Newberry County News

A Pomaria woman is in Arizona competing for the Mrs. America crown. Kim Sullivan entered the state contest under the title of Mrs.

The Newberry County School District's ACT scores from this spring are the highest they have been in six years and narrowed the gap between local and state scores, Dr.

Now that the Indian has been retired, Newberry College recently sent a letter that asked for mascot suggestions.

A man has been arrested on charges he hit a woman with a brush ax at a Senate Street home, then started a fire there Aug.

Caseworkers with the Department of Social Services have seen abandoned, neglected and physically and sexually abused children, right here in Newberry County.

Monday, August 25, 2008 at 9:43 a.m. In Newberry County, a Midlands high school student drowned near Dreher Island over the weekend.

Richland County sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a woman state Highway Patrol officers found inside a car on an interstate off-ramp at midday Sunday.

Officials say a teenager drowned in Lake Murray. Authorities say 16-year-old Tyler Austin Narr of Lugoff was swimming near Dreher Island with friends when he disappeared under water.

One more arrest has been made after a shooting at a back-to-school party left a Little Mountain teen dead.

Deputies with The Lexington County Sheriff's Department have arrested a 17-year-old Little Mountain man after they say he fired gunshots at the home and cars of a 62-year-old Chapin man they say shot and killed ...

It's an almost daily occurrence for some of us - deleting inbox e-mail scams. What's surprising is how authentic some of them look.

Monday, August 18, 2008 at 1:38 p.m. A teenager has been charged in a drive-by shooting that happened Friday night after his friend was shot and killed earlier that night.

On August 7th during the Newberry County Council meeting, the council members and Sam Martin debated once more on the issue of legalizing video poker in our county.

When Buddy Livingston was in school, attending the Newberry County Career center meant one thing - you were not going to college.

With the opening of the new school year, five Newberry County elementary schools will manage classes with one to two less teachers.

Newberry County authorities say a 66-year-old Whitmire man died Sunday morning when his house caught fire.

Despite some strong thunderstorms recently, South Carolina's drought has grown worse in parts of the Midlands and the Upstate.

A tractor accident left Anna Lominick bruised on the outside and shaken up on the inside.

Many local residents know the county has seen little rain this summer and the Drought Response Committee agrees by saying the county is in an extreme drought.

Wednesday, August 06, 2008 at 9:54 a.m. Newberry County Council will once again take up a controversial issue Wednesday night.