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  • Newberry College presents awards, inducts honor scholars at spring convocation

    Newberry College presents awards, inducts honor scholars at spring convocation

    NEWBERRY — Newberry College celebrated the achievements of students, faculty and staff with its annual spring awards convocation, held April 14 in Wiles Chapel. The honors included scholastic, ministry, student life and student governments awards, along with the induction of 14 students and two professors into the prestigious Bachman Honor…


  • Williams receives DAISY Award

    Williams receives DAISY Award

    NEWBERRY — The Newberry County Memorial Hospital recently gave out a new DAISY Award to a nurse that has been with the hospital for 25 years, Lisa Williams, RN.


  • Artists travel to spend time in Newberry

    Artists travel to spend time in Newberry

    NEWBERRY – Artists from around the state will spend the day painting and drawing scenes in Newberry County on Saturday, April 29.


  • Dowd completes leadership institute

    Dowd completes leadership institute

    NEWBERRY — Captain RJ Dowd recently received his Leadership Institute certification from South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association (SCSFA) President Joshua Holzheimer.


  • Dr. Todd O’Neil named Doctor of the Year

    Dr. Todd O’Neil named Doctor of the Year

    NEWBERRY — During National Doctor’s Day, on March 30, Newberry County Memorial Hospital recognizes all of the doctors in the community, and one is named “Doctor of the Year.”


  • Newberry College speech and theatre students shine at state festival

    Newberry College speech and theatre students shine at state festival

    GREENWOOD — Newberry College students brought home numerous placements from the South Carolina Speech and Theatre Association’s annual State College Festival Competition. The event was held Saturday at Lander University, and featured teams from Newberry, Lander, USC Lancaster, Denmark Tech and Northeastern Tech.


  • Hix honored with MAPS Award

    Hix honored with MAPS Award

    NEWBERRY — Farm Bureau Insurance honored David Hix, an agent in the Newberry County office, with their prestigious MAPS Award. The award was announced March 29 at the company’s annual statewide sales conference. Hix was one of two agents throughout South Carolina to receive the 2023 MAPS Award, the company’s…


  • NCMH Oncology/Infusion Department honored with DAISY Team Award

    NCMH Oncology/Infusion Department honored with DAISY Team Award

    NEWBERRY — The Newberry County Memorial Hospital awarded the annual DAISY Team Award on March 28, and this year’s honored team was the NCMH Oncology/Infusion Department.


  • Lion King roars at The Ritz

    Lion King roars at The Ritz

    NEWBERRY — Downtown Newberry was feeling the love a few nights last week as students in Newberry County schools opened the curtain on their production of “The Lion King, Jr.” at the Ritz.


  • Newberry College to host piano, saxophone recitals

    Newberry College to host piano, saxophone recitals

    NEWBERRY — Newberry College will host two musical performances next week, featuring a concert pianist and celebrating a composer’s five decades in his craft. Both performances will be held in the college’s Alumni Music Center Recital Hall, free and open to the public.


  • Boyd receives Bennie Bennett African American Community Leadership Award

    Boyd receives Bennie Bennett African American Community Leadership Award

    PROSPERITY — Lorraine Counts Boyd was the recipient of this year’s Bennie Bennett African American Community Leadership Award, given by the Prosperity Town Council.


  • Two PTC employees receive NISOD Excellence Awards

    Two PTC employees receive NISOD Excellence Awards

    NEWBERRY COUNTY — Piedmont Technical College (PTC) has announced its recipients of the annual National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Awards. Honorees from PTC are Deborah Camak in the faculty division and Jenney Johns in the staff division.


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