Newberry News

Clemson's highly regarded football recruiting class, ranked as high as No. 2 nationally, got even stronger Friday night with a commitment from defensive end Austin Bryant of Thomasville, Ga.

Newberry, SC "He always smiling happy and he was just loved by so many and he also shared love to everybody.

The activity around Community Hall has certainly created discussions regarding local residents' feelings about just what is historic and how each of us view the center of our beloved city of Newberry.

Authorities say they were called to a large block party in Prosperity early Sunday morning because of traffic congestion and noise.

Alana West hopes to gauge interest in a Newberry County 4-H Archery Club at a meeting planned for 6:30 p.m. July 22 at Willingham's Cabin, 211 Paw Paw's Trail in Newberry.

Coroner Craig Newton said 13-year-old Brandon Michael Austin died instantly when the ATV he was driving lost control and tumbled into a ditch.

Chapin-Newberry earned a three-game sweep, eliminating Greer from the American Legion baseball playoffs.

As the storms came through Newberry last Thursday, a tree came down on the Crisis Pregnancy Center of Lake Murray , 1601 Martin Street in Newberry.

The Newberry Art Center along with the Newberry Arts Program are in full swing according to Marquerite Palmer with the City of Newberry's Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Department.

Whitmire Town Council will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. July 28 at the Town Hall Annex to address concerns about the Recreation Department after hearing from Recreation Director Joe Dillard.

County Councilman Les Hipp addressed the Newberry County Rotary Club at its bi-monthly meeting and gave the members there a summation of economic development efforts in Newberry County within the past year.

RJ Bartolomucci, a rising junior at Hilton Head Christian Academy, did something this week that had not been done in nine years.

I guess I would consider myself a "small-town girl." I've lived in Newberry my whole life, but honestly I can't think of another place that I'd rather be.

Gene Shealy is making the safety of Newberry County citizens his number one goal with his promotion as the captain of Recruitment and Retention for the Newberry Fire Department.

Together with their parents, Christine Elizabeth Renwick and Brian Dwight Shull announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage.

Chad Davis, Hunter Booth and Derek Olenchuk each had RBIs to help Chapin-Newberry to an 8-5 win over Greer Tuesday.

On Saturday, June 21, Dr. Mike and Karin White, their daughters Leanna and Lauren, Rachel and Levi Hoover and Brother Tom Dorsey traveled to Port-Au-Prince, Haiti to do medical mission work.

Each year as Fourth of July nears, Newberrian and Navy veteran Sam Berry said he embraces patriotism and love, not only of country, but of this county He recently brought to our attention the county's namesake, the USS Newberry, a WWII era ship that saw action in the South Pacific including missions at Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

The Fourth of July is truly an "American Holiday." I find myself considering how very brave our forefathers were in 1776 when they decided to defy the then "almighty England."

The grounds surrounding Community Hall downtown will soon get a refreshed look, according to Matt DeWitt, assistant city manager for the City of Newberry.