At smaller No Kings event, participants stress importance of voting

By: Katharine Wilson

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: October 17, 2026

Words: 522

Last Updated: 4 hours, 21 minutes ago

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NEWBERRY — About two dozen people gathered Saturday at a busy intersection in GOP-heavy Newberry County to encourage people to vote early.

Even for Newberry, it was a smaller gathering than past No Kings Day rallies, said Amy Harpool, who’s organized all four No Kings rallies in this city of about 11,000 people.

But she wasn’t discouraged, noting the response from drivers-by was also better: mostly supportive honks this time.

“It’s …

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