Archive By Author - Martin L. Cahn
2010: Tears and cheers marked closing year
It's cliché to say it was the best of times and it was the worst of times, but when it comes to year-end reviews that cliché also serves as truth. 2010 was beset with tragedies and controversies but also rewarded with triumphs. For some in the political arena, 2010 marked the end of an era. For others, it was only the beginning.
Rho Chi Kobraz my Group of the Year
Kaptin, Siren, Kare Bear, Venom and Professor. They sound like superhero names. And they are certainly heroes in my book.
Two more arrested in Antioch cemetery shooting
Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with the Dec. 12 shooting incident in Antioch Baptist Church's cemetery.
Fire marshal, KCSO looking for arsonist
Is there a serial arsonist in the Mt. Pisgah and Cassatt areas? Are there two?
Matthews introduces new KCSO command team
Jim Matthews will have a busy day Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011. At noon, he will be sworn in by Circuit Court Judge G. Thomas Cooper at First Baptist Church of Camden as Kershaw County's new sheriff. During that ceremony, Matthews will sign memorandum of understanding -- mutual aid agreements -- with other sheriffs and police chiefs. That will be immediately followed by a luncheon at the Robert Mills Courthouse with many of ...
Police Report for Dec. 22, 2010
At least three men are being sought by the Camden Police Department (CPD) for robbing a store employee at gunpoint as she was making a night deposit at a DeKalb Street bank Saturday night.
Sheheen is my Person of the Year
To so many people here in Kershaw County he is "Vincent."
City employees mourn one of their own
Employees at the city of Camden are mourning the loss of a man whom City Manager Kevin Bronson said was one of their most dependable co-workers.
Byars to head S.C. DOC
Camden's Bill Byars -- former school board member, family court judge and currently director of the S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) -- has been tapped to become the new head of the S.C. Department of Corrections.
B&B changes pass first round, 4-1
Camden tourists may have greater opportunities to stay at a bed and breakfast, or B&B, thanks to a change in a proposed ordinance Camden City Council took up Tuesday night.
Suspects named in cemetery shooting
Two 18-year-old men, one from Cassatt and one from Rembert, have been named as suspects in Sunday's Antioch Baptist Church cemetery shooting.
Police report for Dec. 15, 2010
An 18-year-old Camden woman has accused a truck driver of trying to abduct her.
Sarsfield lawsuit dropped
The city of Camden and the Camden Planning Commission (CPC) can breathe a sigh of relief.
Gunfire exchanged in Antioch cemetery
A Camden man and his wife were walking back to their car at Antioch Baptist Church's cemetery off Nursery Road around 4 p.m. Sunday when a man masking his face with a cloth around his head stepped out of a wooded area.
KershawHealth CEO's contract extended to 2016
For each of the past several years, KershawHealth President and CEO Donnie Weeks has enjoyed knowing that his contract would be automatically extended by a year.
Articles By Author - Martin L. Cahn
Beard collection opens Thursday at Archives
Visitors won't be able to help but stop and stare at the giant rifle at the Camden Archives and Museum. At 6 feet long and 90 pounds heavy, the training rifle features an 8-inch bolt for .50 caliber armor piercing rounds. Fashioned at Pearl Harbor, the rifle's barrel is actually from the USS Arizona sunk during the Japanese attack of Dec. 7, 1941, that catapulted the United States into World War II.
When DOJ targets press, we all lose
To say I was stunned was putting it mildly. I was shocked to learn about the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) decision to seize phone records belonging to the Associated Press (AP). The C-I does not belong to the AP; I have never written for the service. That doesn't negate my outrage at DOJ's actions.
Tuesday Power outage in Camden result of fallen limb
A limb falling on a line on Lakeview Avenue caused a power outage Tuesday morning in a residential section of Camden.
Broad Street road diet will be done in stages
It might not happen until at least 2016, perhaps later, but if the city of Camden decides to move ahead with a proposed plan to put a section of Broad Street on a "road diet," it will happen in four stages and take 18 months to complete. That was the word from Ernie Boughman of URS, the city's engineering firm, to Camden City Council during a 4 p.m. work session Tuesday. Council also learned ...
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