Features
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Walter Shealy III tied for eighth in angus registrations for South Carolina during 2023
NEWBERRY — Walter Shealy III, Newberry, tied for eighth largest in registering the most Angus beef cattle in South Carolina with the American Angus Association during fiscal year 2023, which ended Sept. 30, according to Mark McCully, Association chief executive officer.
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Newberry College to celebrate eleventh Dufford Diversity & Inclusion Week
NEWBERRY — Newberry College will celebrate the eleventh annual Dufford Diversity & Inclusion Week. The series of events, set for Oct. 16 through Oct. 20, is designed to inspire appreciation for the multiplicities of humanity and bring people together on common ground. This year’s theme is “Searching for Healing Truth.”
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Newberry County Literacy Council celebrates 60 years
NEWBERRY — The Newberry County Literacy Council invites the public in celebrating our 60 years of preforming literary services in Newberry County.
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The Venue opens at Black Grove Ranch
NEWBERRY — The historic Black Grove Ranch has recently opened it’s new event spot, The Venue.
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St. Lutheran Church homecoming Oct. 15
NEWBERRY — St. Luke’s Lutheran Church will be celebrating Golden Age/Homecoming on Sunday, October 15.
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Breast cancer awareness hits close to home
NEWBERRY — Each year, during the month of October, Newberry Electric Cooperative employees participate in efforts to increase the awareness of Breast Cancer.
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Coffee with a cop
NEWBERRY – Newberry City Police department held another Coffee with a Cop event on Wednesday, September 13 at Piedmont Technical College in Newberry. During this time, officers had the opportunity to meet with members of the community to share concerns, ideas and conversation. Visitors also had the opportunity to meet…
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McDonald publishes book on school desegregation in Newberry
NEWBERRY — Dr. Joe McDonald, professor emeritus of sociology at Newberry College, has detailed the largely unknown events of the Civil Rights Movement in Newberry in his new book, “‘With All Deliberate Speed’ – School Desegregation in Newberry: A Story of Protest and Resistance.”
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Help from the City of Friendly Folks
NEWBERRY — Hello! My name is Sheila Boyd. My husband is James Boyd, better known as “Bump.” He is in need of a heart transplant. On July 13, 2022, he had open heart surgery and is now a LVAD patient. The LVAD machine is helping to pump his heart until…
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Rotary Club evolves and inspires under new District Governor
NEWBERRY — The Newberry Rotary Club experienced a presentation of inspiration and change at its August meeting as District Governor Renée Cousins Stubbs took the stage. She shed light on Rotary’s transformation over the last decade, emphasizing the organization’s core values of fellowship, integrity, leadership and service.
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Books and Bites at the Library
NEWBERRY — On Tuesday, September 5, the Hal Kohn Memorial Library will be hosting Books and Bites, an event led by author Susan Zurenda to discuss her new book, “The Girl From the Red Rose Motel.”
