Newberry County

Family members remember Iven Caldwell as being “full of life”

Caldwell died Monday after being shot in the head during a domestic dispute Saturday

NEWBERRY, S.C. (WOLO) — A seven-year-old from Newberry is dead after sustaining gun shot wounds during a domestic dispute Saturday. Around 3 o’clock Saturday morning, several neighbors on Cherry Lane say they knew something wasn’t right. “I just heard some gun shots, like pop pop pop pop pop pop, and I shook my husband and I asked him to get up….

Newberry Deputies Searching for Missing Man

NEWBERRY COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – The Newberry County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing person. Authorities say Robert Lester Jones, 32, was last seen on Sunday, July 24, at around 7 p.m. on Evans Street in Newberry. Jones is 5 foot 11 inches tall, weighs 200 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes. He…

Watch: Colleagues Remember Superintendent Bennie Bennett

Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — On Tuesday, Newberry County district officials remembered their friend and colleague,  Superintendent Bennie Bennett. Bennett was killed in a car accident Saturday night. In a press conference, several of Bennett’s colleagues said they will remember Bennett for his dedication to his students. “He was an advocate for his students,” said Jim Suber, Assistant Superintendent of…

WATCH: Newberry Co. Schools Superintendent Killed in Deputy-Involved Collision

NEWBERRY, S.C. (WOLO) – The superintendent of the Newberry County School District was killed in a collision involving a sheriff’s deputy Saturday night in front of Newberry High School. The Newberry County coroner said that 56-year-old Bennie Bennett was killed. Bennett, from Prosperity, served as superintendent for a decade. He leaves behind a wife and two children. The South Carolina…

VIDEO: Officials Investigate Death in Newberry

Newberry, S.C. (WOLO) — The Newberry County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a body that was found in Newberry County Monday morning. Sheriff Lee Foster says a motorist reported a body on the shoulder of US-176 around 7:30 am. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the body of a black male victim in his late 50’s or early 60’s was found in the area…

Police: Body Found off US 176

File NEWBERRY COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — Authorities with the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office say a motorist found a body on the right of way of US 176 near Molly’s Rock Park early Monday morning. Responding deputies along with EMS and rescue personnel determined the individual was deceased, officials say. At this time US 176 has been closed from Mt. Bethel Garmany…

Coroner: Men Drown After Boat Capsizes

Photo courtesy of Prosperity Rescue Squad 17/Facebook FAIRFIELD COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – The Fairfield County Coroner’s office has identified two people who drowned in a pond Wednesday afternoon. Officials tell ABC Columbia that around noon the bodies of Freddie Boulware and Daniel Adams were found after the paddle boat they were in capsized in a pond off of Nickey Road. A…