What should I take away from my cholesterol results?

By Paul M. Dake, M.D. Q: I am a 63-year-old woman and had some blood drawn for cholesterol testing about a week ago and received a call from my doctor’s office assistant a few days later about it, but she was talking so fast, I really couldn’t understand much, other...

Dr. Stephanie Zellar opens Pure Chiropractic

By Carol Stiffler Anyone with a spine might be interested to know that Newberry now has a second chiropractor. Dr. Stephanie Zellar opened the doors of Pure Chiropractic to clients on Monday, a few months later than she’d hoped due to supply chain issues. Zellar, a...

Eryn Corinth completing year with FEMA Corps

By Carol Stiffler Eryn Corinth, a 2017 graduate from Newberry High School, has spent the last nine months traveling with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as a member of the FEMA Corps. She was one of the first people on the ground in Louisiana after...

I had COVID – why do I need to get vaccinated?

By Paul M. Dake, M.D.  Q:  I’m in my late 30’s and quite certain that I had COVID-19 this past spring, given the symptoms that I had at the time.  However, I was never tested for the virus, at that time, or since.  When I saw my Primary Care Physician (PCP) last week,...

Sault Tribe offering vaccine lottery

By Jennifer Dale-Burton The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Board of Directors has established a COVID-19 Rescue Act Vaccination Lottery to encourage tribal members and team members to get vaccinated to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. The lottery will...

Have you tried Styes Guys BBQ?

By Sterling McGinn Jamie Styes has been working in food service since he was 11 years old. It’s all he knows, professionally, and he’s cooking “low and slow” barbecue these days from right here in Newberry. Styes opened a mobile barbecue business with his wife, Jamie,...