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Friday, April 19, 2013  Six people have been arrested and two young children are in protective custody after a meth lab bust, according to the Newberry County Sheriff's Office.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  A town of Prosperity police officer has been arrested on two counts of possessing marijuana with intent to distribute.

Monday, August 06, 2012  An interactive mapping program that will allow the public access to the day to day operations of public safety in Newberry County was unveiled Monday afternoon.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  Newberry County officials have ordered some residents to evacuate after a truck carrying explosive material overturned.The sheriff's office said Tuesday afternoon a half-mile area was being evacuated around the wreck site near Kinards as a precaution.Officials say a truck carrying ammonium nitrate and blasting caps overturned near U.S. 76 and state Highway 560.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012  An arrest has been made in a Newberry County shooting incident that happened almost three years ago.

Saturday, July 30, 2011  Scammers are taking advantage of the current debt debate to get personal information from citizens, according to the Newberry County Sheriff's Office.

Wednesday, June 08, 2011  The Newberry County Sheriff's Office says 36-year-old Angela Ann Chapman told many people that the child was undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments and told the officers investigating the case that they had received treatment at both St. Jude's Children's Hospital in Memphis, and at a local hospital.

Saturday, May 28, 2011  Newberry County Sheriff's Investigators release a sketch in an armed robbery case involving two unknown males.

Saturday, May 15, 2010  Six people were struck with bullets.