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Yesteryear -- Dec. 29, 2010
39 YEARS AGO -- Dec. 27-31, 1971 Photo cutline -- New Plant -- Camden Concrete Company's new plant on Wylie Street Extension, next to the railroad, is nearing completion, and ready-mixed concrete is already being trucked from the plant. The new plant represents an investment of more than $100,000, said Kirby Tupper, president. Photo cutline -- Style in Columbia -- Mrs. Ruby Hornsby and Mrs. Kitty Mooneyhan were invited as guest artists ...
Ben Collins
Funeral Services for Ben T. Collins, 67, of Elgin, will be held Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Ken Jackson and Rev. Jerry Lewis will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation.
Charles L. Gotto
Charles L. Gotto (Chuck) died Christmas morning, of Nazareth, Penn. and Camden, S.C., at 8:25 two days after his 94 birthday at Cool Springs Place,in Franklin Tennessee. Charles and his wife Mary had been living in Brentwood,Tennessee with their daughter,Ouida and son-in-law,Buzz Arledge since November 3,where Mary will continue to reside. A memorial service and burial in Quaker Cemetery will take place at a later date.
Margie Ann McDowell Jordan
Margie Ann McDowell Jordan, of Bishopville, widow of William C. (Bill) Jordan, went home to the Lord on Saturday, December 25, at Springdale Health Facility in Camden.
William Nolan Roseborough Jr.
William"Will" Nolan Roseborough, Jr, age 22, of Lugoff died Sunday evening December 26, 2010 at Providence Northeast Hospital. Will was born May 8, 1988 in Columbia, SC. He was the son of William Nolan (Bill) Roseborough of Columbia and Paula Britt Roseborough of Lugoff. He attended Columbia schools and resided in Lugoff, SC at the time of his death. Will long suffered from kidney failure and spent many years on dialysis. He accepted his ...
Ernestine Gerrald Riccoboni
Ernestine Gerrald Riccoboni, age 89, beloved wife of the late Edward Raymond Riccoboni, died Sunday, December 26, 2010 at Kershaw County Medical Center.
Mary Stokes
Funeral service to celebrate the life of Mary Lee Bradley Stokes, 80, of Camden will be held Thursday, December, 30, 2010 a 2:00 PM at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel with burial to follow in Presbyterian Cemetery in Lynchburg, SC. Rev. Bruce Hancock and Mark Bredholt will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday, December 30, 2010 from 12:00 noon until service at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel.
Winter weather
Warmer weather is on the way for Kershaw County, and there will no doubt be lots of people who are happy about that. Above-normal temperatures could bring this month's averages up enough to avoid this year's being the coldest December on record, but it's been pretty brutal by southern standards, with more nights in the teens this month than we normally see in a couple years. There will no doubt be a great many ...
MHAKC presents special awards at annual membership meeting
Mental Health America of Kershaw County held its 48th annual membership dinner meeting, Nov. 11, in the fellowship center at First Baptist in Camden. The speaker was John Brown, a mental health specialist and an Episcopal priest who is a chaplain with Columbia Area Mental Health Clinic. He was introduced by Richard Guess, executive director of Santee-Wateree Community Mental Health Center in Sumter.
Keeping a stepdad at a comfortable distance
Dear Annie: My mother passed away two years ago. She had been with "Biff" for about 13 years. Biff is a jerk. Most of the family discontinued all contact with my mother because no one could stand him. I tolerated him, but he made me uncomfortable. When I was a teenager, he made sexual comments to me, and I moved out of the house as soon as I could. He was also verbally abusive of ...
Theo Branham
A memorial service to celebrate the life of Theodocia "Theo" Hearon Branham, 81, of Elgin will be held Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 3:00 PM at Refuge Baptist Church. Rev. Tim Broughton will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday, December 28, 2010 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at Kornegay Funeral Home, Lugoff-Elgin Chapel. The burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Mrs. Branham's memory to Refuge Baptist ...
County education leaders off course
If our school board and the superintendent of education spent as much time on education as they do on acquiring property, maybe we would be able to do a more credible job of education.
