Historic Camden to host festivals, comic convention

Historic Camden will come alive with a weekend of conferences and festivals on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. These include the Charles Dickens Festival, the Krampus Festival, and the Camden SC Comicon.

Nagle, Fisher repeat as NSA champions in 2018

Straylight Racing's Invocation remained undefeated for the year when he scored a two-length victory over Eve Ledyard's Go Get the Basil in the Steeplechase at Charleston's featured $30,000 ratings handicap on Sunday. Apple Equipment's Oskar Denarius finished third.

Ariail - Nov. 13, 2018

Editorial: ALPHA Center

We would like to offer a heartfelt congratulations and thanks to the hardworking staff down at the ALPHA Center Behavioral Center.

Column: Rural Route One

When I was a child growing up, our address was simply Rural Route One. Our road had no proper name and, for the first five years of my life, we shared a phone line with others.

Column: Relief is yet to come

WASHINGTON -- It wasn't a blue trickle, but nor was it a tsunami. Rather, the midterm elections brought a gentle, purplish wave of mostly center-leaning Democrats whose profiles suggest a welcome infusion of professionalism and balance to a disorderly House.

Column: Paula’s journey -- Part Two

Paula suffered agoraphobia early in life. This anxiety disorder makes you fear and avoid places or situations that might induce panic and feeling trapped, helpless, or embarrassed. She fought it off, however, and in the mid 1980s went to work at an Albany bank. Then one Friday she worked a branch in a rough area. That day a bank robber wearing a green mask held a gun to her head and she relapsed. So, when Paula Deen's husband moved her and the boys to Savannah 30 years ago, it wasn't a happy time. "I thought my life was ...

Letter: Why not cast ballots by mail?

After reading about the long lines at the midterm election, and the difficulty with counting all of the votes (in some states), as well as the difficulty with some of the machines malfunctioning, I was wondering why South Carolina couldn't follow Oregon's lead and have all mail ballots.

Letter: Do eyesores hurt us economically?

Although I live in Kershaw County, I belong to the Lake Carolina YMCA because it has an indoor, year-round swimming pool. The lack of such an amenity in Kershaw County, one that exists in many communities of our size and demographic, is an entire topic by itself.

EVELYN BOWERS

A funeral service to celebrate the life of Evelyn Reynolds Bowers, 92, of Camden, was held Monday, Nov. 12, 2018 at First Baptist Church. Rev. John Sorrells officiated. Burial was in Cassatt Baptist Church Cemetery. The family received friends Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018 at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel. Memorials may be made to Pinedale Assisted Living, 798 Hermitage Pond Road, Camden, SC 29020.

ANNIE E. WARD GODBOLT

A funeral service for Annie E. Ward Godbolt, 77, will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home with burial to follow in Hardshell Cemetery. The Rev. Todd Horton and the Rev. Sean Mcelrath will officiate. The family received friends Monday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Judes Children's Hospital.

NANCY HURST

Memorial services for Nancy Sandifer Hurst, 85, of Monroe, N.C. and formerly of Kershaw, S.C., will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home, Kershaw, SC. Rev. Donnie Dixon will officiate.

MARGARET JOSEPH

A Mass of Christian Burial for Margaret Shahid Joseph, 89, of Camden, was held Monday, Nov. 12, 2018 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church with Rite of Committal in Quaker Cemetery. Father John Zimmerman officiated. A Rosary was recited at the church on Sunday, November 11, 2018 with visitation following. In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, c/o construction program, 1709 Lyttleton Street, Camden, SC 29020.

BARBARA MASON

Mrs. Barbara Mason, 77, of 1919 Robbins Drive, Camden, SC, who passed on Monday, November, 5, 2018. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced at a later date by Nelson-Haile Funeral Home.

CARL NATHAN ROBINSON SR.

Carl Nathan Robinson Sr. was born in Orangeburg County Oct. 4, 1937 to Dewitt T. and Edith V. Robinson. He married Mollye L. Alford June 17, 1961 and remained married for fifty-seven years. His favorite story to tell was how they met. When Mollye moved next door to him her landlady walked her over to meet a very nice young man. And the rest is history. Another favorite story he loved to tell was how smart his first class was. He was only nineteen years old but felt very prepared. However, those students were really a challenge and a joy ...

CES announces first quarter honor roll

Camden ELementary School recently announced its first quarter honor roll.

BES announces first quarter honor roll

Blaney Elementary School recently announced its first quarter honor roll.

CJWL awards grants

The Camden Junior Welfare League recently awarded Youth Enrichment Grants to non-profits serving or directly impacting the children of Kershaw County. Five non-profits were awarded ...

Demons battle way to ninth at Southern Slam

For many wrestling teams in the southeast, the Southern Slam has been used as a barometer as to what areas wrestlers need to fine tune ...

CHS divides doubleheaders with Crestwood, River Bluff

Camden split four basketball games on Friday night and Saturday afternoon with the boys' and girls' team winning once each.

The 83rd edition of the Camden Hunt Hunter Trials

Attracting one of the biggest crowds in terms of riders and guests, the 83rd edition of The Camden Hunt Hunter Trials was one of its ...

Kershaw County 4-H Honey Bee Project winner

Kershaw County 4-H would like to congratulate Eric Roberts on being named the County Winner for the 2018 South Carolina Honey Bee Project. This was ...

Historic Camden celebrates Colonial Christmas

Looking for good, old-fashioned winter fun for your family? Historic Camden is hosting their annual Colonial Christmas event on Saturday, December 15 from 6 to ...

Ariail - Dec. 4, 2018

Editorial: George H.W. Bush

We join the nation in mourning the loss of George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States, who passed away Friday at ...

Column: Power for the people

There's a huge disconnect going on with electricity in South Carolina.

Column: Lies, lies -- and dadgum lies

WASHINGTON -- Michael Cohen's guilty plea Thursday that he lied to Congress about Donald Trump's interests in building a Moscow tower comes as little ...

Column: The story of the little ones

Tom Brokaw has given the name "the Greatest Generation" to those who grew up during the Great Depression and fought in WWII. Most of this ...

Letter: New state report cards a fiasco

The South Carolina Deptartment of Education recently chose to delay the release of the "new and improved" school report cards due to a problem with ...

MAJOR KING

Funeral services for Mr. Major King will be held Wednesday 1:00 p.m. (viewing 12:00 noon) at St. Matthews Baptist Church, 2885 Stephens ...