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The City of Newberry invites the community to take part in tomorrow’s National Night Out event held in Mollohon Park (211 Player Street) in Newberry! The event will take place from 6-8 p.m.
National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign designed to promote law enforcement-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. Communities from all over come together on the first Tuesday in August to host parties, festivals and other community events with safety demonstrations, youth events, visits from emergency personnel and more.
The Newberry Fire Department will be on site to talk about fire and life safety and staff will be on hand to discuss the importance of recruiting new members for the fire department from their young Explorer Post, to volunteer and career path status.
The Newberry Police Department will have a dunking booth available along with cornhole and other outdoor games to include inflatables. The Newberry Sheriff's Department will have their mobile Command Unit at the event and will also have information to hand out to citizens. There will also be to other agencies from the community present to give out information.
Little Caesars pizza will be available for those who attend as well as popcorn and snow cones.
At approximately 7:30 p.m., the fire department’s ladder truck will complete the annual ping-pong ball drop for prizes.
The Newberry County Council on Aging will be offering van rides from each apartment complex within the city limits beginning at 5 p.m. Following the completion of the ball drop with the fire department, the van will begin transports back to the apartment complexes.
All children riding the van must be accompanied by an adult to the event.