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Just after 4 p.m. on Saturday Jan. 28, a Whitmire man was killed in a Laurens County traffic accident.
Joshua Wayne Dickert, 26, of 7105 Jalapa Rd., Whitmire was killed when the 2008 KIA driven by his wife, Amanda, collided with a 1979 Chrysler driven by Phyllis Lyons, 56, of Laurens.  
The accident occurred a […]

By Kevin Boozer,
Contributing writer
Newberry County residents honored the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by marching on Monday, January 16.  They marched to a theme of “Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Day On, not a day Off.” Beginning at 9:30 a.m., the march went from Bethlehem Baptist Church on College Street to Miller Chapel AME Church […]

By Kevin Boozer
Contributing writer
Whitmire was one of 11 communities across the state of South Carolina to receive approximately $2.2 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG).  According to the South Carolina Department of Commerce these projects will benefit more than 23,000 residents.  Whitmire Mayor Tim Carroll said that the Town Council still had to approve […]

By Kevin Boozer,
Contributing writer
Newberry residents gathered at the Newberry Opera House for Dick Goodwin and the Dick Goodwin Orchestra’s celebration to ring in the New Year. 
The big band concert with special guest soloist, WIS News anchor, Hannah Horne, included a wine reception, hors d’oeuvres, desserts, and champagne.  The ball was dropped from the clock […]

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By Kevin Boozer,
Contributing writer
 
In January 2011 National Guardsman First Sergeant Maurice Wyatt retired after […]

By Kevin Boozer
Contributing Writer
Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster is warning residents to place much less reliance on caller ID.
Foster said scam artists first started using special software to make their calls appear that they were coming from banks or government agencies.
The software then became available on the Internet to everyone making Caller ID […]

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By Kevin Boozer,
Contributing writer
Whitmire police have arrested and charged James Russell Boyter, 43, of 1308 Broome St with 1st Degree […]

By Kevin Boozer
Contributing Writer
On Tuesday, July 19, at 6:30 p.m. the Whitmire Town Council held a specially called meeting to address leases for the Whitmire Golf Course, Willie’s service station on Main Street and the American Legion building. 
Mayor Carroll proposed the Golf Course lease be paid in ten-year increments for $10/10 years rather than […]

By Kevin Boozer,
Contributing writer
 
The Newberry County Sheriff’s Office has identified the body found in the Sumter National Forest on May 25, 2011, as John Henry Mayers, 43, of 210 Skylark Lane, Chapin, SC.  Newberry County Coroner Craig Newton said an autopsy revealed Mayers died of two gunshot wounds to the chest.  A joint investigation by sheriff’s offices in Newberry and […]

In a special election on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, Billy Hollingsworth defeated Wendy Cranford 127 to 28 according to the Newberry County Election Commission.  Hollingsworth will fill the Town Council seat that became available when Jimmy Brock resigned earlier this year.  He was sworn in at Thursday’s specially - called Whitmire Town Council Meeting.
“I want […]