Kate Teal

Funeral service to celebrate the life of Kate "Mimi" Lyles Teal, 85, of Camden, will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at Cassatt Baptist Church in Camden. Rev. Dean Elliott and Dr. Charles Everett will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00-7:30 PM on Monday, May 6, 2013 at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel. Memorials may be made in Kate's memory to ...

Demons, finally, advance to district finals

t took three trips to Summerville but, in the end, it may have been worth the long hours on the bus for the Lugoff-Elgin baseball team.

Ariail for May 3, 2013

Greenville doubles up Dogs, 8-4

A short night, a short morning at school and a trip to Greenville for AAA District 3 elimination game made up a whirlwind Wednesday for the Camden High baseball team.

13th annual Camden Cup Polo Match slated for Sunday

Polo, "the sport of kings," returns to Camden for the 13th annual Camden Cup Polo Match. Set for Sunday at 1:30 p.m., the Camden Cup -- an annual spring benefit for the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) -- will include the polo match as well as the popular Best Tailgate and Best Hat competitions.

KC Farmers Market: 'a little something for everybody'

By FRASER SPEAKS C-I (Camden, S.C.) Localife editor fspeaks@chronicle-independent.com Since May of 2005, the Farmers Market has been a staple event Saturday mornings in Camden. Rain or shine, snow or sleet, the Kershaw County Farmers Market (KCFM) is open through November 16, hosting a "little something for everybody," says KCFM Marketing Director Roshanda Pratt. The KCFM is not a flea market but rather a way of ...

Earth Day Celebration at Lugoff First Baptist

Lugoff First Baptist Children's Ministry Center celebrated Earth Day April 21 by releasing ladybugs and planting a tree.

Ruth Sharp Brown

Affectionately known as "Aunt Ruth," Ruth Brown, 89, passed away in her home on May 2, 2013, and went to be with the Lord after several years of declining health. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Wildwood Worship Center in Lugoff, S.C. The Reverend Gerald Brown and the Reverend Gene Brown will officiate. Burial services will follow at Quaker Cemetery in Camden, S.C. The family will receive ...

Polarization

We've commented before that one of the reasons for the political polarization in this country is because of all the different cable news networks, and the fact that they all seem to press their own agendas. They might call themselves news networks, but in many ways they're advocacy networks. People of particular persuasions have their favorites; you'll seldom see a deep conservative tuned in to MSNBC, just as you'll ...

Betty Lou Williams

There's a new angel in Heaven and she has a paintbrush in her hand! Betty Lou McMahan Williams, 93, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013. She was born in Marietta, Georgia on May 7, 1919 to Edgar Oliver and Beth Coe McMahan. Mrs. Williams grew up in Sanford, N.C., graduated from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va. and taught school in Waynesboro, Va. She married Clyde Irwin Williams on August 1, 1942. Betty Lou served ...

Clarence Elmore McMillan, Jr.

Mr. Clarence Elmore McMillan, Jr. was born April 22, 1947 and departed this life on Tuesday April 30, 2013 at KershawHealth. Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 10:00am at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. Those left to cherish his memory, and celebrate his homegoing are his brother, Edward Wooten of Concord N.C; two nephews, Lavan Johnson of Rock Hill S.C. and Tavaris McMillan of New Haven ...

Janie R. Ellis-Hockaday

Janie R. Ellis-Hockday was born Sept. 3, 1947 to her very fruitful parents Samuel and Lottie Belle Ellis in Camden, S.C.

Enough is enough

I don't want to make a habit of getting publicly involved in issues, but enough is enough. Every time I read the paper or listen to someone talk, it's about how much more money the government or some agency wants to take from me and the rest of Kershaw County.

Camden named Playful City USA for third year

The national nonprofit KaBoom! recently recognized the city of Camden as a 2013 "Playful City USA" community for the third year in a row. More than 200 other cities in the U.S. received the recognition for actively providing youth opportunities for play.

Lexington netters stop Demons, 6-0

This was hardly the type of present one would receive after having posted the best record in school history.

A trifecta with little payout

WASHINGTON -- Folks, deep breath time. This is not the end of the Obama presidency. It's a bad stretch with an unfortunate confluence of unfortunate events. None of which will make the first paragraph -- not even the first page -- of the account of the Obama administration in the history books. Let's tick through the trifecta of scandals and what they tell ...

Landscape, architectural history professor visits Camden

Camden welcomed an extraordinary visitor and new friend last week: Nina Antonetti, an "urbanist." She's been teaching about cities at Smith College in Northampton, Mass., for the last 15 years.

Road diet

The proposed "road diet" that the city of Camden is contemplating for its downtown area is intended to make the central business district more vibrant, pleasant and inviting. But not everyone agrees that will happen if the plan is effected, and city council is right to proceed slowly with this rather than rushing into something that's going to be met with resistance. The plan is complex but involves, among ...

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Homeschool artists to display work

The Homeschool High School Art class will be having an Art Show displaying works that they have completed this past year. The show will be held Thursday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church in Lugoff. Pictured from left to right: Olivia Dabbs, Sarah Jane Woolington, Erik Keener and Lauren Cork.

Couple caught up in son’s dysfunctional marriage

Dear Annie: My wife and I are caught up in our son's dysfunctional marriage. "Martin" and his wife have three children together, and he has an older child from a previous marriage. All of the children are wonderful. They do well in school. But their mom and dad hate each other, drink too much and fight constantly.

Ernie Mills

Mr. Ernie Mills, 67, of 30 Black River Road, Camden, S.C., passed on Friday, May 17, 2013. Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date by Haile's Funeral Home.

Edward M. Pratt

Luvenia Sowell

Funeral services for Luvenia Sowell, 88, of 402 Calvert Drive in Bethune will be held Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 1 p.m. at Catoe's Chapel Church of God in Christ in Bethune with burial in the Sandy Level Baptist cemetery. Collins Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Johnny Eugene Stover, Sr.

Mr. Johnny Eugene Stover, Sr., 69, of 1300 Campbell St., Palmer Place Apartments, Apt. 17, Camden, died Saturday. Family and friends may call at 708 Walnut St., Camden. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date by Brown's Funeral Home, Camden, who is serving the Stover Family.

Raymond Johnson

Mr. Raymond "Brother" Johnson, 53, of 1811 Gordon Street, Camden, SC, passed on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, May 20, 2013 at 2 p.m. at Camden First United Methodist Church. The burial will take place at Cedar Cemetery in Camden.

Carnell Adamson, Sr.

Carnell Adamson, Sr., 88, of 1204 Gordon St. in Camden died Friday, May 18, 2013. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 22, 2013 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Collins Funeral Home chapel. Plans will be announced by Collins Funeral Home.

Mary Frances Brown

Funeral service for Mary Frances Dowey Brown, 85, will be held Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Pine Grove Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. Doug Whitfield and the Rev. Todd Horton will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday 6-8 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Pine Grove Baptist Church Puppet Ministry or KershawHealth Hospice.

Charles Wills DuBose

Charles Wills DuBose, 77, of Camden died Sunday, May 19, 2013. Funeral arrangement will be announced by Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel.

Not such strange bedfellows

WASHINGTON -- Breaking news: Conservative organizations suddenly have found common cause with one of their favorite objects of contempt -- the benighted Mainstream Media.