Jessie Hunter

Mr. Jessie Hunter, 78, of 1636 A Brewer Spring Road, Camden, S.C., passed on Friday, March 22, 2013. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date by Haile's Funeral Home.

Dorothy T. Norwood

Mrs. Dorothy T. Norwood, 69, of 605 Cooper Street, Camden S.C. passed on Sunday, March 24, 2013. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date by Haile's Funeral Home.

Richard Preston Parker

Funeral service with full military honors for Richard Preston Parker, 66, will be held Friday at 11:00 a.m. at Powers Funeral Home, Lugoff, with burial to follow in Fort Jackson National Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday 10:00-11:00 a.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to KershawHealth Hospice.

Dianne M. Thompson

Dianne Markwood Thompson passed away Saturday, March 23, 2013 in Camden, South Carolina. Dianne was born in Greensboro, NC and moved to Atlanta, GA, where she spent the majority of her life. She was the daughter of the late Malcom H. and Selma M. Markwood. Dianne was an artist in Atlanta and enjoyed traveling the world. She had moved to Camden in 2011 to be closer to her family.

Mary E. Washington

Mrs. Mary E. Washington, 75, of Reddick Road, Bishopville, S.C. passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2013. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date by Haile's Funeral Home.

Thomas Allen White

Mr. Thomas Allen White, 86, of Lancaster, widower of Martha McManus White, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Springs Memorial Hospital. He was born January 19, 1927 in Lancaster, a son of the late William Baxter White and Hattie Jane Caskey White. Mr. White was a member of Lynnwood United Methodist Church. He had retired from Springs Industries following forty-two years of service and was a US Army World War Two Veteran. Mr. White was a Mason and member of Jackson Lodge # 53, the Hejaz Shrine Temple and the Jackson Shrine Club.

Get your baked goods for the Cup on Friday

Lyttleton Street United Methodist Church (UMC) will hold its Day Before the Cup Bake Sale on Friday.

Rain postpones Dogfest

Due to the inclement weather which was being forecast for Saturday, Camden decided to postpone that day's Dogfest.

WK strikes quickly in upending Demons, 10-3

Two nights after a mistake-filled loss to Region 4-4A foe Richland Northeast, Lugoff-Elgin baseball coach Randy Stokes was interested to see how his team would react in Thursday's non-conference game at White Knoll.

Bulldogs make quick work of Fairfield Central, 16-2

There were two things which Camden baseball coach was looking to get out of Thursday's non-region game at Fairfield Central. First, he wanted to come out of Winnsboro with the victory. Next, he wanted to give several of his pitchers some much-needed time on the mound.

Knights hang tough in holding off Griffins, 3-2

There is nothing like hot pitching to warm up a cold night.

Chapin hands Bulldog netters first loss, 6-0

It is going to take a strong, if not an experienced, team to stop Chapin from winning a fourth consecutive state class AAA tennis championship come May.

KC track championship Monday

After being rained out last year, the Kershaw County track and field championships will be held this afternoon, beginning at 4:45 p.m., at the Camden High School track facility.

Delanders Wilson

Mr. Delanders "Toppy" Wilson of Rembert, SC entered into rest on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Tuomey Regional Medical Center in Sumter.

Easter Egg Hunts in Kershaw County

March 25- Conifer Acres in Lugoff

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Pat Wylie

We join the community in mourning the loss and celebrating the life of William Patrick "Pat" Wylie.

Pat Wylie was a ‘man for all seasons’

With the passing of Pat Wylie this week, Camden has lost a true treasure. Many of us loved him and all of us respected him ...

Shouting for joy

On occasion when I was child, we traveled up into the mountains to visit what Mama called her "home church," meaning it was the church ...

McRae’s Superfine Flour

Camden has long been known for its wheat flour production during the pre-Revolutionary period and for several decades after the war. "Fine Carolina flour" was ...

More testing is not the answer

A recent national survey done by Gallup and the respected education organization Phi Delta Kappa had some very enlightening things to say about the obsession ...

Writer, too, has a dilemma

I am glad to see that my good friend, Charlie Humphries, is still exercising his freedom of speech by using a member of the mass ...

GRADY BRANHAM

Grady Richard Branham, 90, of Florence, SC passed away Thursday, September 7, 2017. Grady was born in Kershaw County, SC, a son of the late ...

SARAH A. DRAKEFORD

Mrs. Sarah A. Drakeford, 66, of 1705 Garden Street, Camden, passed on Monday, September 11, 2017. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m ...

GREGORY C. MARTIN

A graveside service for Gregory C. "Greg" Martin, 60, of Westville, was held Wednesday, September 13, in the Kershaw City Cemetery. The Revs. David Snodgrass ...

TOMMY “DERRICK” ROBERTS

Funeral services for Tommy Derrick Roberts, 57, will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Faith Church of the Nazarene, Lugoff, with burial to ...

GRACE THREATT WALDEN

Funeral services for Grace Threatt Walden, 88, will be held today at 11:00 a.m. at Wateree Baptist Church with burial to follow in ...

HENRY EARL WHITE

Mr. Henry Earl White, 57, of Lugoff, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, September 9, 2017. A Celebration of Life and Homegoing Services will be ...

RUTH H. WILSON

A celebration of life service for Ruth H. Wilson, 87, will be held Saturday at 1:30pm, with a visitation 1 hr prior at Powers ...

MARY J. WINDHAM