You want the government to cut down on spending, be more efficient with what it does pay out. Well, to paraphrase the builders of the 2010 Census, this month it’s in your hands. Sometime this week ...
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the Fling
There are quite a few definitions for the word “fling.” Two that are relevant this week: to toss aside; or, a brief attempt or effort. Why are they relevant? Both definitions apply to Newberry’s o...
GED results show key to improvement In order to “leave no child behind” academically, it is essential that the vast majority of a struggling region’s adults be given an achievement boost too. That’s just one reason that this week’s ...
We thank you Judge Hill Thank you Circuit Judge Garrison Hill. Your “respectful” denial of three bond requests lets us all rest easier this weekend. Yes, all men are innocent until proven guilty, including the three curr...
Restructure Now To Save Our State Will the return of the General Assembly for the second half of the legislative session bring bold action tailored to our semi-desperate times, or small-time skirmishes over parochial matters? Hist...
New Voter ID bill is a good compromise Yes, South Carolina, and the South in general, has a long and bitter history when it comes to voting and the disenfranchisement of its citizens. Poll taxes, reading tests, and other practices serv...
IN OUR VIEW: Walk softly with our valuable volunteers The county has put $1.2 million into its volunteer fire and rescue services in the past year. This money does need to be accounted for, but it would be a formidable accounting project to add up th...
Have you ever thought about hosting an exchange student form another country? As representatives for ISE (International Student Exchange) we are looking for families that would open their heart and...
In our poll question last week, answerers responded three-to-one that Newberry does indeed do enough to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. That is a heartening statement and one borne out by th...
The response: Yes: 35 No: 12 ON The WEB: Yes: 88 No: 28 NOTABLE QUOTABLES: “They sorta like it. But still, people don’t recognize it. They have events for the children to see all who [MLK] w...
Dear Editor: Do you ever get the feeling that we, Americans of the United States, are some of the most selfish, self-centered and immature brats that ever lived? I am not claiming to be guilt-free...
The holiday season may be over, but the season of wishes being “granted” is still in full swing. With government and private foundation budgets resetting at mid-fiscal year, and the continuing effe...
We heard something heartening this week. Benji Sease’s interim position as police chief of Prosperity may not be so interim after all. Sease is well-liked and well-respected in the community, wit...
Palmetto Trailers of South Carolina is proud to offer quality merchandise for horse, rider and trailer.
Stock is arriving daily and you will find we carry both Western and English tack. If we hav...
Opened 1947
We have a knowledgeble staff who know just what you need to repair windows, doors, screens, and many other small repairs. We have anything needed for new construction, remodeling, com...
A company that began three decades ago in a backyard in Silverstreet was voted as the best plumbing company in the county for the past three years.
Hazel Plumbing began in 1975 in Chuck Hazel’s ...