Knights of the Guild-East joust at Equine Center

Sir Jefferson, the Blue Knight of Concord -- a member of the Knights of the Guild-East -- prepares for a jousting demonstration at the S.C. Equine Center outside of Camden Feb. 9 during the S.C. Horseman's Council Expo. Other Knights of the Guild-East include the Red Knight, Sir Troy; Green Knight, Sir David; and the Pink Knight, Lady Kayleigh. Based in Concord, N.C., the group delivers an "Early Act FirstKnight" character education program for schools throughout the Carolinas. The program teaches students how to become noble, service-oriented people, along with why it is important they do so. Other ...

Snow day in Camden

"Inside, looking out. Kirkover Hills (Camden, SC)" reads the caption on this photo submitted by Betsy Sanders Long to the Chronicle-Independent's Facebook page Sunday after a mid-winter snowfall. Several people submitted photos -- and videos -- of the snow falling and its aftermath. Editor Martin L. Cahn picked out this photograph as the best to publish in today's edition.

Real Estate Transactions -- Feb. 20, 2013

Real estate transactions

Allen putting up big numbers for Hampton

HAMPTON, Va. -- Hampton University senior guard Olivia Allen, the daughter of Cassatt natives Henry, Jr., and Iva (Clark) Allen, helped lead the Hampton University women's basketball team to an 83-42 win over visiting Norfolk State at the HU Convocation Center in front of a national ESPNU audience on Monday night.

Signup begins for April 20 Clinic Classic

The sixth annual Clinic Classic will take to the streets of Camden on Saturday, April 20, at 8:30 a.m.

Tickets still on sale for Saturday's DU banquet

The annual Wateree Chapter Ducks Unlimited Banquet will be held on Saturday, Feb. 23 at National Guard Armory located on Ehrenclou Drive in Camden.

This week in Kershaw County sports

Friday: Thomas Sumter Academy vs. North Central in the May Plant Credit Union Baseball Bash at North Central (6 p.m.); Fayetteville Flight at the Palmetto State Rizers (ABA professional basketball at E. Clarkson Rhame City Arena in Camden – 7 p.m.); South Carolina High School League state individual wrestling championships at the Anderson Civic Center

Fenwick Equestrian sponsors Camden Winter Classic

Camden-based Fenwick Equestrian, owned and operated by Wilhelmina McEwan and her brother, Fred McEwan, will once again be the corporate and presenting sponsor for the second annual Camden Winter Classic horse show.

Mary Vail St. Georges-Chapman

Mary Vail St. Georges-Chapman, 79, wife of the Hon. Robert Foster Chapman and the Late Laurent M. St. Georges, died Thursday, February 14, 2013.

James Dewey Edge

Funeral service with military honors for SFC James Dewey Edge, US Army (Ret'd), 83, will be held Monday at 11:00 a.m. at Powers Funeral Home with burial to follow in Fort Jackson National Cemetery. The Rev. Greg Sweet and the Rev. Brian Ogburn will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to KershawHealth Hospice.

Samuel “Wiley” Goodwin, Sr.

Mr. Samuel "Wiley" Goodwin, Sr. , 70, of 716 Kings Street, Camden, died Friday, February 15, 2013. Family and friends may call at 712 King Street, Camden. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date by Brown's Funeral Home, Camden is serving the Goodwin Family.

Ada Simons Williams

Ada S. Williams ("Miss Ada"), 93, of Camden, SC, passed away on February 14, 2013, after a brief illness. Ada was born the 12th of 14 children to Walter and Alice Simons in Ridgeway, SC, on April 20, 1919.

Karen Reneé Wood

Reneé Stilwell Wood, 53, of Camden, died Feb. 13, 2013 after battling cancer since 2010.

Ariail for Feb. 18, 2013

The changing face of adult education

One of my favorite events each year is the Adult Education graduation ceremony. It's a particularly special occasion for me because it celebrates the accomplishments of people for whom school didn't work out the first time. The genius of American education is that there is always another chance, another opportunity to take care of unfinished business. As we know, the same can't be said in most countries in the world.

Springdale 4K registration underway

Registration is open for the Springdale 5k at Sunrise Walk and Run. The 5K walk and Run will be held on August 19 and will ...

KCSO teams up to solve Newberry pharmacy break-in

The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO), Newberry County Sheriff's Office (NCSO) and Whitmire Police Department (WPD) recently ended a month-long joint investigation resulting ...

County roads among first under recent roads bill

The S.C. Department of Transportation (SCDOT) announced Thursday it has awarded contracts for a number of road resurfacing and rehabilitation projects across the state ...

SCDOT closing Five Bridges Road starting July 31

The South Carolina Department of Transportation will be closing Five Bridges Road from Battleship Road to Brook Drive to through traffic for cross line pipe ...

Ariail - July 21, 2017

Welcome Table

Readers will see a story on today's front page by Senior Writer Martin L. Cahn about a new initiative called the "Welcome Table SC."

Repeal and regroup

WASHINGTON -- It wasn't quite a wicked-witch-is-dead Munchkin happy dance, but the white noise of foregone conclusions drowned out Republicans' relatively muted regret over their ...

Alexander Young

From 1807 until his death in 1856, Camden was the home of an extraordinarily talented and intelligent individual named Alexander Young. He was born on ...

My Brain on NASCAR - July 21, 2017

On July 8, under the lights at Kentucky Speedway, Martin Truex Jr. won his third NASCAR Cup Series race of the season, although in this ...

Bulldog Club kicking off its 2017-18 membership drive

The Camden High School Bulldog Club Membership Drive is in full swing for the 2017-18school year.

L-E Trident Club gears up for Demons’ sports year

The Trident Club, the primary booster club for Lugoff-Elgin High School Athletics, is gearing up for the 2017-18 academic year at the school.

Little Bulldog Football Camp on tap for CHS

Here is the listing of upcoming summer youth sports camps in Kershaw County:

August 2017 events at the Library

Be sure to sign up for our Summer Reading "Build a Better World"! Summer reading began June 5 and ends August 13.

Frostmourne romps in Kent Stakes

WILMINGTON, Del. --- Green Lantern Stables' Frostmourne won the $200,000 Grade III Kent Stakes at Delaware Park on Saturday.

Former L-E standout Murphy named All-American Scholar

AUBURN, Ala. -- Kelli Murphy is one of two Auburn University women's golfers were named All-American Scholars by the Women's Golf Coaches Association, the ...