JAMES SINGLETON

A celebration of life service for James O'Neil "Neil" Singleton, 65, will be held today at 7:30 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital.

Beverly Ray-Dowey announces run for auditor

Beverly Ray-Dowey has announced she is running for Kershaw County Auditor.

ZEKE ZELLER-CHASE

"We love you forever, we like you for always. For as long as we're living, our baby you'll be."

CHS hosting baseball camp over spring break

Camden High School and the Kershaw County Parks & Recreation Department will co-sponsor their annual Spring Break Baseball Camp from Monday, April 2 through Wednesday, April 4 at American Legion Park (on Ehrenclou Drive) in Camden.

L-E visits CHS for Saturday Dogfest

DogFest: A Celebration of Being a Camden Bulldog, will be held on Saturday, March 24 at Camden High's American Legion Park.

Spring dog show Saturday

The 82nd Annual Spring Dog Show will be held at 1 p.m. in Rectory Square, in downtown Camden. March 25 is the rain date and will have the same schedule. Registration starts at noon, with 15 competition categories, including costume, mutts, shelter dogs and standard canine categories. Registration is $5 per dog per class or $10 for two or more classes. All proceeds benefit the Kershaw County Humane Society and Animal Shelter.

Not getting older but getting better

In the spring of 1909, in a town known for its love of horses, a tradition was born; the first Camden Horse Show --- focusing on the horses that hunt and jump --- was held.

Historic parachute drop commemoration is March 29

Everyone from around the region, state and nation is invited to attend a special commemoration, to be held Thursday, March 29, at 2:30 p.m. on the grounds at INVISTA in Lugoff.

Knights drop pair of region games

North Central had enough hits to have won a ballgame but the Knights stranded seven runners in scoring position which ended up proving costly to the hosts who dropped a 4-0 decision to visiting Chesterfield in a Region 4-AA contest played Wednesday night in Boonetown.

Bulldogs top Barons, fall to Eagles

Chapin righted its ship following back-to-back, non-conference losses to Lugoff-Elgin and Lexington by sweeping Region 5-4A foe and defending 4A state champion A.C. Flora. Wednesday night, the state's top-ranked 4A entry ran their win streak to three by shutting out Camden, 11-0, at American Legion Park.

Ariail - March 23, 2018

Publisher's Note: Economic Development

Today, readers will have an opportunity to take a deep look at economic development in Kershaw County. Editor Jim Tatum and Senior Writer Martin L. Cahn have put a lot of time and research into this package of stories; hopefully everyone can gain a little insight into economic development efforts and what they could mean to the future of our county.

Column: Women to the swamp

WASHINGTON -- How many times have we heard that this is the year of the woman?

ELVIN EUGENE BROWN SR.

Funeral services for Elvin Eugene Brown, Sr., 62, were held on Thursday, March 22, 2018. Memorials may be made to House of Prayer with Open Arms.

BETTY THOMAS STOVER

Funeral service for Mrs. Betty Thomas Stover, 78, of 2409-A Neal Switch Rd., Camden, will be held Saturday, March 24, at noon in Good Hope AME Zion Church, 967 Gaines Church Road, with burial in the church cemetery. Viewing will be held noon to 7 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. She died Tuesday, March 20. Collins Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Demons wrap up region title in romp

Lugoff-Elgin wrapped up its first region baseball title since 2010 behind Zac Branham's one-hitter in Tuesday's 12-2 win at Crestwood.

Wyatt breaks two CHS track marks

Select members of the Camden High boys' and girls' track and field teams participated in the 26th Annual Bojangles Track & Field Classic last Friday and ...

Bulldog netters stop Demons, 5-1

With a biting wind sending the ball in different directions and the temperature seeming much lower than the 57 degrees that the thermometers read, the ...

L-E gains momentum by trouncing Dutch Fork

At this time of year, it is all about peaking and being ready for the state playoffs which begin next week.

CHS, L-E suffer softball defeats

Maddie McNeill hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning to draw Camden to within, 7-5, but it was not enough as visiting Indian ...

Central downs Knights in season finale

Central scored three times in the bottom of the sixth for a come-from-behind, 5-3 win over North Central in Wednesday's season finale for the ...

Ariail - April 20, 2018

Editorial: Tennis Center

It's finally official: the city of Camden's state of the art tennis complex is open.

Column: Mark my words

The new book I've written about Mama is a compilation of past columns about her as well as new stories that give an insight ...

Column: Put out the word

An elected official in Camden never wants to hear: "How come there's no place for kids to hang out?" One answer that doesn't ...

Column: The history of Monument Square

Monument Square developed as a part of the 1798 "extended plan" of the town of Camden which is credited to Col. Joseph Kershaw. It was ...

The Wall That Heals an imortant icon

The Wall That Heals (TWTH) will open for public visiting May 3-6 on South Broad Street in Camden between the City Arena and Historic Camden ...

Letter: Qualified superintendent candidates are right here

As the search for the superintendent continues, I hope the search committee will not overlook the qualified personnel that we have right in our own ...

WAYNE ANTHONY BOSWELL

Mr. Wayne Anthony Boswell, 54, of 697 Dicey Creek Road, Camden, passed on Wednesday , April 18, 2018.

SYLVIA A. DRAKEFORD

Sylvia A. Drakeford, 77, of Camden, SC passed away Saturday, April 14, 2018. Viewing will be held from 3 to 6 pm today, April 20 ...