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.

Demons advance to district finals

Lugoff-Elgin adavanced into tonight's 4A Distict 5 baseball championship with a 6-3 nine-inning win over Ashley Ridge in a twice-delayed elimination game on Wednesday.

Medlin to join the National Society of College Scholars

Stephanie Elizabeth Medlin, the daughter of James and Jessica Medlin of Elgin, has been invited to join the National Society of College Scholars due to her outstanding academic performance at the University of South Carolina (USC). She is a Cardinal Newman Catholic High School graduate.

Polo returns to town with Sunday's Camden Cup match

The Camden Polo Field will come alive with the sounds of horse hooves pounding the turf and the crack of mallets hitting a ball as the 13th annual Camden Cup Polo Match returns on Sunday, May 5.

Music City finish mimics 2012 Colonial Cup

NASHVILLE -- On a spectacular afternoon of racing at the 72nd annual Iroquois Steeplechase, Jacqueline Ohrstrom's Demonstrative edged past Divine Fortune at the finish line to win Saturday's $150,000 Calvin Houghland Iroquois (Gr. 1) by a head.

CHS 4 x 100-relay team third in AAA state meet

Led by a third place finish from its 4 x 100-meter relay team, the Camden High boys' track team finished in 12th place at last weekend's South Carolina High School League State Championships held at Lower Richland High School in Hopkins.

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.

Alfred H. Rohrig

Teresa Lynn Hough

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.