Thomas Heyde

Funeral service for Thomas George Heyde, 63, will be held Thursday at 3:00 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home, Lugoff. The family will receive friends 1:30-3:00 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association or to the family to help with final expenses.

Sunday golf tourney will benefit animal shelter

The inaugural Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter Golf Tournament, a fundraiser for the facility, will be held on Sunday, May 19 at the White Pines Golf Club in Camden.

Colonial Cup rematch on tap for Nashville

Demonstrative and Divine Fortune, the respective winner and second finisher in last year's season-ending Marion duPont Scott Colonial Cup in Camden (Gr. 1) race, will meet again on Saturday, in the $150,000 Calvin Houghland Iroquois (Gr. 1), the crowning race of the rich Iroquois Steeplechase in Nashville's Percy Warner Park.

CMA Member and Guest Showcase to be May 19

The Rotary Singers will be performing at the Camden Music Association Member and Guest Showcase on Sunday, May 19 at 3 p.m in the Wood Auditorium at the Fine Arts Center. Director of the Rotary Singers is Mary Ellen Jordan.

Local Garden Club happenings

King Haigler Garden Club The King Haigler Garden Club will meet on Monday at 3:30 p.m. Cheryl Black will host the group at historic Proctor Hall. Nancy Fisher and Jane Hannon will cohost with delicious refreshments. There will be no horticulture or arrangements. Members will celebrate the installation of new officers and the presentation of yearly club awards. All members are reminded to bring a plant to exchange with someone else. May ...

Edward Thompson

Funeral service for Reverend Edward "Eddie" "Pete" Thompson, 78, of 300 Lafayette Way in Camden will be held Saturday, May 11, 2013, 12 p.m. at Gaines Baptist Church with burial in the Sanders Creek Baptist Church cemetery. Friends may visit at 156-A Sycamore Road in Camden. Collins Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

John W. Stone

Service for John W. Stone, 74, also of Waterford, Conn. will be held Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home. The Rev. Mike Vinson will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.

Mary Kate Shepard Wilson

Mrs. Mary Kate Shepard Wilson, 75, of 2114 McGee Street, Elgin, SC, passed on Friday, May 3, 2013. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, May 10, 2013, 2:00 PM, Fort Clark Baptist Church, Elgin, SC, with burial to follow in the church cemetery.

‘A positive difference’

I would like to take a few minutes and write a brief letter suggesting that our community take some time to concentrate on all the good things our hospital has stood for the past 100 years.

Come out and enjoy a taste of Camden

The Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) and the city of Camden are pleased to bring you the second annual A Taste of Camden on the Town Green Saturday, May 18 from 6 to 10 p.m.

Anita Gibbons Ardis

Funeral services for Anita Gibbons Ardis, 97, formerly of Summerton, S.C., will be held Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John's United Methodist Church, Lugoff, S.C. Burial will be at 3:00 p.m. at Evergreen Cemetery in Summerton, S.C. The Rev. John Mims will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home, Lugoff, S.C. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. ...

Janie D. Brown

Mrs. Janie Gertrude Davis Brown, 85, of Centerville, TN, formerly of Camden, SC, died Tuesday morning in a Tennessee nursing home.

Nettie Leese Brown

Funeral services to celebrate the life of Nettie Leese Ogburn Brown, 90, of Columbia, will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Kilbourne Park Baptist Church in Columbia. Burial will follow in Quaker Cemetery, Camden, SC. The family will receive friends at 1:00 PM, prior to the service in the church sanctuary. Memorials may be made in Mrs. Brown's memory to Kilbourne Park Baptist Church, 4205 Kilbourne Rd., Columbia, SC 29206 ...

Robert A. Carswell

Robert A. Carswell, 85, of Camden, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Plans are incomplete and will be announced by Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel.

Jessie Mae "Bell" Holiday

Mrs. Jessie Mae "Bell" Holiday, 86, of Hampton, Virginia, and formerly of Camden, entered into eternal rest on Friday, may 3, 2013. Born in Lee County she was daughter of the late Bishop Nelson and Missionary Lois Bradford. A Celebration of Life Services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, at Mount Calvary Holiness Church, Rembert, with burial in church cemetery. Mrs. Holiday will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. for viewing. ...

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Yesteryear - May 15, 2013

Camden High Graduates Busch Twins Parting After Earning Degrees

Are we willing to pay for increased public safety?

Kershaw County public safety is at a crossroads. The sheriff's office is greatly understaffed and deputies are compensated for their mandatory overtime work by an antiquated and grossly unfair payment system. The solicitor's office is working with half the staff it needs to properly prosecute the cases it receives every month and the jail is barely able to keep sufficient staff to meet state standards. <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: ...

Two arrested after meth lab discovered

Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) narcotics agents arrested two men Monday after discovering a fully assembled methamphetamine lab in an outbuilding on Cricket Hill Drive in Lugoff.

Mother unsure how to handle ex’s girlfriend

Jane G. Brady

Ariail for May 15, 2013

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Carl I. Grandon

Funeral service for Carl Isaiah Grandon, 84, will be held Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. at Emmanuel Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. Jimmy Atkerson will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday 6-8 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the American Kidney Foundation or the American Cancer Society.

Joseph Ruffing

Funeral services for Joseph Louis Ruffing, 75, will be held Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Rowan Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Phil McCoy will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday 6-8 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Rowan Presbyterian Church.

Lewis E. Keyes, Jr.

A graveside service to celebrate the life of Lewis Edward. Keyes, Jr. 74, of Camden will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in Quaker Cemetery. Rev. Dr. William F. Summers will officiate. Memorials may be made in Mr. Keyes memory to Sam A. Karesh Wing, 1315 Roberts Street, Camden, SC 29020 or Bethesda Presbyterian Church, 502 DeKalb Street, Camden, SC 29020.

Music City finish mimics 2012 Colonial Cup

NASHVILLE -- On a spectacular afternoon of racing at the 72nd annual Iroquois Steeplechase, Jacqueline Ohrstrom's Demonstrative edged past Divine Fortune at the finish line to win Saturday's $150,000 Calvin Houghland Iroquois (Gr. 1) by a head.

CHS 4 x 100-relay team third in AAA state meet

Led by a third place finish from its 4 x 100-meter relay team, the Camden High boys' track team finished in 12th place at last weekend's South Carolina High School League State Championships held at Lower Richland High School in Hopkins.

The IRS

There are jokes aplenty about the Internal Revenue Service, but the latest revelations about that agency's conduct in targeting conservative groups is no laughing matter. In reality, it's not about conservative groups or liberal groups or apolitical groups. It's about the abhorrent idea that the IRS would single out any kind of organization or individual to harass -- and indeed it is harassment. <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align: left; text-indent: ...