Phyllis W. Bedenbaugh
Services for Phyllis Williams Bedenbaugh, 60, of Lugoff, will be private. Memorials may be made to St. Johns United Methodist Church Building Fund.
County government shut down for five days
It's the holidays and everyone enjoys being off of work and spending time with their family. So naturally the courthouse and Kershaw County offices were closed for five days straight. What? Yes, they were closed Dec. 23-27. Let me think … what holiday is the 27th? Oh yeah, it's the Monday after Christmas. Everyone celebrates that holiday, right? Even the banks can't close for more than three days in a row.
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The IRS
There are jokes aplenty about the Internal Revenue Service, but the latest revelations about that agency's conduct in targeting conservative groups is no laughing matter. In reality, it's not about conservative groups or liberal groups or apolitical groups. It's about the abhorrent idea that the IRS would single out any kind of organization or individual to harass -- and indeed it is harassment. <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align: left; text-indent: ...
Deacon Marion Jenkins
Deacon Marion Jenkins, 68, of 5545 Pisgah Road, Rembert, died Sunday. Friends may call at the residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date by Brown's Funeral Home, Camden, who is serving the family.
Josephine G. Warner
Mrs. Josephine G. Warner, age 90, of Lugoff, SC, (formerly of Clarksburg,WV) passed away Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Myrtle Beach Manor in Myrtle Beach, SC, following an extended illness. She was born in Philippi, WV, August 14, 1922, a daughter of the late Herbert Edward Golden and Grayce Booth Golden.
Jak Smyrl collection purchased by USC library
The University of South Carolina (USC) Libraries is now home to a collection of more than 5,000 images, plus correspondence, sketchbooks, and even early elementary-school artwork Camden's Oscar Jackson "Jak" Smyrl, The State newspaper's first staff artist, who passed away in 2007.
Noted and passed - May 13, 2013
• An amazing sight Friday morning: the final two-section, 75-foot portion of the spire atop One World Trade Center in New York City was lifted up and carefully put in to place. With the spire, 1 WTC -- as some are calling it -- became the tallest building in the western hemisphere, topping out at a very symbolic 1,776 feet. While it was an odd bit of showmanship, it ...
Larry Kilgore
Graveside service for Larry Benjamin Kilgore, 68, formally of Lugoff, will be held Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. in Fort Jackson National Cemetery, Columbia. Funeral service was held Saturday at Varennes Heights Baptist Church. Memorials may be made to Varennes Heights Baptist Church Building Fund.
Theresa M. Wood
Funeral service for Theresa M. Wood, 93, of 1537 Dixon Road in Elgin will be held Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Mt. Sinai AME Church with burial in the cemetery. She died Thursday, May 9, 2013. Collins Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Are you (fill in the blank) enough?
WASHINGTON -- Enough with this "enough" business.
Reflecting on 100 years of success
KershawHealth recently completed a week of celebration commemorating the opening of the Camden Hospital in 1913 and a century of outstanding care. One of the things that struck me during those activities was the incredible amount of community support the hospital has always enjoyed, and the amazing things that strategic thinking and teamwork can accomplish.
Lugoff man dies after high speed chase
A Lugoff man died after traveling up to 100 mph Sunday morning around 3 a.m.
Enjoy an evening at the FAC May 16 with: The Voices of Camden and 'Black Birds, Ravens & Crows'
The Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) invites you to a very special evening, Thursday, May 16 for The Voices of Camden: The Quarrel With Oneself and Camden ART's opening reception for its spring exhibition, Black Birds, Ravens & Crows, in the Bassett Gallery. The reception begins at 5:30 p.m. and continues until 7 p.m. Voices will take the stage at 7 p.m. in the Jim & Pat Watts Performing Arts Wing located ...
Robert A. Carswell
Graveside services to celebrate the life of Robert "Bob" A. Carswell, 85, of Camden, will be held at 3:00 PM, Tuesday, May 14, 2013 in Quaker Cemetery. Rev. John Hallman will officiate. Memorials may be made in his memory to Associated Charities of Kershaw County, 163 Chestnut Street, Camden, SC 29020.
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