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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 on Caldwell Street in downtown Newberry.  Residents of Whitmire’s Sim’s Chapel Youth Choir sang two songs at the gathering that followed the march.  The church gathering included guest speaker Dr. Timothy Turner, a Newberry High School Graduate who is a professor at the Tuskegee University where he does pioneering research on prostate cancer.  When he was in 4th grade, Turner was one of the first students to integrate Speers Street Elementary School in Newberry. 
Around 220 people joined the march including Mayor Foster Senn, Sheriff Lee Foster, and Representative Walt McCleod.  People from as far away as Philadelphia, New Jersey and Columbia, SC marched and listened to speeches with calls for social justice, personal accountability, and responsible citizenship.

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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 tower at the Opera House at midnight and fireworks went off to ring in the New Year.  Participants from all over South Carolina gathered for the event, and sang Auld Lang Syne and God Bless America
In other New Year’s news, First Baptist Church in Whitmire held a 24 hours of prayer on New Year’s Eve.  The theme was “Seek My Face” and their sanctuary was open to anyone who wanted to greet the New Year using prayer and reflection.  The church held a 2012 Raise the Roof worship service to ring in the New Year. 

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By Kevin Boozer,

Contributing writer

In January 2011 National Guardsman First Sergeant Maurice Wyatt retired after 24 years in the National Guard.  He went into the Guard immediately after he graduated from Whitmire High School.  He attended boot camp at Fort Jackson and then attended camp at Fr. McClellan in Alabama.  Wyatt’s career did not include combat duty but he performed a variety of duties.  The first seven years of his career he was in the traditional National Guard and the remaining years he served in the Active Guard Reserve.  He served in the 218th in Newberry and was a member of the unit in Eastover when he retired. 

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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 Burglary of a residence.  According to the incident report, the victim came home at about 2:30 a.m. to his residence on Railroad Avenue and found Boyter walking out his front door while holding his microwave.  When the victim tried to get the microwave back from the subject, Boyter left and went to his residence on Broome St. 

The victim called the police, and when the responding officer arrived, he found the men arguing about the microwave.  The officer told the victim the microwave would be taken and processed for fingerprints. 

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James Russell Boyter

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 a $1/year annual fee as it is now.  Council agreed to include that in the ordinance for the American Legion building as well as the golf course lease. 

Under the proposed golf course lease, the town will cover maintenance of the main shed that houses the lawn mower but the town will not cover the contents of the building.  Mayor Carroll said he would look into the option of the golf course being lumped into the town’s State insurance policy with the Golf Association paying cost.  By doing so it is likely they could receive a better rate than if the Golf Course looked for insurance itself.   A sublease to the town would be put into the new lease so that sheds could still be leased out to golf course members.  The town and golf course would continue to share town property (lawn mower, bush hog, tractor and sand spreader) by mutual agreement.

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