Teacher's unions at the frontier: Taking on charter schools

The National Education Assocation's new president is making a push for unionizing charter schools, Education Week reports, working to counter a widespread myth that charter schools can't unionize.

How interfaith initiatives empower young people

In a crowded university auditorium, a young woman leaned over to her neighbor and asked, "Have you heard of this guy before?"

Life's a journey, not a destination

From the time she was a little girl, my mother dreamed of having a large family. When her friends back in the Roaring Twenties talked about not wanting children, or at most one or two, Mom would unapologetically announce her intention to have "at least a dozen."

Modern-day headlines for 9 popular biblical stories

The King James Version of the Bible is the best-selling book of all time. With stories from more than 3,000 years ago, the text is a guiding light for many of America's faithful believers and has been the subject of study and comment for those in the secular realm, too.

Moms steaming over social pressure to prepare healthy, from-scratch dinners nightly

THE KITCHEN - Picture a happy family gathered around a table, feasting on a hot, organic, made-from-scratch meal as they laugh over the day's adventures.

Have you seen this? Epic dog race to beach

SIRACUSA, Sicily - A GoPro camera captured the thrilling journey of a dog running from his house down to the sea - all from the Lab's point of view.

Lions Club will sponsor breakfast

The Camden Area Lions Club is sponsoring a Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, Sept. 6 from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Fatz Café.

Fine Arts Center hosting arts open house and hot dog lunch

Come out Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and enjoy the annual arts open house and hot dog lunch at the Fine Arts Center (FAC) of Kershaw County, hosted by the FAC Multi-Cultural Committee. The event is free and the public is invited to attend.

Mike Stegner to sign poetry collections

Books on Broad will host a book signing for Mike Stegner on Sept. 11 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

King Haiglar Garden Club plans big for new year

Fun and informative events have been planned for members and guests of the King Haiglar Garden Club this year.

Kershaw County Veterans attend wreath laying ceremony at Fort Jackson

Members of Lugoff American Legion Post No. 195 attended a wreath laying ceremony for veterans of World War II's Battle of the Bulge. From left to right are Post 195's James Donohoe, Bill Heil and Bob Levangie.

Stover to honor late teacher

Leslie M. Stover Middle School is starting a new tradition in honor of former teacher, Mike Rush called "Rush Week." Mr. Rush was an 8th grade Social Studies teacher who recently passed away in the summer of 2014. Students and staff who were lucky enough to know Mr. Rush, knew him as a kind, caring, and giving individual. He would do anything for his students and his colleagues.

Ariail for September 5, 2014

Small Town, S.C.

Three different things in the Kershaw County news arena caught our eye recently, all of them typical of life in small-town South Carolina. And like most of you, of course, we consider small-town life a plus.

Herky-jerky leadership

WASHINGTON -- The word of the day is herky-jerky, which is a polite way of saying erratic.

THOMAS M. CLONTS

A service to celebrate the life of Thomas Michael Clonts, 75, will be held on Sunday, October 1, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at ...

ALLENA FOWLER

Deaconess Allena Fowler, 84, of Plainsfield, New Jersey, formerly of Rembert, passed on Sunday, September 10, 2017. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p ...

NANCY MARSH

Nancy Hall Wallach Marsh, 76, died Sunday, September 17, 2017 at Hospice Cleveland County Wendover. Born in Camden, SC, Nancy was the daughter of the ...

CAROLINA W. MONTGOMERY

Graveside service for Carolina W. Montgomery, 94, was held Sunday in Quaker Cemetery. The family received friends following the service. Memorials may be made to ...

CHALMERS MOSELEY

Funeral services for Chalmers Moseley, 93, was held Monday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. The Rev. Tim Shirley will ...

RICHARD ROACHE

Funeral service for Mr. Kenneth Richard Roache, 56, of 926 Cheraw Road in Cassatt, was held Friday, September 15th, 2:00 P.M. at Collins ...

Tracking Irma

UWKC Day of Caring completes 14 projects

On Sept. 8, volunteers partnered with the United Way of Kershaw County (UWKC) for projects ranging from delivering meals to beautification projects on the UWKC ...

Battle of the Badges

All day long, they help save lives while on the job and now they're also helping to save lives off the job. The Camden ...

College and University News - Sept. 19, 2017

The Citadel honored three area students with Gold Stars for outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester of the 2016-2017 academic year. They are Tony ...

FRC hosts movie viewing events

The Family Resource Center, partner agency of the United Way of Kershaw County, is hosting a viewing and discussion of the movie Speak. The screening ...

This week in KC sports

Tuesday: Camden at Irmo (GG – 4:15 p.m.); Lugoff-Elgin at Hartsville w/ Ridge View, Darlington and Cardinal Newman (GG – 4:30 p.m.); Chester ...

Demons throttle Falcons, 21-6; improve to 3-1

COLUMBIA --- When rebuilding a program, one of the things that teams will go through is not just learning how to win but closing a win ...

Lady Knights blitz Chesterfield

Alayna Johnson racked up a match-best 17 kills as the North Central volleyball team improved to 4-1 in Region 4-AA play with a 3-0 win ...

CHS volleyball hosts alumni night

The Camden High School volleyball program will be hosting its first Alumni Night for all former CHS volleyball players on Wednesday, Sept. 27th at 5 ...