamin B. Dunlap, and departmental and other awards were presented. The following area students received awards: • Morgan Victoria Amick of Chapin received the Heart of a Terrier Leadership Award. Amick is a majoring in biology and is a Dean’s List student. A Wofford Scholar, she has ...
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Newcomers Club’s spring luncheon is Wednesday
NEWBERRY — Always making new members to the Newberry community feel right at home, the Newberry Newcomers Club is a group of women that sets out to welcome new people to the area. The Newcomers Club will host its annual spring luncheon at 11:30 a.m. May 15 at the Country Club of Newberry. This is a special event for the group because all former members of the club are invited to attend. The group’s co-presidents, Elaine Cornwell and Den...
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Newly formed Civitas Media names CFO
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Jeff D. Sherman has been appointed as the first Chief Financial Officer of the newly formed Civitas Media, it was announced May 1 by CEO and President Michael C. Bush. Civitas Media is the parent company of The Newberry Observer. The appointment was effective April 22. Bush said Sherman is a detail-oriented, results driven professional who understands how important it is to provide great customer service. “We are please...
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PTC engineering honor society inducts new members
GREENWOOD — Seven new members were recently inducted into the Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society at Piedmont Technical College. Tau Alpha Pi is the national honor society for engineering technology, just as Phi Beta Kappa is for liberal arts and Tau Beta Pi is for engineering. Founded in 1953 and managed for more than 30 years by engineering technology educator Frederick J. Berger, Tau Alpha Pi is open to both associate-degree and baccalaure...
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Newberry City Council recognitions
NEWBERRY — Giving recognition to their hard work and service, Newberry City Council recognized five employees of the city at their meeting May 7. Altogether, the employee years of experience totalled 60 years. Mayor Foster Senn and Interim City Manager Al Harvey recognized Todd DeLeeuw and Jeffrey Weyers Tuesday for their five years of service to the city of Newberry. Both employees began working for the city in 2008. Deleeuw currently hold...
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Calling all volleyball enthusiasts
NEWBERRY — Anyone interested in playing co-ed volleyball this summer can register with the City of Newberry’s parks and recreation department by June 3. The department is currently accepting team registration for an open co-ed volleyball league for ages 15 and up. Cost is $75 per team. All team rosters and registration fees should be turned in at the Parks and Recreation Department office. For further information contact Program Coordinator...
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Williams ready to make mark at Newberry College
NEWBERRY — Rachel Williams, newly inducted president of the Student Government Association at Newberry College, has big plans for the future. Born and raised in Barnwell, Williams has an older brother and sister, and is currently a senior at Newberry College. Williams says she found Newberry College during her junior year of high school when she was invited to attend scholar/leader day. Williams said she and her parents were able to eat l...
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