Kershaw County guardians ad litem named SCAVA 2013 Volunteer Group

The S.C. Association for Volunteer Administration (SCAVA) recently bestowed its 2013 Volunteer Group award to the Kershaw County Volunteer Guardians ad Litem (GALs). SCAVA and S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley presented the award, with others, during a ceremony May 16.

Droning about the end of war

WASHINGTON -- It's good to know that the war on terror is finally over. It was all so ugly, what with the beheadings and bombings.

LFD adopts ‘Adopt-A-Fire Truck’ program

In March, the Lugoff Fire Department (LFD) launched a new outreach program into the two elementary schools within its fire district in an effort to help educate young children in fire prevention and firefighter identification. The program, titled "Adopt-A-Fire Truck," involves LFD firefighters dressing out in their full firefighting gear to include the air packs as they arrive at the elementary school. Firefighters then enter the school into the library or classroom and read ...

Robert Bertram

A celebration of life service for Robert Wayne Bertram, 46, will be held Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church. The Rev. Dr. Chuck Everett will officiate. The Family will receive friends Friday from 6 – 8 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home.

Eleanor Watkins

Funeral services for Eleanor Baker "Snookie" Watkins, 76, of Bethune will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, June 1, 2013, at Timrod Baptist Church, Bethune. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Revs. Jackie Knight and Jim Wallace will officiate. Mrs. Watkins, widow of Bobby Fred Watkins, Sr. died Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at her home. Born in Kershaw, she was the daughter of the late Whiteford and Lillie Roberts Baker. ...

Garcia-Quintana

South Carolina Democrats were right in recently criticizing Gov. Nikki Haley for her refusal -- she later relented -- to oust a member of her re-election committee who had ties to the Council of Conservative Citizens, a far-right group with severe overtones of racial bias. That group believes, according to its own website, that "the American people and government should remain European in their composition and character." That's a ...

A time to think

Maybe it is time to think. Think about the importance of our lives and what we are all bout. Do we do the "same old, same all" or do we interact with who we are and what life is all about and how all this has to do with the creative spirit and the freedom to explore and act upon the validity of ourselves.

Sports Fun summer camp registration ends today

Adult Lap Swim Adult Lap Swim will be available Monday through Thursday from 7 to 7:55 a.m. The cost is $20 per month for 30 minutes. The cost is $35 per month for one hour. The class will begin on June 4. Water Aerobics Water Aerobics classes will be held Monday through Thursday from 7:55 to 8:55 a.m. The cost is $45 per month and ...

Tiger Lily and Katana need good homes

Among the animals available for adoption at the Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter are Katana, a seven-week-old Himalayan Seal White Point mix kitten; and Tiger Lily, a two-year-old Hound mix. The adoption donation includes spaying or neutering. The shelter, located at the south end of Fair Street and managed by the Kershaw County Humane Society, is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. ...

Charles Sims

A memorial service for Charles William Sims, 73, will be held Friday at 11:00 a.m. at Powers Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter, 460 Fair Street, Camden, S.C. 29020.

Spencer Carmichael, Jr

. Funeral services to celebrate the life of Spencer Carmichael, Jr., 82, of Camden, SC, will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel. Pastor Tommy Bowers and Pastor Dan Bausum will officiate. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service starting at 10:00 AM. Memorials may be made in his memory to The Cross ...

Cindy Dabney-Baker

Funeral service for Cynthia Ann Dabney-Baker, 53, will be held Sunday at 4:00 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home with burial to follow in Kershaw City Cemetery. The Rev. Scott Lewellen will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday 6-8 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter, 460 Fair Street, Camden, S.C. 29020.

Christian Home Educators Camden celebrates five graduates

Christian Home Educators of Camden (CHEC) recognized five graduates at its 16th annual Night of Recognition May 24. The graduation ceremony was at Faith Church of the Nazarene in Lugoff. CHEC is a local home school support group with members hailing from Kershaw County and surrounding areas.

Award-winning local writers team up for storytime

Local award-winning authors Paddy Bell and Kathryn Etters Lovatt will participate in a special storytime event at Books on Broad beginning at 10:30 a.m. June 8.

‘Princesses’ raise money for good cause

The NBSC Princess Plunge team held a fundraiser at Lake Wateree the last weekend in April. More than $2,000 was raised in honor of Kershaw County Chair Gene Wise's wife, Joanne Wise. Pictured are "princesses" Blair and Emery Gunter and their mom, Laura Gunter.

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William Collins

Funeral services for William Burnett Collins, 74, of Lugoff, SC will be held on Friday, June 14, 2013 at 4:00 PM at Lugoff First Baptist Church, with interment to follow in the church cemetery. Dr. Albert Allen and Rev. Dave Robinson will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday, June 13, 2013 from 6:00-8:00 PM at Kornegay Funeral Home, Lugoff-Elgin Chapel.

CMA hazing trial continues in Columbia

A federal jury is hearing testimony this week as the trial begins of a lawsuit brought against Camden Military Academy (CMA). In the trial's first days, attorneys for a former cadet have brought forward testimony and evidence they say show that, in 2008, other CMA students raped the then 13-year-old boy, according to news reports. The former cadet, listed in the lawsuit only as "JBC," is now 18.

L-E softball, NC tennis players rack up awards

Following a season in which a young Lugoff-Elgin softball team finished third in Region 4-4A play, post-season honors came the way of four members of the Lady Demons' program.

CHS honors student-athletes at annual banquet

For the 60th consecutive year, student-athletes at Camden High school were honored by The Bulldog Club at the organization's annual awards banquet on May 21.

Getting in some heavy lifting

Springdale 5K at Sunset set for Aug. 17

Registration is open for runners and walkers for the 5th Annual Springdale at Sunset 5K Run & 1-lap walk to be held on Saturday, Aug. 17 at the Springdale Race Course in Camden.

IRS reform

People in this country -- no doubt many right here in Kershaw County -- are angry with the Internal Revenue Service and its heavy-handed methods. Of course, the IRS has never been popular, and probably wouldn't be if the agency did everything by the book. But its recent targeting of conservative groups has spotlighted the venom with which overzealous bureaucrats can operate. Adding to it are recent revelations about ...

Youth summer sports camps season cover all bases in the county

With the school year coming to a close, it is time for summer sports camps in Kershaw County.