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Debt and voting: we should all vote
You have heard every American citizen shares in our national debt. Today -- each of us, newborns, included! Approximately $48,000! How much would you owe when you add a home mortgage, automobile debt, credit card debt, insurance bills, food bill, and energy bill each month? Be this the case, would you or I ever get out of debt? This is not counting the possible raising the national debt that Obama is wanting by another $1.5 trillion in early this year. This president wants to break our country. Do you the taxpayer like this? I do not! This is a ...
Real estate transfers -- Jan. 11, 2012
The following real estate transfers were recently recorded in the Kershaw County Assessor's office:
Lillian Williams Skinner
Mrs. Lillian Williams Skinner, age 98, died Sunday, January 08, 2012 at White Oak Manor where she was a resident and was formerly from Camden.
Molly Redfearn
A memorial service to celebrate the life of Molly Scott "Scotty" Rosholt Redfearn, 88, of Camden will be held Friday, January 13, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Grace Episcopal Church. Following the service, the family will receive friends in Richardson Hall after which burial will take place in Quaker Cemetery. Rev. Michael Bullock will officiate. Memorials may be made in Mrs. Redfearn's memory to Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter, 460 S. Fair Street, Camden, SC 29020 or Grace Episcopal Church, 1315 Lyttleton Street, Camden, SC 29020.
Ute Dunbar
Funeral services to celebrate the life of Ute "Judy" Geiss Dunbar, 80, of Camden will be held Wednesday, January, 11, 2012 at 3:00 PM at Emmanuel Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Jimmy Atkerson will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday, January 10, 2011 from 6:00-8:00 PM at Kornegay Funeral Home Camden Chapel. Memorials may be made in Judy's memory to Emmanuel Baptist Church, PO Box 798, Camden SC 29020.
First Palmetto annual meeting March 19
First Palmetto Financial Corp., the holding company for First Palmetto Savings Bank, F.S.B., will hold its 2012 annual meeting of stockholders at 10 a.m. March 19, 2012.
Williams honored
Lawrence Williams III (left) of Camden, maintenance caretaker of Camden Cove Apartments, received one of two 2011 Outstanding Maintenance Caretaker Territory Awards presented by Partnership Property Management at its annual awards banquet held in This award is given to a maintenance caretaker chosen from nominees who have shown continued professionalism, enthusiasm and dedication to their property. Williams has worked with Partnership Property Management since March 2007 and was chosen for the award, company officials said, because of his efforts to provide quality living in Kershaw County and to make Camden Cove a safe and well-maintained home for the residents. He ...
Happy 50th Anniversary!
Clennie and Evelyn McCaskill will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Jan. 13, 2012. The couple was married on Jan. 13, 1962 in Camden, S.C. at the home of Pastor Wallace Gallaway.
The ‘Angel of Marye’s Heights’ remembered
A ceremony commemorating the heroic deed of the young confederate soldier Richard Kirkland was held Dec. 11, sponsored by the John D. Kennedy Chapter No. 308 United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Joseph B. Kershaw Camp No. 82 Sons of the Confederate Veterans.
CHS grad awarded scholarship
Women On The Move Inc. awarded its annual scholarship in June 2011 to Shalace Rose. Shalace is a freshman at Winthrop University in Rock Hill and graduated from Camden High School in 2011. Regina Warren-Crim (left), president, presents Shalace with the scholarship while her parents, Charlene Franklin and Isom Rose, look on.
Auditions announced for Columbia City Ballet’s production of ‘Sleeping Beauty’ at FAC
Auditions for Columbia City Ballet's Production of "Sleeping Beauty" will be held in the dance studio on the campus of the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County on Sunday, Jan. 15 from 2 to 5 p.m. Performance will be Feb. 28 and March 1.
Moped vs. van
A Camden police officer examines a moped in the aftermath of an accident Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of Broad and Rutledge streets in downtown Camden. Officers secured the scene until the arrival of the S.C. Highway Patrol, which will investigate the accident because it occurred on a U.S. highway. Emergency Medical Services transported the man riding the moped which reportedly struck the rear of the Chrysler van at left. Officers blocked off portions of both streets for part of Tuesday afternoon.
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Palmetto Hearing moves
Palmetto Hearing recently moved to 1001-B Fairlawn Drive, Camden. It will be open Tuesdays by appointment and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The business offers hearing aid fittings and follow up care. It also provides hearing evaluations, swim plugs, assistive listening products, custom ear molds and hearing aid service and repair. "We have been providing hearing health care for 25 years and are proud to be locally owned and operated to assist the residents of Kershaw County and it's surrounding areas." The owner is Cyndi Henderson and the manager is Amanda Henderson. The telephone number ...
VFW honors local commander
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States announced that Ralph Best has achieved All American status as a district commander. Best, commander of District 5, covering Kershaw County as well as York, Lancaster and Chester counties, in the Department of South Carolina, is one of only 29 VFW District Commanders selected worldwide for All-American Commander.
Crockett is 2014 River Manager of the Year
The River Management Society (RMS) recently awarded its 2014 River Manger of the Year award to Mary Crockett, land protection director for the Congaree Land Trust. Crockett received the award during a RMS' workshop in Denver, Colo., earlier this year.
Rock of Ages
I remember once I was giving a presentation about important conservation properties in the Piedmont. I showed photos of the incredible rock formations on a particular property and happened to mention their age in an effort to describe their grandeur. Afterwards, I was confronted by an indignant man who told me that the age of rocks cannot be known. He accused me of making those figures up out of thin air. Surprised by his vociferous tone, I told him I was sorry to have upset him. While not a confrontational person, I am a teacher, and I began to politely ...
Equestrian recovers, then excels after life threatening injury
A Camden equestrian, writing under the pen name Vanessa Friedrich, is featured in the latest book in the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series.
KCSD, Walmart partner again to ‘pack a bus’
Camden Walmart customers know that it's back to school time again when they see the school bus out in front of the store promoting the partnership between the store and the Kershaw County School District to help local needy students receive school supplies. Walmart's annual "Pack A Bus" campaign kicks off Friday and runs for two weeks.
Yesteryear for July 30, 2014
Children with disabilities enjoy rainbow of community activities, programs
Me Inc. offers plenty of dividends
WASHINGTON -- "Checked the tax code," wrote a friend who's engaged to a woman from a low-tax country. "Unfortunately, marrying [my fiancee] does not entitle me to a tax inversion like the big U.S. companies are getting. Thanks for nothing, IRS."
Sheppard has big guns blazing in Smithwick
Racing Hall of Fame trainer and part-time Camden resident Jonathan Sheppard already has extended his streak of winning at least one Saratoga Race Course race every season beginning in 1969, and on Thursday he will seek to maintain his dominance of the historic track's steeplechase races in the $100,000 A. P. Smithwick Memorial (Gr. 1).
Baby, it’s hot outside
Springdale 5K at Sunrise gets a makeover for Aug. 9 event
The sixth annual Springdale 5k at Sunrise will be held on Saturday, Aug. 9, beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the Springdale Race Course in Camden.
Get ready to get Xtreme at CMP
Get ready to get Xtreme at CMP: Xtreme Xperience, the country's premier supercar driving experience, is heading full-throttle for Carolina Motorsports Park in Westville, with event dates set for Friday, Aug. 1, through Sunday, Aug. 3.
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