Student honor rolls reported at L-EHS

Lugoff-Elgin High School has announced its honor rolls for the third nine-week period.

Boling finishes USAF basic training in Texas

U.S. Air Force Airman Shane A. Boling has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

Hospice volunteer honored for service

Eva Cook of Camden was among volunteers honored by LifeCare Hospice of S.C. in recognition of National Volunteer Week.

Swim team sign-up to end May 13

Registration for Kershaw County Recreation Department swim teams in underway with a deadline of May 13 to sign up.

Clyde I Williams Jr.

Services for Clyde I. Williams, Jr., 62, of Lugoff, will be held Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Rowan Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Lugoff with the Rev. Phil McCoy officiating. Burial will follow in Quaker Cemetery, Camden. Deacons and Elders of the church and members of the American Legion Post 17 will serve as honorary pallbearers.

NC trio named to All-Region 3-A squad

After a season in which they finished third in Region 3-A play, three members of the North Central High School baseball team were accorded all-conference honors by a vote of the league's six coaches.

James C. Brown

Mr. James C. Brown, 80, of 1106 Pepper Ridge Drive, Lugoff, SC, passed on Friday, April 29, 2011.

Emanuel Jones Jr.

Funeral service for Mr. Emanuel Jones Jr., 88, of 2524 John G. Richards Road in Camden will be held Friday, May 6, 2011, 1:00 P.M. at White Oak Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Wake service will be held Thursday, May 5, 6:00 P.M. TO 7 P.M. at Collins Chapel. Collins Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Phyllis P. Tait

Phyllis Palmer Tait passed away on April 30, 2011, at the Bay Village retirement community in Sarasota, Florida. She had a lung ailment. She was 89 years old. Her husband of 65 years, George P. Tait, passed away in March 2009.

Randolph to speak at NAACP banquet

Dr. Lonnie Randolph Jr., president of the South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, will be the featured speaker at the Camden/Kershaw County Branch NAACP's 25th annual Freedom Fund banquet Saturday.

Pets of the week -- May 6, 2011

Among the animals available for adoption at the Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter are an 8-week-old female, gray and white domestic medium-haired kitten and a 3-month-old male Larbrador mix puppy. 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. ...

Camden gardens kick off the ‘Follow the Blooms’ Garden Tour

Just as the name says, the Garden Club of South Carolina Inc. plans to "Follow the Blooms" beginning May 14 in Camden.

Dog attacks

We were glad to see recently that a 10-year-old girl from Batesburg-Leesville near Columbia is making progress in recovering from an attack by a vicious pit bull in which the dog almost tore her right arm off. She has undergone a series of operations, according to news reports, and could have been killed on the day of the attack if a deputy had not responded quickly and killed the dog. According to that same ...

Robert Ariail -- May 6, 2011

Carmon piles up honors for Pacers

University of South Carolina Aiken baseball player and former Camden High standout Stephen Carmon has been named the Days Inn Downtown Aiken USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Month for the month of April.

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.