KCSD School Lunch Menu

Monday Breakfast -- Cinnamon pancakes Lunch -- Steak nuggets, mashed potatoes, broccoli with cheese, roll and fruit cup Tuesday Breakfast -- Ham biscuit Lunch -- Chili cheese nachos, seasoned, corn, brownie adn fruit. Wednesday Breakfast -- Superbun Lunch -- Baked chicken, potato salad, green beans, biscuit and fruit cocktail Thursday Breakfast -- Sausage and cheese bagel. Lunch -- Corn dog, macaroni and cheese, baby lima beans, roll and fruit Friday Breakfast -- Manager's Choice Lunch ...

Connie Adair

Funeral services for Connie Etters Adair, 80, of Kershaw, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 22, 2011, in Baker Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Refuge Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Don Knight will officiate.

Nicolasa Catoe

Funeral services for Nicolasa Catoe, of Lugoff, will be held Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The Rev. Jimmy Atkerson will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday 6-8 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home.

Help the Marching Knights go to Disney World

When you were a child, what theme park did you always dream about going to? Every time the commercial came on, you would ask your parents, "Can we go there one day?" Hopefully, you were thinking of Disney World!

When a husband is generous to a fault

Dear Annie: I have been in a relationship with a wonderful man for four years. Six months ago, we were blessed with a little boy who has become our world.

Bethune council agrees to water line request

Bethune Town Council agreed to a request by residents John Dan McLaurin and Hugh Clyburn to utilize a 6-inch water line in place of an adjacent 2-inch water line in the event of trouble on the smaller line. Council agreed to the request during its Jan. 13 meeting.

Benny Washington

Benny Washington, 78, of 18th Street, Camden, SC, died on Tuesday, January 11, 2011. Funeral services will be conducted at 9 a.m. Friday, January 21, 2011, at Camden First United Methodist Church, Camden. Burial will be in Ft. Jackson National Cemetery, Columbia. Haile's Funeral Home is in charge.

KCSO delivers professional service

I had an old aluminum jon boat stolen from my property in late August of last year. Imagine my surprise when I received a call from Kershaw County Sheriff's Office Investigator Justin Dill Jan. 14, informing me that they had arrested the individuals responsible for the theft. Although the boat was not recoverable, the suspects were in custody.

Pets of the Week - Jan. 21, 2011

Among the animals available for adoption at the Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter are a 1-year-old female calico cat and a 10-week-old male Boston Terrier puppy. The adoption donation includes spaying or neutering. The shelter, located at the south end of Fair Street and managed by the Kershaw County Humane Society, is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. ...

Robert Ariail -- Jan. 21, 2011

Holliday's giving spirit

Professional athletes often seem to make as many headlines for their off-the-field shenanigans as they do for their skill in the playing arena. Sports fans have come to expect that extracurricular news about athletes generally is going to be bad rather than good. That's why it's so refreshing to watch Camden native Vonnie Holliday go about his good works. When you read about Holliday, it's not about a DUI arrest or a nightclub brawl ...

Community makes positive change through election

It has always been a fantasy of mine to write something that my local newspaper would publish. Thinking too hard, I just could not come up with anything. It's right in front of me now and so easy to write. Easy to say, easy to write. Truth and reality!

Camden's Austin signs futures contract with Patriots

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Patriots signed Camden's Thomas Austin to a futures contract on Wednesday.

S.C. Equine Park hosts SC Horsemen's Council Expo

Camden's South Carolina Equine Park will host the S.C. Horsemen's Council Exposition on Saturday, Feb. 5. The day-long event will have a full schedule of demonstrations, seminars, speakers, vendors and the popular parade of breeds.

FMU recognizes academic achievements

Officials at Francis Marion University have named 371 full-time students to the President's List, and 615 full-time students to the Dean's List for the 2010 fall semester.

Ernie Mills

Mr. Ernie Mills, 67, of 30 Black River Road, Camden, S.C., passed on Friday, May 17, 2013. Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date by Haile's Funeral Home.

Edward M. Pratt

Luvenia Sowell

Funeral services for Luvenia Sowell, 88, of 402 Calvert Drive in Bethune will be held Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 1 p.m. at Catoe's Chapel Church of God in Christ in Bethune with burial in the Sandy Level Baptist cemetery. Collins Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Johnny Eugene Stover, Sr.

Mr. Johnny Eugene Stover, Sr., 69, of 1300 Campbell St., Palmer Place Apartments, Apt. 17, Camden, died Saturday. Family and friends may call at 708 Walnut St., Camden. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date by Brown's Funeral Home, Camden, who is serving the Stover Family.

Raymond Johnson

Mr. Raymond "Brother" Johnson, 53, of 1811 Gordon Street, Camden, SC, passed on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, May 20, 2013 at 2 p.m. at Camden First United Methodist Church. The burial will take place at Cedar Cemetery in Camden.

Carnell Adamson, Sr.

Carnell Adamson, Sr., 88, of 1204 Gordon St. in Camden died Friday, May 18, 2013. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 22, 2013 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Collins Funeral Home chapel. Plans will be announced by Collins Funeral Home.

Mary Frances Brown

Funeral service for Mary Frances Dowey Brown, 85, will be held Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Pine Grove Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. Doug Whitfield and the Rev. Todd Horton will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday 6-8 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Pine Grove Baptist Church Puppet Ministry or KershawHealth Hospice.

Charles Wills DuBose

Charles Wills DuBose, 77, of Camden died Sunday, May 19, 2013. Funeral arrangement will be announced by Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel.

Not such strange bedfellows

WASHINGTON -- Breaking news: Conservative organizations suddenly have found common cause with one of their favorite objects of contempt -- the benighted Mainstream Media.

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Ward Baker wed

Pamela Collins Gibson of Columbia, S.C. and Kevin Ward Baker of Lugoff, S.C. were married May 18, 2013 at Lyttleton Street United Methodist Church in Camden, S.C. The 4 p.m. ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. James C. Adams. A reception immediately followed at Aberdeen.

Former Camdenite wins ‘Best In Show’

Former Camdenite Manda McKay's painting "Love You To Death" won "Best In Show" at Southworks 2013. The Oconee County Arts Foundation (OCAF) hosted the opening reception April 12 in Watkinsville, Georgia. McKay grew up in Camden and graduated from Camden High School.

May at the Library

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Wife unsure of what to do about husband’s dementia

Dear Annie: I've been married to "Ned" for 25 years, and each year it seems to get worse. When we married, he told me I could do whatever I wanted with the house, but he never said I'd be the one paying.

Seniors reflect

I meet with a lot of groups and committees over the course of the year, and I think it's important for me to do so. One of my favorite groups is Student Cabinet, which is comprised of student government leaders from each of our high schools. We meet four times a year over lunch. What I love and value about students is that they don't hesitate to tell you what's ...

A matter of conscience:

In 1929, my family moved from Chesterfield County to a farm adjoining the farm of Donald Holland's parents in the Cassatt community. I was a year old at the time but before many years passed, Donald and I established a friendship lasting until Donald's passing in 2003.