Archive By Author - Martin L. Cahn
Cahn: Closer to closing the Lyon case
Eleven months ago, I wrote about what has long been considered a kidnapping case which has haunted me since just before my 10th birthday. More than 40 years ago, on March 25, 1975, two sisters disappeared from a mall near where I used to live in the Washington, D.C., suburbs of Montgomery County, Md.
District website logs nearly 600,000 hits in 2014-15
During the 2014-15 school year, the Kershaw County School District's (KCSD) website received a total of 599,214 hits, the most in one school year. The district website received 306,986 hits in 2012-13 and 434,618 in 2013-14.
Confederate battle flag hung from downtown building
Someone -- no one knows who yet -- hung a Confederate battle flag from a downtown Camden office building sometime before dawn Thursday morning. Whoever was responsible cut the letters H A T E out of the middle of the flag, which caught the attention of people driving down Broad Street near the main intersection with DeKalb Street.
New ED partnership at KershawHealth
At 7 a.m. July 8, KershawHealth's emergency department began a new partnership with ApolloMD, a physician services company headquartered in Atlanta.
Hospital board meets tonight
The KershawHealth Board of Trustees meets tonight in the first of two meetings for July.
Referenda meeting schedule on school board agenda
The Kershaw County Board of School Trustees will review a schedule of public meetings regarding proposed new facility construction-related referenda during its meeting Tuesday night.
Cahn: ‘Hail to the R--’ er, what now?
The controversy about whether to rename the Washington, D.C., football team is not a new one. However, our controversy here in South Carolina regarding the Confederate battle flag, got me thinking about other symbols.
One mother, one day, two graduations in two states
A Camden woman managed to attend both of her sons' college graduations in different states on the same day recently. Cynthia Cooper, mother of Matthew Goodwin and Brad Cooper, faced the trial of trying to be in two states -- and not in South Carolina -- on June 5.
Small Jr. named president of First Palmetto Bank
The board of directors at Camden-based First Palmetto Bank recently named Sammy Small Jr. as president of the bank. Small Jr. will continue serving as First Palmetto's general counsel and chief operating officer while taking on the role of president.
County takes over EMS operations
At midnight Wednesday morning, it became official: emergency management services (EMS) are now being operated as part of the Kershaw County government.
Cahn: Has it really been 15 years?
By mid-June of 2000, I was so fed up and frustrated, I needed counseling.
Parents return bank robbery suspect to jail after escape
The parents of a suspect arrested for the June 23 Sandhills Bank robbery in Bethune drove their son back to the Kershaw County Detention Center (KCDC) on Wednesday after he escaped earlier in the day.
Capella letter of intent extended again
The KershawHealth Board of Trustees' executive committee voted unanimously Thursday night to extend a letter of intent (LOI) concerning the pending takeover of the hospital by Capella Healthcare, of Franklin, Tenn., to July 31.
Man killed in single car crash Thursday night
A 43-year-old man died Thursday night after apparently running through a stop sign at a T-intersection and driving into a wooded area.
IRS to auction Old Armory inventory, van July 15
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will auction off Old Armory Steak & Seafood restaurant's inventory and a van belonging to the restaurant on July 15.
Articles By Author - Martin L. Cahn
‘Empathy is good for everyone’
David Adelman might be one of the smartest people in Camden. He also happens to have lived with cerebral palsy -- and the way people have ...
Morgan attends last full school board meeting
Dr. Frank Morgan, who has served as superintendent of the Kershaw County School District (KCSD) for 11 years, attended his final full school board meeting ...
KCSO investigating shooting death
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) is investigating the shooting death of a woman Sunday night in the Westville area. Kershaw County Coroner David ...
Column: Nobody lied; it was worse
Two weeks ago, I wrote about a small schools report given to the Kershaw County Board of School Trustees' finance committee showing it will take ...
First-ever pickleball tournament deemed success
More than 100 people officially registered to participate in Camden's first ever pickleball tournament, held June 9 and 10 at the Tennis Center of ...
Boan, Rushing head to June 26 runoff for sheriff nomination
Two Republican candidates for Kershaw County Sheriff -- Lee Boan and Jack Rushing -- will face each other in a June 26 runoff after neither man garnered ...
Mayor touts Elder Abuse Month at council meeting
Camden Mayor Alfred Mae Drakeford took some time near the end of Tuesday's Camden City Council meeting to speak on a subject that wasn ...
County working on severance package FOIA request
In a response dated June 6, just two days prior to a 20-workday deadline, Assistant Kershaw County Attorney H. Thomas Morgan Jr. notified the Chronicle-Independent ...
Column: Three bad apples
If you've ever watched CBS' Criminal Minds, you're probably familiar with its opening credits during which a montage of mugshots are shown. Look ...
KCSD releases Robbins contract for superintendent
When new Kershaw County School District (KCSD) Superintendent. Dr. William Shane Robbins officially begins working on July 1, his starting base salary will be $170 ...
Jury finds Pickrell guilty of murdering boyfriend
Unless her case is overturned on appeal, Gregg Pickrell will be 100 years old when she finishes serving her 35-year sentence for fatally shooting 33-year-old ...
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