Dixie D. Weir

Graveside service for Dixie Dean Weir, 93, of Camden, resident of Pinedale Assisted Living, formerly of Springhill, Kan., will be held Saturday at 11:00 a.m. in Springhill Cemetery, Springhill, Kan. Rev. Laurie Johnston will officiate.

Surf will be up Friday at L-E for fund-raising auction

The ABLE Club of South Carolina and Outback Steakhouse of Columbia will join forces to present, "Surf's Up at Demon Bay", the second annual auction benefiting Lugoff-Elgin High School athletic programs, on Friday, March 4 at 6 p.m.

Rhame City Arena to host S.C. Taekwondo championships

Some of the top Taekwondo athletes from the county and the region will take to the floor of Camden's Rhame City Arena for Saturday's 2011 South Carolina State Taekwondo Championships.

NC rolls in tourney opener; CMA takes pair

After having been shut out by Great Falls in first round play of the May Plant Credit Union Baseball Bash in Boonetown, Camden Military Academy bounced back to win its next two games in the six-team round-robin event.

This week in KC sports

Schedule for Feb. 28 - March 6 Monday: MPCU Baseball Bash at North Central (5:30 p.m. – Camden Military Academy vs. Cardinal Newman; 7:30 p.m. – Crestwood vs. North Central); Lugoff-Elgin at Dutch Fork in Lake Murray Baseball Classic (6 p.m.) Tuesday: Camden Military Academy at Ben Lippen (TEN – 4 p.m.); Camden vs. South Florence/Darlington winner in Pee Dee Baseball Invitational at Hartsville (5 ...

A crisis offers union-busting opportunity

If anything is clear in the labor clash that has brought Wisconsin government to a screeching halt it is how neither side has been all that clear about what the fight really is about.

Classroom perks

Nissary Wood (left), Lugoff-Elgin Academic Foundation (LEAF) president, recently presented a $600 check to be divided among classroom grant recipients (from left) Sharon White, Susan Morris and Charlene Trapp. Lugoff-Elgin High School Principal Tommy Gladden (right), joined the teachers at the presentation. White, a social studies teacher, received money to purchase a flip camera for her students to create movies for their classroom presentations. Morris, a health and physical education teacher, will use her portion to ...

A day for service

Lance Robinson marched through Camden Feb. 11 on his way to Columbia as part of his Brother to Brother Day March across America. While in Camden, Robinson was presented a plaque by Camden Mayor Jeffrey Graham. He, in turn, presented pins to Camden police and fire chiefs Joe Floyd and John Bowers, respectively. Robinson, a U.S. Marine veteran who served in the 1970s, hopes to visit every state capital in an effort to create a ...

The face(s) of Kershaw County public education

While sorting through the papers of a deceased friend of mine who wished them given to the South Caroliniana Library, I came across a 1970-71 annual of the Kershaw County Vocational Center. I soon visited Howard Branham, director of the Camden Archives and Museum, to see if they had a copy in their collection. They did not but in a few minutes Howard made a copy and added it to their collection.

Restaurant service before integration

The late Mr. Moses Williams and his wife, Mrs. Lottie Williams, were a trailblazer family for ending segregation in Camden and Kershaw County restaurants. I am going to give an overview picture of significant and historic events of a family making a difference from the Knights Hill Community on three different important cases.

Robert Ariail -- Feb. 28, 2011

Noted and passed

• We're glad to see Kershaw County Council moving toward a ban on smoking in county-owned vehicles. Employees have the right to smoke if they wish, of course, but the prohibition on puffing in vehicles merely extends the present policy which bans smoking in county buildings. Cigarette smoke odor lingers in vehicles, and non-smoking employees shouldn't have to put up with it.

Knights Hill community recognized for academic achievements

For 11 of the 18 years between 1952 and 1970, the first- or second-ranked students at Jackson High School came from the Knights Hill Community, and this is not counting other students ranked among the top five in the class. This is unique and historic, having this many top-ranked students from one community. Two additional years have now been added, 1958 and 1970. Those recognized are as follows:

Earnestine Hunter

Haile's Funeral Home announces services for Ms. Ernestine Hunter, 66, of 354 Bristol Street, Brooklyn, NY, formerly of Bethune, SC, who passed on Wednesday, February 23, 2011.

Henry Thomas

Haile's Funeral Home announces the death of Mr. Henry Thomas, 68, of 1300 Campbell Street, Camden, SC, who passed on Thursday, February 24, 2011.

Fredericksburg Township explored

Our grand city of Camden is a beautifully preserved town laid out in an 18th century plan devised by Joseph Kershaw. We are proud of our historic homes and buildings, carefully placed public parks, wide streets, and beautiful trees. So it is easy to forget that this was not the original plan for the "town" that was to develop in this area of South Carolina. The original plan was a part of the "Township ...

The Lugoff-Elgin “Blue Monster”

What was the IRS thinking?

Well, this is a fine mess.

Hayes Creek Skateboarding Competition

There will be a skateboarding competition Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in the Hayes Creek Subdivision in Elgin. The event is sponsored by Salty's Board Shop in Columbia. The proceeds from the competition will go towards purchasing skateboarding gear for the park in an effort to keep kids off of drugs and keep them off of the streets.

Dog’s human mom experiences drama at local dog park

Dear Annie: I have an 8-month-old puppy, and I take her to a local dog park so she can run off leash and play with the other dogs, which she loves. In the three months I have been taking her, "Phoebe" has never been attacked or fought with another dog. That was until last night, when Phoebe approached another dog that was on a leash and that dog attacked her.

Ariail for May 17, 2013