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Things are getting haunted at the Newberry Opera House
Andrew Wigger For The ObserverNEWBERRY – The season is starting to get spooky in Newberry, and with Halloween fast approaching, it is now time to decide your upcoming plans.
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Bigger, better, Oktoberfest!
Andrew Wigger For The ObserverNEWBERRY – The City of Newberry’s annual German festival, Oktoberfest, returned over the weekend with not only a bigger festival, but a bigger crowd.
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Scarecrows return to Downtown Newberry
Andrew Wigger For The ObserverNEWBERRY – For the second year, scarecrows have invaded downtown Newberry as part of the seasonal event, Scarecrows of Main Street.
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Newberry Utilities celebrates Public Power Week
By Elyssa Haven For The ObserverNEWBERRY – Newberry Utilities is celebrating Public Power Week, October 4-10, along with 2,000 other community-powered, not-for-profit electric utilities that collectively provide electricity to 55 million Americans across 49 states and five U.S. territories.
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Transportation team honors lives lost in 1946 rail tragedy
Submitted to The ObserverNEWBERRY COUNTY — Nearly 80 years after one of the most heartbreaking events in the county’s history, members of the Newberry County School District Department of Transportation visited and cleaned the memorial honoring 11 students and a school bus driver who lost their lives in a railroad crossing collision.
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Three Newberry County veterans honored for service
Andrew Wigger For The ObserverNEWBERRY COUNTY – Three Newberry County Vietnam War veterans recently received a high honor by visiting Washington D.C. thanks to a group whose mission is to take veterans to visit memorials at the Capitol.
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Eagles’ defense dominates in 41-14 win over Wardlaw
By Greg Hollis [email protected]JOHNSTON, S.C. — The Eagles dream season continues as they remain undefeated and knock off another opponent for the first time this century. Newberry Academy(4-0) defeated Wardlaw Academy(2-2) 41-14 on Friday, Sept. 18th to remain undefeated in 2026.
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Bulldogs suffer third consecutive loss
By Greg Hollis [email protected]NEWBERRY — The Bulldogs have dropped their third consecutive game after falling on the road last Friday. Newberry(1-3) fell 34-17 to Fairfield Central(5-0) on Friday, Sept. 18.
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Newberry Academy steamroll King’s Academy to remain undefeated
By Greg Hollis [email protected]NEWBERRY — The Eagles are off to a historic start to their 2026 season and picked up another win on Monday evening to remain undefeated on the season. Newberry Academy(3-0, 2-0 SCISA) defeated King’s Academy(0-2) 40-6 on Monday, Sept. 14th at home to continue their great start to the season.
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Newberry County Touchdown hosts first meeting of 2026
By Greg Hollis [email protected]NEWBERRY — The Newberry County Touchdown Club hosted their first meeting of the 2026 season on Monday, Sept. 14 at Central United Methodist Church. The first meeting honored the high school and college student-athletes in Newberry County for the first month of the season. Also, Newberry College football head coach…
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County Council Chairman steps down, International manufacturer moves in
By Kasie Strickland [email protected].
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Turnovers lead to Wolves falling to Lenior-Rhyne at home
By Greg Hollis [email protected]NEWBERRY — The Wolves couldn’t get out their own way and suffered their first loss of the season. Newberry College(1-1,0-1 SAC) fell 21-14 at home to Lenoir-Rhyne(2-1, 1-0 SAC) on Saturday, Sept. 12th














