Opinion

Marijuana is getting stronger. It has become increasingly popular since open drug use crashed through cultural and moral barriers in the 1960’s. Now the youths of the sixties are parents, grandparents, voters and politicians. Today, […]

“What does Chamber membership do for me?” That is a great question, and one that we like to answer. The Chamber of Commerce is often the first visit, phone call, or website search that a […]

My wife and I have 13 adult children forty six to nineteen and thirty grandchildren with two on the way. One of my middle children shared a personal experience with one of my grandchildren about […]

At the mid-year mark, 2018 has been a great for the Newberry County Young Professionals! We had our first ever NYP Gala where we celebrated both young and “more seasoned” leadership in Newberry County with […]

A man from a neighboring county came through Newberry during the Ag and Art festival and after seeing the big crowd downtown at the Farmers Market said, “There’s always something going in Newberry.” He’s right. […]

The Newberry County Branch of NAACP will hold its first Freedom Fund Celebration on Saturday, September 29 at 6 p.m. at the Gymnasium of Newberry Middle School, located at 125 O’Neal Street Newberry. The purpose […]

Over the 2018 Fourth of July holiday, we will often hear the phrase “Let Freedom Ring.” Let’s thank God for the natural freedom that we enjoy every day. The price for our natural freedom was […]

I hope you all are doing well and staying cool as we come into the month of July. As your State Representative for Newberry County, it is my honor to update you on what’s been […]

The bus pulls out of the parking lot at Tractor Supply at 6:00 a.m., heading through light fog for 1-26. It’s May 25. Destination? Beaufort and the annual Gullah Festival. Fifty-one passengers gathered together by […]