Canine Classic to benefit Fine Arts Center

The Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) will hold a new and exciting fundraiser, the Canine Classic for the Arts, to be held Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Meeting Place in Cassatt, located at 1166 State Road S-28-354.

Webster captures contest

George Webster missed four games to win the Chronicle-Independent football contest for the weekend of Nov. 8.

One-day baseball camp features Rays' pitcher Kohn

Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher and former Camden High School standout Michael Kohn will return home as the lead instructor for a one-day baseball camp on Sunday, Dec. 14 from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. at American Legion Park in Camden.

Camden riders helps CCET take two titles in as many days

The Camden-based Central Carolina Equestrian Team won a pair of championships in two events contested on consecutive days at the South Carolina Equine Park in Camden earlier this fall.

JoAnn King

Celebration of Life Service for JoAnn King, 75, will be held Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. at Faith Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. Jerry Gardner will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. prior to the service at the church.

Wateree Elementary School reports honor rolls

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JoAnn King

Celebration of Life Service for JoAnn King, 75, will be held Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. at Faith Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. Jerry Gardner will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. prior to the service at the church.

Gregory Matheson Hailey

Funeral service for Gregory Matheson Hailey, 41, will be held on Thursday at 3:00 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home with burial to follow in Hardshell Cemetery. The Rev. Wayne Flowers will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday 1:00-3:00 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 311 East Main Street, Bennettsville, S.C. 29512 or a charity of one's choice.

Edward Lane

Edward Lane

Talbot promoted to commander of SCHP training unit

An Elgin man is now commander of the S.C. Highway Patrol's training division.

WWI exhibit now on display at Camden Archives

An exhibit on World War I is now on display through June 2015 at the Camden Archives and Museum.

Ariail for Nov. 19, 2014

Transparency

Operating under the simple premise that citizens have a right to know as much as they can about how their government officials operate, and how that affects governmental agencies as a whole, we almost always favor laws and regulations which require transparency in government. Transparency, of course, is an overused word, but it basically means that government agencies must operate in a way that allows citizens to observe what's happening, and even to have input about what's taking place.

Sheriff responds to firearms discharge ordinance decision

The committee to study whether or not Kershaw County should enact some type of firearms discharge ordinance finally came back with its finding. As I fully expected, there will be no ordinance of any kind to deal with this growing problem. William Tetterton, a criminal defense attorney, former prosecutor and friend of mine chaired this committee. Mr. Tetterton was against any kind of firearms discharge ordinance from the beginning, so it seems a little disingenuous that a man who was strongly opposed to any firearms discharge ordinance would chair a panel deciding on whether or not one should be enacted.

Sheheen: ‘It is the journey that matters most’

I try to live life as a journey full of unknown destinations. And I do believe it is the journey that matters most. During the last year, I was blessed enough to experience a journey throughout our wonderful state of South Carolina. A campaign for governor is a journey through the hearts and souls of many people and places. A statewide campaign is sometimes brutal and sometimes joyful, but never dull. I treasure that journey and thank my friends in Camden and Kershaw County for letting me experience it.

Patriots, Picnic & Pops is July 1

Historic Camden and the Camden Community Concert Band will once again host Patriots, Picnic and Pops, a 4th of July holiday family event.

Ariail - June 22, 2018

Editorial: Local budgets

Across Kershaw County and the state, local governments are putting finishing touches on the upcoming fiscal year's 2019 budgets.

Column: The old courthouse

A road trip recently swung me down the back roads of Georgia and took me through a little town called Homer. I wouldn't have ...

Column: He never wrote the book

Thank heavens Lyman C. Draper stayed away from Camden when he visited South Carolina in 1871! He got close, though, as close as Stateburg. I ...

Column: Life without fathers

There's something about being a writer that makes people confide in you. Why tell a writer, who uses life as raw material, your deepest ...

Letter: Still many good people living here

This is a little note to let our citizens of Kershaw County know that we still have many good people living in our area.

Letters: June is Alzheimer's Awarness Month

Did you know? June is Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month, and the Alzheimer's Association together with advocates are encouraging families to talk about memory ...

JANE L. BOYD

Funeral service for Jane L. Boyd, 90, will be held on Saturday, June 30, 2018 at 11 a.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist ...

GEORGE CALVIN CONOLY

Funeral service for George Calvin Conoly, 72, were held Thursday at Blaney Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. The family received friends Thursday ...

JULIE D. HORTON

Julie Dale Horton 47, of Bethune, went to meet her heavenly father on Sunday, June 17, 2018, after fighting a long battle with cancer. Born ...

JOSEPH A. NOWELL

Mr. Joseph A. Nowell, 77, of Camden, SC died June 15, 2018. The family will receive friends at 11 AM on Monday, June 25, 2018 ...

MICHAEL L. TRUEL

Funeral services for Michael Lee Truel, 56, will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home, with burial to follow in Quaker ...

KATHLEEN A. YOUNG

Funeral services for Kathleen Anderson Young, 97, will be held Saturday, June 23, at 10: a.m. in Beaverdam Baptist Church with burial to follow ...

KCSO arrests woman in Sunday shooting death

The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) arrested a Westville woman Thursday for shooting another Westville woman on Sunday night.