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By Donna Bumgarner
Contributing Writer
Commodities Day is June 24th from noon to 3 p.m. and Janice Carter has announced that there are 43 slots left for applications because Harvest Hope Food Bank gave her 50 more homes to take applications for. This, she says, helps Renfro’s former employees and the people of Whitmire.
Carter is concerned that […]

(Courtesy of SC Department of Social Services)
Jordan Suber is a 17-year-old junior at Whitmire Community School. She is the reigning Miss Union Teen 2009 and cares very deeply for the children of Union County.  She has made her platform issue that of preventing child abuse and has committed herself to helping the Union County DSS […]

By Donna Bumgarner
Contributing Writer
 The stabilization funds provided by the Federal Government continue to be a problem for the Newberry County School Board. Governor Sanford and the Legislature do not agree on whether the governor should accept the funds.
Currently the governor has been given a budget that contains this fund that will allow for a Base […]

By Donna Bumgarner
Contributing Writer
 Linda Taylor, Bessie Sanders, and Bobbie Chapman are cancer survivors, and they understand why it is so important to support the American Cancer Society and participate in their fund raisers such as Relay for Life. Without the research of the American Cancer Society and the treatments the society has discovered, they and […]

By Donna Bumgarner
Contributing Writer
The highest honor a teacher can receive is being chosen as Teacher of the Year by both her peers and her administrators. Fran Guinn, a highly qualified teacher who has been employed at Whitmire Community School since 2006, recently received that honor.
Fran received her undergraduate degree from USC Upstate in 2006 with […]

By Donna Bumgarner
Contributing Writer
The Green Team at Whitmire Community School is working hard to save our environment and conserve energy. They are learning to take care of themselves and their community as they grow. They do several things to keep our animals safe, avoid overflowing landfills, and take care of their school.
For instance, the students […]

By Donna Bumgarner
Contributing Writer
Dark clouds loomed overhead, and rain threatened the cancellation of the 8th Annual Good Friday Cross Walk sponsored by the Whitmire Ministerial Association. However, that did not stop twelve brave people who walked the streets and roads of Whitmire to demonstrate their love for Jesus and his willingness to die for them […]

By Donna Bumgarner
Contributing Writer
When Lefty Johnson was a young man beginning his teaching career as a coach, he taught in Winnsboro, S.C., where his mother grew up. Little did he know that the events in his life then and those of his mother would be instrumental in the actions of Major Oliver R. Johnson, Jr., […]

By Donna Bumgarner
Contributing Writer
Principal Joey Haney of Whitmire Community School is proud of Whitmire Community School, and so are his teachers, support personnel, parents, and students. Recently they have had several reasons to be especially proud. Their girls’ basketball team went to the playoffs, despite the size of their team compared to the schools they […]

By Donna Bumgarner
Contributing Writer
Ever since Renfro  closed its doors, there has been a lot of interest in the town of Whitmire and its economic condition. Since the Renfro announcement local television and radio stations, as well as newspaper reporters have converged on the little town in search of answers to questions that people far and […]