Archive By Author - Martin L. Cahn
Camden man charged with firing shots into home
Camden Police Department (CPD) officers arrested Raheem Kawon Fuller, 28, of Arnett Drive in east Camden, for allegedly firing at least five rounds into a Court Street home around 10 p.m. Monday. No one was injured, according to the CPD report.
Three charged in strong armed robbery
CPD officers are charging two men and a woman in connection with a strong arm robbery that took place around 5 a.m. Sept. 19 at the corner of Lakeshore Drive and Kendall Street.
700 block of West DeKalb Street may be rezoned
Fifteen properties along the 700 block of West DeKalb Street in Camden may be rezoned from Limited Business District (LBD) to Central Business District (CBD), allowing additional commercial uses than are allowed now. Camden City Council will consider first reading of an ordinance making the change from LBD to CBD during its meeting tonight. The proposal comes with a unanimous vote by the Camden Planning Commission recommending the zoning change.
Column: Florence in the age of ‘fake news’
When I think about Hurricane Florence, two images come to mind.
School board hears SC READY report
"Our goal is to get away from 'approaching'… to 'meets' and 'exceeds' (expectations)."
Fifth Circuit Solicitor indicted on federal fraud charges
South Carolina's U.S. District Attorney announced Tuesday that a grand jury has indicted outgoing Fifth Circuit Solicitor Dan Johnson, 49, and his director of communications, Nicole Holland, 49, on 26 counts of wire and mail fraud, conspiracy to commit both and the theft of federal funds.
Driver in Sept. 2 double fatality charged
The Columbia man whose SUV crashed head-on into a sedan on Sept. 2 causing the deaths of a young man and woman is now being held at the Kershaw County Detention Center without bond on three of four charges.
Helping after Florence
It took Camden's Ben Stegner and his crews five hours to get from the small North Carolina town of Supply to Jacksonville, N.C., to help restore power to customers there.
Camden man pleads guilty to federal wire fraud charge
Thomas Brock, 51, of Camden, pleaded guilty Aug. 28 to one of 18 counts filed against him by the U.S. government related to allegations he and several co-conspirators committed fraud to obtain nearly $350 million worth of federal construction contracts.
ONLINE ONLY: School board will meet today
Despite schools being closed Friday and staring two hours later than normal on Monday due to the effects of Hurricane Florence, the Kershaw County Board of School Trustees will meet for its regular second Tuesday meeting of the month. Meanwhile, according to the proposed agenda for tonight's meeting, a special called meeting to conduct a hearing on a parent/student grievance that was supposed to take place Thursday will be rescheduled for a later date due to the anticipated early effects of the hurricane.
County, city deal with Florence’s wind, rain
Schools, businesses, county offices and the library closed. Groups cancelled various activities. Even Walmart closed for a time. Shelters -- including ones for pets -- opened. Kershaw County, which had started preparing for the storm early last week, announced it would be operating at "OPCON 1," its highest level of "operating condition" for emergencies, on Friday.
County employee dies in weather-related fatality
A Kershaw County Public Works employee died in a single-car collision when his 1996 Dodge pickup hydroplaned while traveling westbound on I-20 Sunday morning.
Column: Of Serena Williams and pay gaps
Earlier this week, I had some interesting "conversations" on Facebook after I commented on two posts by Vox. One story focused on an Australia newspaper's editorial cartoon about Serena Williams' interactions with a tennis umpire during the U.S. Open. Vox's second post actually served as an advertisement for an episode of the outlet's relatively new Netflix series, Explained, titled "Why Women Are Paid Less."
River Oaks annexed into city
River Oaks Shopping Center is, finally, a part of the city of Camden. Despite being located across from Walmart on West DeKalb Street just before the U.S. 1 bridge over the Wateree River, River Oaks has been outside the city limits since it was originally developed years ago.
County gets ready for Hurricane Florence
Wednesday afternoon, it looked like Hurricane Florence would make landfall somewhere near Wilmington, N.C., but then dip slightly south and make its way across South Carolina.
Articles By Author - Martin L. Cahn
Bond denied for Davis murder suspects
Clinton "C.W." and Peggy Danielle "Dani" Beebe (pronounced "BB") will continue to be held at the Kershaw County Detention Center for the murder of ...
City gets $500K grant for riverfront park project
Residents of and visitors to the city of Camden may get their first chance to enjoy the city's proposed 24-acre Wateree Riverfront Environmental Park ...
Column: Archery needs help to hit target
Athletics is an important part of school life, from elementary school all the way through college. That is certainly true at Kershaw County's three ...
ALPHA Center in top 3 percent worldwide
The ALPHA Behavioral Health Center, with its headquarters in Camden and locations in Chesterfield and Lee counties, is among the top 3 percent of its ...
Ray pleads guilty to stealing van used to flee with wife, daughter
William Eugene Ray, 43, of east Camden -- who, with his wife, fled the county with his 2-year-old daughter earlier this year in violation of a ...
City to review comprehensive plan
Camden City Council will begin reviewing a new version of the city's 10-year comprehensive plan with a presentation by City Planner Shawn Putnam of ...
Column: The election
Election Day 2018 turned into one of the more interesting mid-term elections of recent memory.
There’s a new sheriff in town
Lee Boan, currently serving as the Camden Police Department's (CPD) captain of operations, will be Kershaw County's new sheriff come January 2019.
KCSO seeks Bojangles robber
Around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday -- about the same time most candidates in this year's elections were either celebrating their wins or lamenting their ...
Truesdale remembered as community leader
For the second time in two weeks, the Camden Fire Department served as the site of a Leader's Legacy bench dedication due to pending ...
Former solicitor’s aide pleads
In a press release issued late Thursday, South Carolina U.S. Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced that Nicole Halliett Holland, 49, the 5th Circuit Solicitor ...
Crime Report - Nov. 6, 2018
(This is an expanded version of the Nov. 6, 2018, crime report that appeared in the print edition of the C-I on the same date.)
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