Archive By Author - Martin L. Cahn
SLED charges CPD officer with unlawful neglect
The S.C. State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) charged an award-winning Camden Police Department (CPD) patrolman with unlawful neglect of a child Thursday.
KH, Capella seeking chief quality officer
When -- and all indications are it is a matter of when, not if -- Capella Healthcare completes its lease/purchase of KershawHealth, it will likely hire a position Kershaw County's hospital has not had before: Chief Quality Officer (CQO).
Trustees may be more directly involved in referenda effort
Based on a plan designed by Chairman Ron Blackmon, members of the Kershaw County Board of School Trustees may be more directly involved in educating the public about a proposed second set of construction-related referenda for November 2016.
Crime Report - May 13, 2015
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) and Bethune Police Department are charging a Pageland man with multiple burglaries and other crimes. The KCSO arrested Lemand Hal Rollings, 26, Hatchery Road, Pageland, charging him with first-degree burglary, malicious injury to personal property and criminal domestic violence.
CHS’ Engram heading to West Point
A Camden High School (CHS) senior is heading to United State Military Academy at West Point.
Cahn: Crescent City, here I come!
Well, it's happening. That trip to New Orleans I've always wanted to take -- the one I mentioned in a column a while back? I'm actually going.
KH board to vote on utilization management plan changes
The KershawHealth Board of Trustees will vote on a revised utilization management plan during its meeting tonight. Basically, such plans assist a hospital in using its resources effectively, based on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requirements and other standards. Most of the revisions to KershawHealth's utilization management plan focus on the appropriate admission, treatment and discharge of a patient in relation to receiving appropriate reimbursements from Medicare.
KCC hears KCSD local funding pitch
In a rare move, Kershaw County Council invited Kershaw County School District (KCSD) officials to a budget work session Tuesday.
Jackson’s Amanda Harris is 2015 Teacher of the Year
Amanda Harris received the final rose.
NCMS mourning sudden passing of beloved teacher
Students, administrators, fellow teachers and the surrounding community are dealing with the shock from the sudden passing of North Central Middle School (NCMS) teacher Helen Charlene Mathis on April 29.
Cahn: What now, Baltimore?
Six Baltimore, Md., police officers are facing charges in the death of Freddie Gray, an African-American resident who died a week after suffering a spinal cord injury while being arrested April 12.
Second look at proposed KCSD budget shows few changes
The Kershaw County School District's proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-16 budget shows a modest 2.4 percent increase from the current FY 2014-15 budget. The proposal calls for a balanced $74.83 million budget, up from almost $73.1 million in the current fiscal year.
KH trustees hold off on naming Capella advisory board
The KershawHealth Board of Trustees voted unanimously Monday night to hold off on nominating members of what will become an advisory board to Capella Healthcare until after the Franklin, Tenn., company closes on its pending lease/purchase of the hospital. The board also voted unanimously to extend an offer to an undisclosed candidate to become executive director of the Kershaw County hospital district.
ALPHA, Jackson centers team up again for summer
Hundreds of kids in Camden enjoyed flag football, a waterfowl weekend and more during Summer 2014, thanks to The ALPHA Center, the Jackson Teen Center (JTC) and those offering their moral and financial support.
Junior Leadership 2015 graduates with banquet
Thirty-one students graduated as the Junior Leadership of Kershaw County Class of 2015 during a banquet April 23 at the Robert Mills Courthouse. The banquet capped off a school year full of activities for the juniors and seniors from Camden, Lugoff-Elgin and North Central high schools and Camden Military Academy (CMA).
Articles By Author - Martin L. Cahn
Column: Legislature needs to obey own law
On today's front page, I have an article looking back at the Kershaw County school board's April 10 meeting and a presentation on ...
CPD looking for missing child
Two-year-old Dakota Day Ray, is considered to be a missing child even though she is thought to be with her parents. Dakota is considered missing ...
KCSD budget tweaks come with criticism of lawmakers
As lawmakers in Columbia continue working on a proposed state budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019, so, too, does the Kershaw County School District (KCSD ...
School board begins looking at five-year strategic plans
During its April 10 meeting, the Kershaw County Board of School Trustees began looking at a five-year strategic plan for the Kershaw County School District ...
Superintendent search interviews to start May 7
The Kershaw County Board of School Trustees will begin interviewing candidates to replace retiring Kershaw County School District (KCSD) Superintendent Dr. Frank Morgan on May ...
Man charged for driving on Springdale track
The Camden Police Department (CPD) and Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) charged a Camden man with multiple offenses after he reportedly drove on a ...
Orphaned and homeless - Part 2 of 2
Fourteen-year-old "J.M." ended up on the streets of Elgin for four months in 2015. In 2016, his attorneys, Deborah and Robert Butcher, filed a ...
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