Happy Golden Anniversary!!!

On Dec. 18, 2011, Blondell Jeffers and Dr. E. Raybon (Ray) Rodgers invited family to an intimate dinner to celebrate their Golden Anniversary. The gathering took place where the couple first met, the former site of the Blaney School, which has since been transformed into the Old South Restaurant, Elgin.

Demon wrestlers upend Sumter

Lugoff-Elgin had little trouble with host Sumter in winning Tuesday night's non-region wrestling match between the two 4A programs, 65-12.

Mental Health Kershaw County presents awards at annual membership meeting

Mental Health America of Kershaw County (MHAKC) held its 49th annual membership dinner meeting Nov. 10 in the fellowship center at First Baptist Church in Camden. Joy Jay, executive director of Mental Health America of South Carolina, introduced the guest speaker, Alyce Kemp DeWitt.

Diane Peacock Collins

Mrs. Diane Peacock Collins, 45, of Barnwell, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Providence Hospital in Columbia.

James Leroy Jones

Funeral service for James Leroy Jones, 77, of 2232 Baron Dekalb Road in Camden will be held Monday, January 16, 2012, 1:00 P.M. at White Oak Baptist Church Hwy 97 with burial in the church cemetery. Collins Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Channing James Rollins

Channing James Rollins, 41, of Camden, passed away, Sunday, January, 08, 2012, after a long battle with colon cancer.

Elizabeth Mayrant Dickson Trice

Elizabeth Mayrant Dickson Trice, 94, of Broad Street, Jacksonville, Florida and formerly of Rembert, entered into eternal rest on Friday, January 6, 2012.

Carolyn Walters

Funeral services to celebrate the life of Carolyn Othenia Hoffman Walters, 81, of Camden will be held Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Kornegay Funeral Home Camden Chapel with burial to follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Rev. Brent Kendall will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday, January 13, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel. Memorials may be made in Mrs. Walter's memory to a charity of one's choice.Mrs. Walters, widow of Charles Ingram Walters died Tuesday, January 10, 2012. Born in Hartsville, she was the ...

Robert Ariail -- Jan. 13, 2012

Washington’s anti-S.C. disposition

If you pay attention to the news -- and if you're reading this community newspaper it's likely that you do -- you're probably aware that the federal government just rejected South Carolina's recently-passed "Voter ID" law, which would require voters to present photo identification before casting a ballot in an election.

Christmas in Hawaii

Your Opinion column on Jan. 6, 2012, criticized President Obama for traveling to Hawaii for Christmas. As most of us do, he went home for Christmas. His home just happens to be Hawaii.

Partin's letter insightful

Kudos to Councilman Pat Partin for his very thorough and well-written letter in this newspaper. He gave excellent accounting and insight into the reasoning of City Council regarding the proposed construction(s) to take Camden to a new level. The only thing about his letter that I do not understand is why he waited so long to present it. It would have been an even greater help to our understanding had he provided it several months ago. Alas, better late than never.

School lunch menus -- Jan. 13, 2012

The following are lunch menus for Kershaw County schools for the week of Jan. 16-20:

Knights open region play with 65-63 win over McBee

Jeremy Fowler's free throw with 5.3 seconds left in the game gave visiting North Central a 65-63 lead over McBee.

Find the positive around you

Gratitude, says Deborah Norville, will make your life happier and more fulfilling.

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.

Ariail for April 14, 2014

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 ...

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.

Medical marijuana

Both Democrats and Republicans in South Carolina will have advisory questions on their June primary ballots -- votes that will not be binding but are intended simply to provide some feeling for what Palmetto State residents are thinking about particular issues. As you would guess, such questions often revolve around issues particularly important to one party or another, and they're sometimes done to help provide leverage for the parties to push certain projects.

American Legion accepting Palmetto Boys State applications

James Leroy Belk American Legion Post No. 17 is seeking applications for Palmetto Boys State to be held June 8-14 at Anderson University. Applicants should be motivated students interested in learning about citzenship and government, rising seniors of good character and in the top 25 percent of their class. Applications are available from guidance counselors at high schools or may be obtained from Richard Lackey at 432-9527. Above, Palmetto Boys State chairman Lackey dines and chats with Girls State delegate Margeaux Laschanzky and Boys State delegate Riley Kohn when the two youths visited Post 17 to share their experiences from ...