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College wants to rezone old Speer Street School
NEWBERRY — Newberry College is petitioning to rezone the property of the old Speer Street School. The plans were submitted for approval of the Newberry Planning Commission in its Tuesday night meeting. The college wants to rezone the property from R-8 (medium density Residential) to PD (planned development). After completion, the site will be used for educational purposes for the Newberry College Education Department. Matt DeWitt, assista...
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V.C. Summer siren test Wednesday, Thursday
JENKINSVILLE — SCE&G will conduct a test of its V.C. Summer Nuclear Station siren warning system Wednesday and Thursday starting around 9 a.m. and ending at 4 p.m. both days. During the test, SCE&G will sound several sirens located within a 10-mile radius of V.C. Summer Nuclear Station in Fairfield County near Jenkinsville. The sirens will be tested for approximately one and a half minutes and could be tested more than once during these tes...
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Whitmire man charged with murder in smothering death
WHITMIRE — A 21-year-old Whitmire man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a Whitmire woman with whom he had a child. Douglas Eugene Inman was taken into custody Monday night at the home of the victim after law enforcement officers were called to the victim’s Broome Street home just after 5 p.m. Newberry County Coroner Craig Newton said the autopsy revealed 17-year-old Allyson Taylor Greenway died from asphyxiation...
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Whitmire man to be charged with murder
WHITMIRE — Investigators arrested a Whitmire man Monday night and will be formerly charged with murder Tuesday morning. Douglas Eugene Inman, 21, of 920 Central Avenue, Whitmire, was arrested after law enforcement officers were called to the Broome Street home around 5 p.m. Monday after finding the victim’s body in the home, according to the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office. Inman and the victim had a child in common along with a tumultuo...
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Community players recreate ‘Flash Gordon’ this weekend
Melissa Sheppard, Lily Hunt, Bonnie Nance and Benjamin Siqueiros, background, make up part of the cast of the Newberry Community Players readers theater production of “Flash Gordon: an Old Timey Radio Show.” The characters recreate the original radio broadcast in 1935. Final performances are this Friday at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday at 3 p.m. at The Ritz Theater. Call The Newberry Opera House Box Office at 803-276-6264 for tickets.
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Andre Tate grew up singing traditional gospel music in a quartet and he is doing what he can to keep the genre alive. Tate is the son of the late Rev. Dr. L.T. Tate of Gaffney, and he was involved with the music of his father’s church for years.
Playing the best in gospel quartet music
UNION — A Sunday afternoon radio program looks to keep the genre of quartet gospel music alive. Andre Tate grew up singing traditional gospel music in a quartet and he is doing what he can to keep the genre alive. Tate is the son of the late Rev. Dr. L.T. Tate of Gaffney, and he was involved with the music of his father’s church for years. He is also the Assistant Minister of Music at Wyatt’s Chapel Baptist Church in Buffalo, where he has...
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Josh Murdock comes into the Piedmont Tech program with the desire to continue to expand the horticulture program, especially in the area of local high school FFA chapters.
Murdock is new horticulture instructor at PTC
GREENWOOD — Josh Murdock grew up around agriculture. The Honea Path native experienced life around cattle and farming. But it was a high school agriculture teacher who put him on the path that led him to Piedmont Technical College as the new horticulture program coordinator. Murdock earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Clemson University. Following graduation, he opened his own landscaping company, but he decided that wasn’t fo...
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USC events for April
COLUMBIA – The University of South Carolina has the following events planned for April: April 15 7:30 p.m.: Concert Choir and University Chorus with USC Wind Ensemble, Koger Center for the Arts. The trio will perform a program of symphonic choral music. The program will feature more than 200 students performing the Stravinsky “Symphony of Psalms,” Howell’s “Sir Patrick Spens” and Moravec’s “Songs of Love and War.” April 15 7:30...
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Scherrens to Newberry College: ‘You had me at hello’
NEWBERRY — “He’s passionate and committed to Newberry from the classroom to the football field, giving students the true Newberry experience,” said Herman R. Yoos, III, Bishop of the South Carolina ELCA Synod about Newberry College President Dr. Maurice Scherrens. Newberry College inaugurated its 22nd president, Dr. Maurice W. Scherrens Friday. Scherrens has been with the college since August 2012 and it was time to make it official. Befo...
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Nursing students present health research projects to City Council
NEWBERRY — In recent years, the relationship between the City of Newberry and Newberry College has grown and strengthened the commitment from the college, as well as its students to participate in ample learning opportunities. For the past three years, the City of Newberry has worked with nursing professor Kathryn Mock on research projects with Newberry College senior nursing students. Each year, Mock develops groups within the senior class...
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Keith Avery, president of Newberry Electric Cooperative, presents a check to Teresa Powers with Newberry County Economic Development.
NEC helps fund spec building construction
NEWBERRY — The Newberry Electric Cooperative is helping keep taxpayers money in the county with the recent donation to Newberry County’s Economic Development. On Friday, NEC gave a $124,665 check to Newberry County Economic Development in lieu of taxes. “Newberry Electric Cooperative and its board of directors are pleased to present this check for the speculative building at Mid-Carolina Commerce Park to Newberry County Economic Developme...
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Kinard named Corrections Officer of the Year
NEWBERRY — Tammy Kinard received the 2012 Charles Harshman Corrections Officer of the Year award for her dedication, loyalty and leadership. The Charles Harshman Corrections Officer of the Year is awarded to an employee who has shown dedication, loyalty, and leadership above and beyond the call of duty. This individual epitomizes the image of a dedicated corrections officer and also maintains the standards of the sheriff’s office. “Tammy,...
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Community walks for babies
NEWBERRY — The March of Dimes March for Babies winners were announced Saturday morning at the walk. • Top T-shirt: Team Kiley Grace • Second place overall top fund raising team: Team for Noah $6,200 • Top fund raising team: Kraft Foods • Top online fund raising team: TD Bank • Top school: Reuben Elementary, over $1,500 • Top family fund raising: Team for Noah • Top individual fundraiser: Wanda Shealy, Team for Noah • Circle of...
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One of the referees for Saturday’s alumni game was Dr. Maurice Scherrens, president of Newberry College.
Alumni take part in annual football game
NEWBERRY — As part of the “Fun Day” experience, Newberry College hosted its second Alumni Game on Saturday. The only requirements to play were for the players to have graduated from Newberry College and to have been a part of the football team while there. Alumni young and old took part in Saturday’s game before the annual Spring football game. Head football coach Todd Knight believed the game was a great function because of the tradition...
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Hole-in-one car at college golf tourney
The Newberry College Athletic Club has a golf tournament April 18 at the Country Club of Newberry with a noon tee-off. Stokes-Trainor owner Joe Trainor is offering this Buick Encore as a prize for anyone who gets a hole-in-one on a certain hole. Trainor is shown with Mike Hold, director of the athletic club.
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