Newberry County News

Evacuations have been ordered for a portion of Newberry County after a tanker truck carrying granulated ammonium nitrate caught fire.

Every month we maintain an active schedule of events designed to encourage our members as well as those of you considering becoming a chamber member.

The 2013 theme, "Older Americans: Connecting the Community," establishes the diversity and vitality of today's seniors who span over three generations.

A hearing was held Friday in Newberry on a Freedom of Information Act suit brought by Sue Summer seeking information about the settlement of the estate of singer James Brown.

A Beaufort County woman was rescued and transported to Newberry County Memorial Hospital after a tree fell and pinned her while on the horseback trails in Lynch's Woods Park.

What seemed to be a peaceful Mother's Day horseback ride in Lynch's Woods Park in Newberry County turned scary.

The Ruth S. Pugh Foundation golf tournament will be held May 20 at the Country Club of Newberry with a 9:30 a.m. start time.

Recently we made a trip to Ohio due to the death of my wife's uncle in Akron. We opted to drive, so I had many hours to allow my mind to consider the condition of our economy.

A Whitmire man is being charged with murder in the death of the teenage girl with whom he had a child.

The Newberry County Sheriff's Office says 21-year-old Robbey Eugene Moses of Augusta was arrested Friday night at a home on Holloway Street in Newberry.

Honoring the late educator and civic partner Dr. Ulysses S. Gallman, the city of Newberry wants to rename McSwain Park in his name due to the large impact Gallman left on the community.

An armed man was taken into custody in the Chapin area after a manhunt started Thursday morning between Little Mountain and Chapin.

Newberry deputies say around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday they got a call from Fairfield County to assist in the search for a missing boater.

The body of an unidentified male was discovered in the Broad River late Wednesday night, according to the Newberry County Sheriff's Office.

The man suspected of kidnapping and raping three women held captive for years inside his Seymour Avenue will be in court on Thursday.

A three-year journey to create a blueway on Lake Greenwood is complete and the aquatic trail is now open.

The merging of Newberry and Lexington industry continues to move forward in hopes of enhancing economic development in the area.

The goal for the South Carolina Work Ready Communities group is to ensure the growth of South Carolina communities by creating an environment conducive to business workforce and economic development.

Saluda residents will choose between two former mayors and a political neophyte to the vacant mayor's chair June 25.

This week Newberry Notes will acknowledge Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands with Ginny Waller, executive director, as spokesperson.