KCC candidates answer questions on ‘Chinese overtime,’ economic development

Kershaw County Council Chairman

Volleyball, baseball and softball camps on deck

Here is the list of youth sports camps scheduled in Kershaw County for the week of June 9:

Colonels Creek Access Area will close temporarily for repairs

The Colonels Creek Boating Access Area in Ridgeway, on Lake Wateree will be closed for approximately one week beginning June 9 to allow for necessary paving repairs to the parking area.

Yesteryear for June 4, 2014

Going out in style

Ariail for June 4, 2014

Tourism director

Tourism is more important than ever before to our economy, not just in the city of Camden and Kershaw County, but throughout South Carolina and the Southeast. It is especially important to Camden, however, as the general economy has remained sluggish despite recent turnarounds.

Some surprises in rural S.C. education

A regular reader of these weekly columns recent noted that it seems like many of my columns are based on a review of a national study that looks at conditions in each of the 50 states about such things as health, education, job creation, etc. She is right, and there is a reason for this.

Eating Michelle’s lunch

WASHINGTON -- To hear tell, the mean ol' GOP is waging war on Michelle Obama and, brace yourself, America's children.

‘Real-world foundation’ leads Truesdale to succeed

Zackary Truesdale, the son of Kristina and Philippe Truesdale, was formerly a student of the Kershaw County School District. He recently graduated from the South Carolina Governor's School for Arts and Humanities (GSAH) in Greenville. Truesdale began percussion lessons at the age of 16 with Nicholas Guiliano at the University of South Carolina School of Music.

Errors do in 17ers in 9-6 setback

There were two ways to view Kershaw County Post 17's 9-6 loss to visiting Northeast Columbia Monday night.

Linda Engram

Miss Linda Engram, 52, of Camden, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, May 29, 2014. Born in Camden, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Engram Mickle and Samuel Engram, Sr. A Celebration of Life and Homegoing Services will be held Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at Three p.m., at Browns' Funeral Home Chapel of Remembrance. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to charity of one's choice. Brown's Funeral Home, Camden is serving the Engram family.

Elouise Outen Howard

Ms. Elouise Outen Howard, 78, of 1102 Smyrl Circle, Camden, South Carolina passed on Tuesday, June 3, 2014. Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date by Haile's Funeral Home.

Karen Stradford-Wright

Karen Stradford-Wright, beloved daughter of Edna and Henry Stradford, Sr. passed on to her next life on Sunday, June 1, 2014. A service to celebrate Karen's life on earth will be held on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at 11:00 A.M. at Camden First United Methodist Church, 704 W. DeKalb Street in Camden, SC with burial in the Cedars Cemetery. The family will receive friends and family during visitation on Friday, June 6, 2014 from 6PM to 8PM at Collins Funeral Home, 714 W. DeKalb Street in Camden. Viewing will begin at 10:00 A.M. at the ...

This week in League III

Monday: * Richland Northeast at KC Post 17 (7 p.m.)

Camden Royals hosting AAU hoops tourney

The Camden Royals AAU basketball organization is hosting a basketball tournament on Friday, June 6 through Sunday, June 8 at the Bishopville Recreation Department located on East College Street in Bishopville.

TAMMY LEE REED

Funeral service for Mrs. Tammy Lee Reed, 52, of 3849 Willie Reed Road in Lancaster, was held Sunday, May 28, at New Hope Baptist Church ...

RONNIE REYNOLDS

CAMDEN – A graveside service for Ronnie Reynolds, 53, will be held Thursday. June 1, 2017 at 1 p.m. in Union Baptist Church Cemetery. Following ...

ORA LEE SHELTON

CASSATT - Ora Lee Shelton died on Thursday, May 25, 2017. Surviving are her children: Barbara Dent, San Diego, CA; Joyce Barns, Queens, NY; Ronald Shelton ...

ELMER ZURN

CAMDEN – A memorial service to celebrate the life of Elmer Franklin Zurn, 90, of Camden, SC will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday ...

Colleges honor Kershaw County students

Dr. Anita K. Bowles, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Development at Spartanburg Methodist College, is pleased to announce the following Kershaw County ...

Kruse and Ware exchange vows

Robin Danielle Kruse and Steven Ware were joined in marriage at Gum Springs Branch Church, Cassatt, SC, March 18, 2017 at 1 pm.

Kershaw County Library events for June

Be sure to sign up for our Summer Reading "Build a Better World"! Summer reading begins on June 5, and end August 5.

Springdale 5K at Sunrise is Aug. 19

The Springdale 5k at Sunrise Walk and Run, being held on Saturday Aug. 19, has been a local favorite for eight years. This year's ...

Spirit Athletics gymnasts win big at state, regional

This past weekend, 10 gymnasts from Spirit Athletics in Lugoff traveled to Greensboro, N.C., for the AAU Southeast regional competition.

Ariail - May 26, 2017

Former Bi-Lo plaza

It appears sunshine is about to break through a dark cloud that has been hanging over an important part of Camden for a number of ...

An orb, a sword and a slap

PALM BEACH, Fla. -- By now you're exhausted by all the head-swiveling news -- the terrorist slaughter in Manchester; the president's trip to Everywhere; and ...

Distemper in dogs is preventable

There have been multiple cases of distemper in dogs in North Carolina and South Carolina during the last six months. There has been one confirmed ...

Pinto beans, cornbread and buttermilk

My sister said once that she doesn't really like pinto beans because when she was growing up, Mama cooked a pot three or four ...

Pine tree pests and their characteristics

The unofficial start of summer is upon us and with it will come months of high temperatures, periods of no rain and occasional storms accompanied ...