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Farnum is recipient of Perkin Scholarship
Byron Farnum, a Ph.D. candidate at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md., has been awarded the 2011 Perkin Scholarship.
L-E, NC both get swept away
Visiting Spring Valley kept the Lugoff-Elgin boys' basketball team still searching for their first Region 4-4A win of the season as the Vikings handed the Demons a 77-42 loss in a game played at the Demons Den on Tuesday night.
Referendum remains focus
Thank you for the opportunity to clarify the issue of the wording of the current petition on the proposed Camden Sports Complex. It has been suggested that the language seems to be in conflict with the cause of the Camden Recreation Referendum Coalition (CRRC) to let the voice of the people be heard. The driving force behind the CRRC was, is, and always will be the referendum, and the right for citizens to participate in government. However, in order to get to the point of a referendum, the State Code (and City Council) mandates that the format of the petition ...
Would today’s GOP elect Reagan?
Jon Huntsman has suspended his presidential campaign. No one is surprised. He stood out from the rest of the Republican presidential pack as an intelligent voice of reason, diplomacy and international expertise. In other words, he might have been the right man, but these are the wrong times.
Pets of the week -- Jan. 20, 2012
Among the animals available for adoption at the Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter are Gump, a male mini-bull terrier mix puppy, and a 3-month-old gray and white kitten. The adoption donation includes spaying or neutering. The shelter, located at the south end of Fair Street and managed by the Kershaw County Humane Society, is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The shelter is closed Sunday and Monday. For information on the shelter or to check for a missing pet, call 425-6016 or e-mail wcas@camden.net ...
Mary C. Stuckey
Mrs. Mary C. Stuckey, 86, of 705 Bull Street, Camden, SC, passed on Monday January 16, 2012.
Channing James Rollins
Church of God and Prophecy on Haile Street will be having a memorial service for Channing James Rollins.
Donald Edward O'Neill
A memorial service for Donald Edward O'Neill, 82 of Elgin will be held 12:00 pm noon Friday January 20, 2012 at St. John Newmann Catholic Church. The family will receive friends after the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the church or the American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29212. Kornegay & Moseley Funeral Home & Cremation Service is in charge of arrangements.
Jack Knight
Funeral services to celebrate the life of Jack Lee Knight, 61, of Elgin, will be held Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel with burial to follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Mr. Willis Dent will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service time from 10:00-11:00 AM at Kornegay Funeral Home Camden Chapel.
Jeanette Gaffos
Martha Jeanette Gaffos, of Camden, passed away quietly in her sleep Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at age 92. Funeral services to celebrate her life will be held Friday, January 20, 2012 at 3:00 PM at Kornegay Funeral Home Camden Chapel with burial to follow in Quaker Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 2:00 – 3:00 PM at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel. Reverend Father Michael A. Platanis will preside over the service to celebrate her life.
Citizens paying for services they don’t receive
I have lived in Kershaw County all of my life. I pay taxes just like all the citizens in this county. Taxes are necessary in order to meet the county's obligations, like school bonds and other things that the county is responsible for. The problem I have is with the things we pay for that are not our responsibility.
The Family Resource Center needs volunteers
The Family Resource Center needs caring and committed volunteers to assist in victim services. A volunteer training is scheduled for March 5-9 and March 12.
William C. Hasty
A private service for William C. Hasty, 93,of Camden, will be held in Fort Jackson National Cemetery, Columbia. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Glenforest School, 1041 Harbor Drive, West Columbia, S.C. 29169.
Helen Frances Bethea
Mrs. Helen Frances Bethea, age 90, of Chatsworth, Ga., departed this life Friday evening, January 13, 2012 at the Murray Medical Center.
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Cub Scouts enjoy day camp
Local Boy Scouts of America spent the last week of June volunteering at a Cub Scout Day Camp.
Crazy and proud of it
My grandmother -- Daddy's mother -- was sometimes called "crazy" by others who didn't quite understand her eccentric ways. Of course, in the South, we are proud of such a label for it means that we are interesting and worthy of being the center of coffee and cake conversation.
Leonard M. Davis
Funeral services to celebrate the life of Leonard M. Davis, Jr. 69, of Camden, SC, will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, July 21, 2014 at Hermitage Baptist Church in Camden. The Rev. Jason Fletcher will officiate. Burial with Masonic rites will follow in Wateree Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at 1:00 PM, 1 hour prior to the service in the church Fellowship Hall. Memorials may be made in Leonard's memory to Hermitage Baptist Church, Arise & Build Fund, 814 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Camden, SC 29020 or the American Heart Association of SC, Memorials & Tributes ...
Devon Davis Graham
Funeral services to celebrate the life of Devon Davis Graham, 72, of Elgin, SC, will be held at 3:00 PM, Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at Trinity Baptist Church in Lugoff, SC. Rev. Dr. Chuck Everett and Rev. Dean Reynolds will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 PM, Monday, July 21, 2014 at Kornegay Funeral Home, Lugoff-Elgin Chapel. Memorials may be made in Devon's memory to the Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children, 950 W. Faris Road, Greenville, SC 29605-4277 or St. Jude's Children's Hospital, P O Box 810, Memphis, TN 38101.
Noted and passed - July 21, 2014
• It looks like it's full steam ahead for KershawHealth and its strategic plan. In recent weeks, we have reported on the creation -- after several years of hard work -- of a general surgery division; the recruitment of a new orthopedic surgeon; the signing of an agreement with Orthopedic Advantage to create a top-level orthopedic center in Kershaw County; and an already established agreement with Team Health to transform KershawHealth's emergency department in order to fast-track non-emergent patients allowing staff to focus on those in true emergency situations. Dr. T. Chris Tran, the new orthopedic surgeon, joined Camden Bone & Joint ...
Auditions set for Kelley’s Fine Arts Camden Crew Junior and Camden Crew Senior Dance teams
Summer dance students will have the opportunity to audition for the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) and Kelley's Fine Arts (KFA) Junior and Senior Camden Crew Dance Teams, Friday, July 25 in the FAC Dance Studio. Times are set by dance styles and are as follows:
KCC holding public hearing on joint industrial park
Kershaw County Council will hold a public hearing on and consider third and final reading of an ordinance approving the development of a joint county industrial park with Chesterfield County. The public hearing and consideration of the ordinance are scheduled for council's meeting Tuesday evening.
Camden Bulldog Club kicking off its 2014-15 membership drive
The Camden High School Bulldog Club membership drive is in full swing for the 2014-2015 school year. The organization, founded in 1952, provides financial assistance to all athletic programs at the school through the membership drive and various fundraising activities.
L-E wrestling camp on tap next week
The third and fourth installments of the Lugoff-Elgin wrestling camp are scheduled over the next two weeks.
Thomas, Marlow earn interim titles at L-E
The leadership of the Lugoff-Elgin High School football and athletic departments stayed within the Demon family for the 2014-15 school year as Dave Thomas was named the school's interim head football coach and Craig Marlow as interim activities director Monday.
Summer sports camps are plentiful in Kershaw County
With the school year coming to a close, it is time for summer sports camps in Kershaw County.
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