Jan 27, 2021 | Features
By Dan Hardenbrook Newberry High School senior Brenna Pavey understands that it takes a lot of work to have a basketball season. Coaches, officials, athletic directors, and players all have a piece in making things work, and appreciates it. But she also knows that...
Jan 20, 2021 | Features
By Carol Stiffler What do you get when you cross a COVID summer with a no-snow winter? Area businesses are finding out. After a summer of stunning sales, Renze Power Sports in downtown Newberry is practically watching paint dry this winter. General Manager Char...
Jan 6, 2021 | Features
By Carol Stiffler Jail isn’t a perfect punishment for every crime. And jail is never just jail – it has lasting repercussions. That’s what 92nd District Court Judge Beth Gibson believes. She understands that sometimes there is no alternative to jail time. But...
Dec 23, 2020 | Features
By Carol Stiffler When Brian Rahilly becomes the 11th Circuit Court judge on December 28, he will leave just one practicing attorney in Luce County: Chad Peltier.eltier works from his Newberry office, located in the lower apartment of the building he also lives in,...
Dec 16, 2020 | Features
By Sterling McGinn The McMillan Township Community Building has stood proudly on Newberry Avenue for decades, and has now hit its century mark. It is not just a brick and mortar building, but an icon and the heart of the community. The building has been the center of...
Dec 9, 2020 | Features
By Carol Stiffler There’s a bright red mailbox on Victory Way, and it’s accepting letters to Santa. The mailbox appeared last week at 517 Victory Way, the home of Kirby Wendt. Wendt is not playing Santa – he’s just delivering the letters, he said. “I’m just the...
