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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
