Civil Municipal - April 2024

DITION, USINESS focused I nitially established as a mining hub following the discovery of phosphate, Newberry pivoted to agriculture in 1914 when the outbreak of war severed ties with its primary phosphate customer, Germany. Today, agriculture thrives in Newberry, symbolized by its celebrated Watermelon Festival. Mayor Jordan Marlowe reflects on the town’s journey with pride and admiration, underlining how challenges spurred ingenuity and communal unity among its inhabitants. 144 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 5, ISSUE 04