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Salmond’s breakout game helps Demons top Blazers
When you send an eight-grader to the wolves in 4A baseball, you resign yourself to taking the good with the not so good.
Lady Demons cruise past Ridge View, 8-1
Lugoff-Elgin continued on its path to next Thursday's Region 4-4A showdown at Blythewood by handing Ridge View an 8-1 loss in a Tuesday night contest played in Columbia.
The road diet
Council and staff have as their primary goal economic development. We want greater prosperity for the business community. We are intent on creating jobs. We are developing a plan to market Camden to travelers from around the nation, who will find it one of the most appealing towns in the Southeast.
Dr. Peter Brice McKoy
A celebration of life of Dr. Peter Brice McKoy will be held at 3:00 PM, Saturday, April 5, 2014 at First Baptist Church in Camden. Rev. Bruce Hancock will officiate. The family will receive friends in the church Fellowship Hall following the service. Interment will be held at a later date at Oakdale Cemetery in Wilmington, NC.
Delilah Hutchinson Yandle
A funeral service celebrating the life of Delilah Hutchinson Yandle, 69, of Columbia will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel at Greenlawn Memorial Park, 845 Leesburg Road, Columbia, SC 29209 with Pastor David Sturgeon officiating. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday evening at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Riverbanks Zoo Botanical Garden, the Wounded Warrior Project, or the Make-A-Wish Foundation in Delilah's memory. On-line condolences ...
Democrats acting desperately
WASHINGTON -- H.L. Mencken gets a workout in election years when voters are reminded by pundits of the curmudgeon's observation that no one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.
Boykin Spaniels
Earlier in the week, we had an opportunity on this page to celebrate one of Kershaw County's premier attractions, the Carolina Cup. And so now, we turn away again from the travails of an often somber world to note another local phenomenon -- the Boykin Spaniel, that hardy but lovable little dog that had its origins right here in Kershaw County.
Dr. Peter Brice McKoy
A celebration of life of Dr. Peter Brice McKoy will be held at 3:00 PM, Saturday, April 5, 2014 at First Baptist Church in Camden. Rev. Bruce Hancock will officiate. The family will receive friends in the church Fellowship Hall following the service. Interment will be held at a later date at Oakdale Cemetery in Wilmington, NC.
William H. Bradshaw
A memorial service to celebrate the life of William Howard "Bill" Bradshaw, 82, will be held Saturday at 4:00 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home. The Rev. Richard Cameron will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 3-4 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Living Waters at 7935 Parkway Road, Balsom Grove, NC 28708.
Birdie Mae “Johnnie” Fletcher
Mrs. Birdie Mae "Johnnie" Fletcher, 89, of Camden, entered into eternal rest on Monday, March 31, 2014. Born in Camden, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Katie Portee Pate and the wife of the late Deacon Tee Fletcher. A Celebration of Life and Homegoing Services will be Held Friday, April 4, 2014 at Four p.m., at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Camden, with burial in the Church cemetery. Mrs. Flecther will be placed in teh church at Three p.m. for viewing. In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mount Zion Baptist Church Building Fund ...
Jessie Getter
Mr. Jessie Getter, 96, of Camden entered into rest on Sunday, March 23, 2014 at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence. Funeral Services were held on Thursday, April 3, 2014 at Canty Hill Baptist Church.
Marie Woods Gilliam
Mrs. Marie Woods Gilliam, 93, of 2924 Timrod Road, Bethune, South Carolina, passed on Sunday, March 27, 2014. Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday, April 3, 2014, 2:00 PM at Bethel Hill Baptist Church in Bethune, SC. Burial will be held at the Bethel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Bethune, SC.
Camden Spring Classic highlighted by $15,000 Derby Classic
On the heels of Camden's grandest event, last Saturday's Carolina Cup, the eyes of the county's equine set will be cast a few miles east to the South Carolina Equine Park (SCEP) for a more cent, but another annual rite of spring, the Camden Spring Classic Horse Show.
L-E runs past Dogs
Using its depth and several strong individual performances, the Lugoff-Elgin boys' track team pinned a 136-97 defeat on rival Camden in a meet hosted by Camden High School recently which also included Great Falls and McBee.
