Pro tennis exhibition match on tap for Sunday

Ben Cook, the head professional at the Daniel Island Tennis Center and a Kershaw native, is bringing a pro tennis match to the Kershaw Country Club on Sunday afternoon, May 13.The event is free and...

The unknown celebrity

WASHINGTON -- The squabbling between political campaigns and the harrumphing of pundits were put in proper perspective at, of all places, the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner -...

Sidewalk Survey -- May 9, 2012

CGA 4-Ball

They grew up playing golf together in Burlington, N.C., and now 30-year-old Matt Crenshaw, a car salesman and 28-year-old Blair Bowland, a restaurant manager, are the 2012 Carolinas Golf Associatio...

CLC students share monologues at Morningside

The setting: Ms. Jessica Zeller's English II class, host to Mr. Tony Scully's Monologue Workshop. That would be me, a small presence in a much larger universe of intersecting and overlapping young ...

Council v. Matthews

We don't know whether Kershaw County voters will face a referendum this fall on whether to organize a new county police department -- in the process taking virtually all authority away from the she...

Candidate clarification

After reviewing the manner in which I was quoted in the Rock Hill Road Trip article in the May 5th issue of the C-I, I need to clarify my comments. First, let me say that I oppose the notion of the...

Behind 'Fakegate'

What could be more American than encouraging a robust debate on one of the most controversial issues of the day? The answer -- for some on the left, anyway -- is: lie about your opponents and make ...

For the Record -- May 9, 2012

Real estate transactions There were no real estate transfers available from the Kershaw County Assessor's office. City building permit The following building permits were recently issued by the ...

L-EMS celebrates art for the eyes, ears

A school turned art gallery. Avant-garde. Lugoff-Elgin Middle School (L-EMS) art teacher Holly Stiles turned L-EMS into an art gallery to showcase sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade art work. A lon...

Rose Etta Lloyd Johnson

Rose Etta Lloyd Johnson, 70, of 813 18th St. in Camden, died Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Plans well be announced by Collins Funeral Homes.

Happy 50th anniversary!

Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Hinson were married 50 years on April 10, 2012. The couple began their celebration with a renewal of vows at Mt. Hebron Church followed by a reception with family and friends, al...

Court ruling could leave candidates off ballots

Several candidates in Kershaw County may be left off the June 12 primary ballot after failing to file their candidacy and economic interest statements on time. The S.C. Supreme Court recently ruled...

KCSD announces end-of-year schedule

The Kershaw County School District (KCSD) is offering a heads-up regarding the end-of-year schedule. The 2011-12 KCSD calendar shows May 28 as a Weather Day, meaning it will be a day off for stude...

L-E comes up short in final three outings of the regular season, still head to playoffs

Lugoff Elgin's boys' soccer team struggled in their three match-ups last week which capped the regular season.The Demons traveled to Wando on Tuesday to meet the state's top-ranked 4A team in the f...