KCSO, EPD arrest two for auto break-ins

Following a joint investigation between the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) and the Elgin Police Department (EPD), officers arrested David Allen Richardson, 26, and Haley O'Ryan Pearson, 19. Investigators from both agencies identified the pair as having broken in to nearly a dozen vehicles in the town of Elgin and Kershaw County.

The terror of not knowing

WASHINGTON -- As the manhunt for the Boston bombers reached its climactic conclusion, Americans of all hues and backgrounds heaved a sigh of relief. Thank goodness it wasn't ... fill in the blank:

Helen "Sis" Warden Black

Sis Black passed away peacefully with family members at her side on April 4, 2013 in Annapolis, Md. She was born in St. Johnsbury, VT., on December 18, 1923, the daughter of the late David Royal and Hazel Ramage Warden. She was raised in Bluefield, W. VA. and graduated from Beaver High School, where she was an excellent academic student, class leader, and athlete. During this time she attained the title of the ...

William "Bill" Clemont Shiver

Bill, 69, of Lake Park, NC, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, April 26, 2013 at Hospice of Union County in Monroe, NC.

Willis U. Arthur, Jr.

Willis U. Arthur, Jr., formerly of Camden, SC passed away April 27, 2013. He was born November 13, 1925, in Aiken, SC to Willis Uriah Arthur, Sr. and Iva Lee Redd Taylor Arthur as the youngest of eleven siblings. After serving in the US Army Air Corps during World War II, Willis graduated from the University of SC with a mechanical engineering degree. He spent his entire career with DuPont starting at the Savannah ...

L-EMS Poetry Jam

Recently, the staff and students of Lugoff-Elgin Middle School held the 1st annual Open Mic Poetry Jam during all lunches. Mrs. Anne Lemieux and Mrs. Elaine Dorsey coordinated this effort to celebrate Poetry Month and Poem in your Pocket Day. Students and staff recited original poetry as well as published works by authors such as Shel Sliverstein, Walt Whitman, Edgar Allen Poe and more. The school thanked its 76 volunteers who recited poetry.

CHS opens tourney play tonight

While the Lugoff-Elgin and North Central baseball and softball teams opened 4A and 2A state baseball and softball, respectively, post season play last night with second round action set for Saturday afternoon, Camden will kick off the post-season tonight.

Camden Mania hits City Arena Saturday night

WWE Hall of Fame member and Kershaw County resident "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan will headline a wrestling show in Camden which is being sponsored by the Camden Police Officers Association.

KCGC spring meeting set for Tuesday

The Kershaw County Gamecock Club will have its spring meeting on Tuesday, April 30 at 6 p.m. at the Old South Restaurant, 1244 Pine Street in Elgin.

Dogs roll past Darlington

As his team's season winds down, Camden High tennis coach Roger Smoak saw a Bulldog team which was not at its best still manage to come away with a 6-0 win over Darlington on Wednesday.

Geography Bee semifinalist

Montessori School of Camden sixth-grader J.D. Heaton (right) was a 2013 South Carolina National Geographic Bee semifinalist. The 2013 South Carolina National Geographic Bee is sponsored by Google and Plum Creek. This is the 25th anniversary of the Bee. Bees were held in schools with fourth- through eighth-grade students throughout the state to determine each school's Bee winner. School-level winners then took a qualifying test, which they submitted to the national Geographic Society. In ...

McLester Scholarship applications due

McLester Scholarship application are due May 1. Applications will be accepted for the Thomas E. McLester Scholarship Award, given by Camden First United Methodist Church.

Master Gardners Spring Plant Sale

The Kershaw County Master Gardners are having a Spring Plant Sale May 11 at the Homemakers Building at DeKalb and Church streets in Camden. Be there at 8 a.m. for the best plants, best prices and the best advice on how to grow them.

Ariail for April 26, 2013

When profiling becomes a real menace

Some media found the possibility that foreign terrorists bombed the Boston Marathon to be too tantalizing an explanation to pass up, even when it snares the wrong suspects.

Linzy "Gene" Criminger

CMA Member and Guest Showcase

Pictured is the Chamber Choir of Kershaw County (CCKC). They will be one of the performing groups at the Camden Music Association's (CMA) Member and Guest Showcase May 19 at 3 p.m. at the Fine Arts Center in Camden. Members of the CCKC: Sherry Algood, Sierra Benson, Jean Broom, Anne Compton, Megan Commings, Isa Commings, Grace Dunham, Judith Hawkesworth, Linda Higgins, Barbara James, Mary Ellen Jordan, Diane Lee, June McCaskill, Khadija Murphy, Steven Parrot, ...

Dating success not equal in open-marriage

Dear Annie: My husband and I have been happily married for 15 years and recently decided to try an open-marriage lifestyle. We are doing this with full honesty and respect for each other. The main problem is that the dating success is not equal. I found it easier to get a date. Whereas, my husband is having a tremendous degree of difficulty. He has online dating profiles, but no luck.

Elgin

Funeral service for Theresa M. Wood, 93, of 1537 Dixon Road in Elgin will be held Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Mt. Sinai AME Church with burial in the cemetery. She died Thursday, May 9, 2013. Collins Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Jane G. Brady

Jane G. Brady, 91, of Camden, S.C. died Sunday, May 12, 2013. Plans are incomplete and will be announced by Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel.

CHS to honor student-athletes at banquet

The Camden High School Athletic Banquet will be held on Tuesday, May 21, in the school gymnasium.

Golfers tee it up for animal shelter

The inaugural Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter Golf Tournament, a fundraiser for the facility, will be held on Sunday, May 19 at the White Pines Golf Club in Camden.

Golf tourney benefits Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter

The inaugural Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter Golf Tournament, a fundraiser for the facility, will be held on Sunday, May 19 at the White Pines Golf Club in Camden.

Golf tourney benefits Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter

The inaugural Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter Golf Tournament, a fundraiser for the facility, will be held on Sunday, May 19 at the White Pines Golf Club in Camden.