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Bulldogs rally, then hold off stubborn Redhawks
So much for a "ho-hum" victory over Westwood.
Camden hosting wooden bat baseball tourney
Wooden bats make their return to high school baseball this week with the Kershaw-Richland Spring Break Baseball Tournament which begins today and runs through Thursday.
Noted and passed - April 14, 2014
• The news that the city of Camden plans to install an elevator at Camden City Hall is quite welcome. It is especially so to the city's disabled citizens who have found it difficult to come to court or attend Camden City Council meetings, both of which take place on the second floor. Many years ago, the city installed a chair-lift system attached to a railing of the building's main stairwell. It hasn't always worked and some people find its appearance a bit daunting. Installing the elevator -- which will also allow employees and visitors to reach offices and ...
L-E golfers top Camden
Lugoff-Elgin followed its 157-178 win over Camden on Tuesday by splitting a tri-match with West Florence (154-160) and Hartsville (154-146) on Wednesday.
Blue Devils put a dent into Bulldogs’ playoff hopes
Of all his team's losses this season, Camden High tennis coach Roger Smoak said this one stung the most.
Demons lose Radcliff, game in same day
Things started on an ominous note for the Lugoff-Elgin baseball team on Thursday and they would not get better that evening.
Focusing on finding the best healthcare outcomes
Recently, I attended the Congress on Healthcare Leadership presented by the American College of Healthcare Executives, and I was most impressed by one presentation: Building the New Healthcare Delivery System. In particular, I was struck by the fact that healthcare executives from across the country were focused almost exclusively on this new world of healthcare and its impact on how the organizations they lead are designed.
Beautiful in a different way
She was not a pretty woman in the days of her youth. Her lips were too thin, her forehead too high and her eyes so round that they seemed to bulge into the lens of the glasses she wore.
The road diet boon-doggle mistake
The road diet -- what a mistake. Even the mayor admits it could be a mistake. When the mayor was running for office he led me to believe that he was against the Broad Street diet. Two years later, he has flipped his opinion about the diet project. The mayor's vote, along with two of the previous council members, is what placed this mistake in motion. The urgency for the vote was to apply for a grant. A grant is federal tax dollars and not free money as some believe. This type of attitude is one of the reasons our ...
Chris Makla
A memorial service to celebrate the life of Chris Makla, 33, of Laurens, SC, will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 12, 2014 at St. Mary Magdalene Anglican Church in Camden, SC. Rev. Bill Owens and Rev. Charlie Walton will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service in the Parish Hall. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to the Boykin Spaniel Society, 2631 Broad Street, Camden, SC 29020, in honor of his beloved companion, Hanna.
Eula Bell Pollard Shields
Mrs. Eula Bell Pollard Shields, 81, of Bethune, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Born in Boykin, she was the daughter of the late Elias "Sport," Sr. and Mamie Kirkland "Teeta" Pollard and the wife of Clarence Shields. A Celebration of Life and Homegoing Service will be held Monday, April 14, 2014 at Twelve p.m., at Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Camden, with burial in Mount Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery, Rembert. Mrs. Shields will be placed in the church at Eleven a.m. for viewing. Viewing will be held Sunday Twelve-Seven p.m. at Brown's Funeral ...
James Alan Underwood
A memorial service to celebrate the life of James Alan Underwood, 87, of Camden, SC, will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel, 1112 Fair Street in Camden. Burial will be in Moultrie, GA. Memorials may be made in Alan's memory to the charity of one's choice.
Terry Gregory Drakeford
Mr. Terry Gregory Drakeford, 56, of 1707 B Street, Camden, South Carolina, passed on Wednesday April 2, 2014. Funeral services will ce conducted on Friday, April 11, 2014 at 3 p.m. at Parker Baptist Church in Camden S.C. Burial will be at Parker Baptist Church Cemetery in Camden, S.C.
Knights pound Rocks
Tyler Bowers pitched and hit North Central to a 13-3 win over visiting Eau Claire in a Region 3-AA baseball game played Tuesday night in Boonetown.
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