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...
Dec 2, 2020 | Features
By Carol Stiffler The International Space Station orbits the earth 16 times a day, currently housing seven crew members from the United States, Russia, and Japan. It’s been in use for 20 years straight, as of October 31, 2020, and is known to be the most expensive...
Nov 25, 2020 | Features
By Carol Stiffler When the Great Depression threatened to take Christmas cheer away from children, a group of Newberry men joined ranks to keep the magic in Christmas. They became the Goodfellows, and the group has been focused on Christmas ever since. They’re still...
Nov 18, 2020 | Features
By Carol Stiffler As far back as March, medical experts like Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S.’s leading infectious diseases doctor, warned that a second wave of coronavirus was likely. The next one could be bigger and more deadly, they said. By all accounts, it appears the...
Nov 4, 2020 | Features
By Carol Stiffler Try to buy a house in Newberry right now, and you’ll find very few options. And if you’re looking for a cabin in the woods, or acreage, you’re a few months late. Properties in our region were snapped up at a record pace during 2020, and local real...
