Surging Hartsville tops P-17ers in 10, 7-6

Suddenly, things are getting interesting in the final charge for playoff seeding in League III American Legion baseball.

N.Y. rape case stands test of time

The New York City Central Park jogger case involved the assault and rape of a female jogger has stood the test of time.

Yesteryear for June 25, 2014

Harper named new director at FAC

Outsider on a mission

WASHINGTON -- Some politicians know they want to be in public office and scramble to come up with the reason why. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is an accidental, improbable politician -- a self-described "outsider" -- who knows exactly what she wants to accomplish on the inside.

For the Record - June 25, 2014

Real estate transactions

‘Preservation Society’ holds back Camden

This is the letter than should never have been written. It may accomplish nothing other than irritating some.

Reader: Thomley is sore loser

I arrived at my place of work at 4:10 a.m., June 16. Before opening my door and deactivating the security alarm, I read the Chronicle-Independent headline still in the paper rack: Thomley sues Matthews! What a way to start the week. What a sore loser! Is this a joke? Must be! Maybe this is Saturday Night Live.

Local attorney promoted to SCSG commander

Camden attorney Tom Mullikin became the new commander of the S.C. State Guard (SCSG) during a ceremony on Saturday. Mullikin, promoted from colonel to the rank of brigadier general with the guard, took over from retiring Brigadier General Richard Eckstrom.

Ariail for June 25, 2014

VA changes needed now

As new evidence emerges on a regular basis showing the poor state of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, all Americans should be aggrieved that those who fought for this country have been treated, in many instances, so shabbily. The latest charges came Monday in a letter from the U.S. Office Of Special Counsel to the White House revealing the lack of attention paid to psychiatric patients. In one case, the letter said, a veteran with a service-connected psychiatric condition was in a facility for eight years before he received a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation; in another case, a ...

KC National closes in on district title

All that is standing in the way of the Kershaw County Dixie Darling National All-Stars and a trip to next week's Dixie Softball State Tournament is one victory.

KC's own Dixie Darlings

Roger Rules tourney tees off Thursday at Camden CC

The sixth annual Roger Rules Memorial Golf Tournament will be played over the Camden County Club course on Thursday, June 26.

Lightning, umpires help put end to 17ers’ win streak

It took Mother Nature and a pair of confused umpires to help put an end to Kershaw County's Post 17's six-game win streak.

This week in League III American Legion Baseball

Monday: KC Post 17 at Hartsville (7 p.m.); Dalzell-Shaw at Sumter (7 p.m.); Cheraw at Manning-Santee (7:30 p.m.)

CAROL BROWN DAVIS

A time of gathering to celebrate the life of Carol Brown Davis, 77, will be held Wednesday from 3-5 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home ...

JOSEPH LEROY PATTERSON

Mr. Joseph Leroy Patterson, 68, of Lugoff, entered into eternal rest on Friday, July 14, 2017. A Celebration of Life and Homegoing Services will be ...

Little Bulldog Football Camp on deck

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

Ariail - July 14, 2017

School construction

On today's front page, readers will see a story by Senior Writer Martin L. Cahn from Tuesday night's meeting of the Kershaw County ...

We were told there’d be dirt

WASHINGTON -- That quaking beneath your feet is from shock waves in Washington where tipping points are merging with other tipping points to create the Mother ...

The joy of a good mud hole

It's hard to find a good mud hole these days. Have you noticed that? Too much concrete and asphalt.

Coding movement sweeping the world, nation and state

All the way from the board rooms of tech executives in Silicon Valley to the kindergarten class at Voyager Charter School in Charleston, the coding ...

Cassady Robinson marries Joshua Knight

Cassady Robinson and Joshua Knight were joined in marriage at Hidden Oak Acres in Cassatt, South Carolina on Saturday, May 27 at 6:00 p ...

SCLEAP provides counseling for law enforcement

When gunman Sueng-Hui Cho burst into a Virginia Tech classroom building and fatally shot 32 students and professors and wounded 17 others in April 2007 ...

Clinic receives Duke Endowment grant

The Community Medical Clinic of Kershaw County has been awarded a grant from The Duke Endowment to help improve population health and health equity in ...

Births - July 13, 2017

BUTLER -- Briana Cook and Brandon Butler, of Elgin, announce the birth of a son, Cooper James Butler. He was born July 8, 2017, weighing 7 ...

Gardner to be new principal at MPES

During its meeting Tuesday night, the Kershaw County Board of School Trustees selected Britt Gardner to serve as the principal for Mt. Pisgah Elementary School ...

Discover Camden-Kershaw County Magazine returns in September

Camden Media Co., the Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center and the city of Camden Tourism Development Office (or should this be Camden-Kershaw ...

Vintage Market Days coming to Camden in October

Vintage Market Days, a three-day upscale, nationally-known open-air vintage event, has selected Camden as the location for the first vintage event in central South Carolina ...