Friendly Fire Chief urges Newberry County to fund master plan, coordinator and paid staff to shore up volunteers Joe Palmer presented an assessment showing 264 volunteer firefighters and long apparatus response times for structural fires; he urged a county fire coordinator, a training officer, a master plan and possible millage (estimated 5–9 mills) to address staffing and equipment shortfalls.

Newberry County's volunteer fire services are in jeopardy, with alarming response times and staffing gaps that could put lives at risk—Joe Palmer has a bold plan to fix it.

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It’s snowing in Newberry County! This may be the most snow I’ve seen in my life!

And I had the perfect sweater for the occasion!

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Some new art on Tuesday! Getting read for May 10 #AgArt in #NewberryCounty #SouthCarolina #BowersFarmSC more at artist-michaelnaughton.comm

The winners in #NewberryCounty #SouthCarolina must not read the news that the red-eyed periodical #cicadas are emerging from their 13 or 17 year cycles and mating songs can be as loud as jet engines. They're calling the police to report the racket. #DarwinAwards #Fail