Spartans get first win of year, take down Gladiators, 27-14

Last November, the Camden Military Academy football team waited until its final game of the season before recording their first win.

Stallions gallop their way past NC for 33-7 victory

Jamel Jones returned from a two-game absence to provide North Central with its only touchdown in Friday's 33-7 loss to Lee Central in a Region 4-AA contest played in Bishopville.

Reading with Reddek

RALPH ELDRETH

Funeral services to celebrate the life of Ralph "Bud" Eldreth, 84, of Liberty Hill, were held at 3:00 o'clock p.m., Sunday, October 1, in the sanctuary of Liberty Hill Presbyterian Church, Liberty Hill. The Revs. Gene Ghent and Dorothy Killian officiated. Burial followed in the church cemetery with Military Honors and Masonic Rites.

JEFFERY LUTHER EVANS

A memorial service was held October 1, 2017 to honor the life of Jeffery Luther Evans, 64.

MARVIN GERMAN

A visitation for Marvin German, 71, will be held on Wednesday from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home, with military honors rendered at 6:00 p.m.

BUNNY McLEOD

A graveside funeral service to celebrate the life of Buena Hunter (Bunny) McLeod, 87, formerly of Camden SC, will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, October 6, 2017 at Beulah United Methodist Church Cemetery in Camden. Reverend Dr. J. Decherd Guess will officiate. Memorials may be made to Beulah United Methodist Church or a charity of one's choice.

KCSO arrests burglars caught by deer cam photos

On Thursday, Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) investigators arrested Shondale Ingham, 34, who lives in Dalzell, and Sandy Joseph Tarte, 48, who lives with Ingham, and charged them with five counts of burglary and one count each of criminal conspiracy.

Bluesfest ’17

Thursday, Oct. 5

King Kat fishing tourney returns to Lake Wateree

The Camden-Kershaw County Tourism Partnership is bringing back the Cabela's King Kat tournament next weekend.

This week in KC sports

Monday: Hartsville at Camden (GG – 4:15 p.m.)

The Blues

Paul DesLauriers (pictured) will bring his band from Montreal to Camden for next weekend's 21st annual Carolina Downhome Blues Festival. For more information, check out the following stories from today's special advance look at BluesFest '17:

Ariail - Sept. 29, 2017

Recycling woes

It appears recycling is becoming a little more complicated than it used to be, both in the city and elsewhere.

Rocket Man and Dotard in Toontown

WASHINGTON -- Pity the Pacific, a portion of which faces ultimate destruction should "Rocket Man" follow through on his reported threat to test a hydrogen bomb in the ocean in response to recent anti-North Korea comments from President "Dotard."

INEZ DIXON

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – A celebration of life service for Inez Dixon, 72, will be held Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at ...

BETTY MCCASKILL

ANDERSON - Mrs. Betty Helms McCaskill, 90, of Anderson, South Carolina formerly of Pageland, South Carolina passed away on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 while surrounded by ...

MARLENE V. PIROTTA

CAMDEN – Marlene V. Pirotta went home to be with Jesus on October 9, 2017. Services will be private.

MINISTER MARIA A. ALLEN PUGH

EVANS, GA – Funeral service to celebrate the life of Minister Maria Alma Allen Pugh, 79, will be held on Saturday, October 21, 2017, at 11 ...

FREDERICK STUCKEY

Mr. Frederick Stuckey, 65, of 296 St. Phillips Road, Dalzell, South Carolina, passed on Tuesday, October 17, 2017. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 ...

JEANETTE B. WILLIAMS

CAMDEN – Funeral service for Jeanette Broadway Williams, 65, will be held Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Emmanuel Baptist Church with burial to follow ...

RODGER L. WILLIAMS

Rodger Lewis Williams, age 70 of Camden, SC, died Thursday, October 19, 2017. Plans are incomplete and will be announced by Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden ...

Demons’ Wilson wins at Honey Badger tourney

For all its success on the mat, the one tournament which was a thorn in Lugoff-Elgin's side was the Honey Badger tournament.

Lady Bulldogs host Southside in Wednesday's tourney opener

Camden will begin defense of its AAA Upper State volleyball title as the Region 4-AAA champion.

Lady Demons rolling into Thursday’s 4A playoffs

Darlington provided little resistance as Lugoff-Elgin ran the table in winning the Region 6-4A volleyball crown with a three-set road sweep last Thursday.

Buford holds off NC for Region 4-AA title

After having split a pair of five-set matches by winning on their respective home courts, North Central and Buford traveled to Andrew Jackson High School ...

Ariail - Oct. 17, 2017

Community art project

We are intrigued and pleased with an interesting little event coming up this week.

The death of hypocrisy

WASHINGTON -- Hypocrisy, one of the most damnable sins, has been rendered obsolete. When everybody's a skunk, nobody smells the stench. Or, more to the ...

CACCE meeting was enlightening, informative

I have recently returned from a Carolinas Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (CACCE) conference. I thoroughly enjoyed the content of the learning sessions as ...