Meth dealer arrested twice this year

For the second time in five months, Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) narcotics investigators arrested an alleged methamphetamine dealer.

Lugoff man serving country as information warrior

A 2010 Lugoff-Elgin High School graduate is stationed with a command responsible for teaching future information warriors the skills required to defend America around the world.

ALPHA Center to host ‘Four Corners of the World’

The ALPHA Behavioral Health Center, through its Hispanic/Latino Program "Among Friends," will host "Four Corners of the World," a festival celebrating international cultures and diversity at Camden City Arena on Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. Admission is free.

Colleges, universities honor area students

Seton Hall University recently named SanDaisha Lee of Camdento the Spring 2018 Dean's list.

Youth soccer camp set for Aug. 6-10

The Kershaw County Park and Recreation Department's final youth sports camp of the summer will be its annual soccer camp. Here are the details:

KC Ponytails play their way to third in state tournament

The Kershaw County 12u Ponytails softball team finished third in the South Carolina State Tournament played in Bluffton.

Doors to Zemp will swing open to the public tonight

The Camden High School football program will host a grand re-opening celebration at the newly renovated Zemp Stadium tonight.

Kershaw Clash features Steamboat and Bagwell

World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame member Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat and five-time World Championship Wrestling World Tag Team Champion Buff Bagwell will headline The Kershaw Clash, a Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling card to be held inside the Camden High School gymnasium on Saturday, Aug. 11.

County football coaches will address KCGC meeting

The Kershaw County Gamecock Club (KCGC) will host its annual "2018 Carolina Kickoff" meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the Old South & Catery, 509 Dicey Ford Road, in Camden.

Ariail - July 27, 2018

Editorial: Live streaming

We are pleased to see Kershaw County Council moving forward with looking into live streaming its meetings.

Column: S.C. looks good on fiscal transparency

My office was pleased to receive national attention recently for our efforts to shed light on how your tax dollars are spent.

Column: The sing song of cicadas

This job affords me the luxury of being outside, which I enjoy. During these past eight years, I've had the opportunity to observe and capture many moments of nature up close as I prune young trees, perform tree exams and/or water our newly planted trees.

Column: In defense of poodles

WASHINGTON -- It didn't take long after the Helsinki summit for European and American media publications to declare Donald Trump Vladimir Putin's pet dog.

Letter: U.S. holds protestant work ethic close

Recently, the United States Labor Chief stressed training during a visit to the Boeing plant in South Carolina. He stressed training to highlight a new President Trump administration commitment to workforce development.

Column: The truth of the truth

Several years back -- I believe it would have been eight or nine years ago -- I was in Nashville on a book tour for my publisher ...

Column: Meet you at the river!

In 1747, William Payne stood on the bank of the Wateree River at the mouth of Twenty-five Mile Creek and took in the view around ...

Column: It’s a dog-eat-dog White House

WASHINGTON -- No sooner had I ordered the 2011 book "Less Than Human" for a late-summer read than President Trump called Omarosa Manigault Newman a "dog ...

Column: Community newspapers not enemies of the state

Let's make one thing crystal clear…the press is not the enemy of the American people.

ELLIS KELLY CAMERON

Ellis Kelly Cameron passed away August 14 at his home in Sumter, S.C.

RUTH D. DAVIS

Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Ruth D. Davis, 85, was held Thursday, August 16, 2018, in Bethany-Tiller Cemetery. The family received friends Wednesday, August 15 ...

DOLORES RAY

A funeral service to celebrate the life of Dolores Ray, age 76, was held at Thursday, August 16, 2018 at Kornegay Funeral Home, Lugoff-Elgin Chapel ...

WILLIAM TILLER SR.

A graveside service to celebrate the life of William "Doodie" Porter Tiller Sr. will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, August 18, 2018, at ...

New KCSD school administrators hired

At its most recent meeting, the Kershaw County Board of School Trustees named new administrators, including an eLearning director to assist the Kershaw County School ...

Boykin Road to be closed today through Aug. 31

The S.C. Department of Transportation ( SCDOT) will close the entire length of Boykin Road to through traffic beginning today at 7:30 a.m ...

KCSO charges three in auto break-ins, thefts

The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) is among multiple agencies charging two men and a juvenile with dozens of automobile break-ins and thefts throughout ...

KCSO investigating man’s death as murder

The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) is investigating a 30-year-old man's death as a murder.

FAC’s Arts Open House scheduled for August 25

The Fine Arts Center (FAC) of Kershaw County cordially invites the community to attend its 2018 Arts Open House on Saturday, Aug. 25 from 11 ...

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Slade celebrate 50th wedding anniversary

Betty and Larry Slade of Camden are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. They were united in marriage on May 11, 1968, at the First Baptist ...

Ruth and William Arledge Jr. celebrate 50th wedding anniversary

Ruth and William Arledge Jr. will celebrate 50 years of marriage on August 16, 2018.