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Click HERE to see all photos that were submitted
in our Snow Photo Contest earlier this year!

 

A Big Welcome to Camdyn Grace!

WKDK's Jimmie Coggins holds his newborn granddaughter, Camdyn Grace,
born to Jessica and Justin Dahman recently.

(submitted by Parkes Coggins of Virginia)

Special Guest at Shawfest

Helen Garlington was the guest of honor at Shaw Air Force Base's Shawfest recently. This was suggested to Shaw officials by Steve Mature (formerly of Newberry and now of Shaw) and folks at Shaw followed up on it. Attached are some pictures of Helen, including her on the flightline talking to the Golden Knight parachute team. She also talked to the Thunderbird pilots and was introduced over the loudspeaker to the 100,000 people in attendance, according to Ron Mature, who took these pictures.

(submitted by Foster Senn of Newberry)

Anderson's Shoes Celebrates 100 Years!

Left to right: Mayor Ed Kyzer, councilman Foster Senn, City Manager Jeff Shacker, councilman Thomas Louis Boyd, Newberry County Chamber Marketing Director Melissa Leitzsey, Chamber Director Ted Smith along with Eddie Anderson, third generation owner, Anderson's Shoes at 100th Anniversary ribbon cutting Monday. Click on photo to see full version.

(submitted by Newberry Chamber of Commerce)

Relay for Life

Scenes from the recent Newberry Relay for Life.

(submitted by Andy Hawkins)

Honor Flight

Scenes from the Honor Flight on Wednesday, April 21.
Left: Houston Jones and Buddy Andrews
Below: Gordon Leslie, Arthur Schlock, Dick Morton, and Doggett Whitaker

(submitted by Doggett Whitaker of Newberry)

Honor Flight

More scenes from the Honor Flight on Wednesday, April 21.

(submitted by Doggett Whitaker of Newberry)

2010 March for Babies

Scenes from the 2010 March for Babies in Newberry on April 17.
One team represented was part of the hospital team (photo at left): Emily Metts and her daughter; Jenny Fellers and her two children and her mother: Melinda Sue Kerns. John Boozer (bottom left) was the Chairman of this year's event.

Two local practices that had teams were Pediatrics of Newberry and the Dyke Group (photos below).

(submitted by Andy Hawkins of Prosperity)

Pork in the Park

Scenes from Pork in the Park in downtown Newberry on Saturday,
April 17.

(submitted by Andy Hawkins of Prosperity)

Beautiful Lake Murray

A scene at Lake Murray after the recent snow.

(submitted by Pam Arrington of Prosperity)

First Snowball Fight!

Our first real snowball fight.

(submitted by Chase and Will Murray of Little Mountain)

A Scene of Night Snow

Snow-filled trampoline in my back yard on Friday night.

(submitted by Sally Lowman of Newberry)

Self Medical Group Welcomes Family Healthcare

Self Medical Group has welcomed Family Healthcare – Newberry, formerly known as Newberry Family Health Center, to its network of care. The family medicine practice, located at 2605 Kinard Street, Suite 200, in Newberry includes the husband and wife physician team of Michael Bernardo, MD, and Darly Moore Bernardo, MD. Both are members of the American Board of Family Practice, and both will continue to serve on the medical staff of Newberry County Memorial Hospital. The practice will be adding additional healthcare providers in 2010 to the existing staff, which includes Shakisha Redmond, Certified Physician Assistant, and Rebecca M. Rowan, Family Nurse Practitioner.
Click on photo at left to see larger photo (including more staff members).

(submitted by Dan Branyon)

Toddler Miss Relay for Life

Belle as 2010 Toddler Miss Relay for Life, Greenwood County, SC.

(submitted by Sally Lowman of Newberry)

National Certification!

The Newberry County School District announced 11 teachers who now have their National Board Certification: Christy Brown, Amy Russell, Jeffrey Eargle, Candice Lominick, Stacey Templin, Beverly Chapman, Deborah Moore, Amy Scott, Jennifer Jones, Christy Dyal, and Cindy Kibler. This brings the districts total to 60 National Board Certified teachers.
Click on the photo at left to see more teachers.

(submitted by WKDK)

Brothers and Sisters Meet Santa!

Georgia, Olivia, Maxwell and Jack Parkes of Australia meet Santa.

(submitted by Scott Parkes of Sydney, Australia)

Hanging with Zac at Isle of Palms

December 11th's Mystery Guest Melissa Leitzsey with the then "unknown" Zac Brown of the "Chick'n Fried" Zac Brown Band. Melissa is with her friend Laurel Weir at an Isle of Palms music venue. Today, Melissa is Director of Communications and Marketing for the Newberry County Chamber of Commerce.

(submitted by Melissa Leitzsey)


Rotary's Children's Christmas Party

Newberry's Rotary Club hosted its annual Children's Christmas Party on Friday, December 11. Youth guests from Thornwell Children's Home and Boy's Farm were entertained by a choral group from Newberry High, and a visit from Santa who handed out gifts.

(submitted by Erwin Baker)

Prosperity Christmas Parade

Some scenes from Prosperity's Christmas Parade on Sunday,
December 6.

(submitted by David Eldridge)

Rotary's Prayer Breakfast

Some scenes from Rotary's Prayer Breakfast held on November 17. Special guests were Ronnie "Sunshine" Bass and Coach Herman Boone, whose team inspired the movie "Remember the Titans". (At left) Rotary's Layperson of the Year, John Glasgow with his wife, pictured with Bass and Coach Boone
(far right).

(submitted by WKDK)

 

 

Shriner's Parade

Some scenes from the Shriner's Parade held recently in downtown Newberry.

(submitted by WKDK)



 

 

 

NCMH SafeKIDS Event

Some of the scenes from NCMH's SafeKIDS event held recently.

(submitted by Andy Hawkins of NCMH)



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