Arthur B. Bennett

Mr. Arthur B. Bennett, 48, of 7 Trinity Court, Camden, SC, passed on Sunday, February 5, 2012. Funeral Services will be conducted on Friday, February 10, 2012 at 2 p.m. at Pine Grove AME Church, Rembert SC. Burial is to follow at Sandhill Cemetery, Rembert, SC.

Hillary Brooks

Born May 13, 1950; Hillary Rogers Brooks, of Camden, SC, died on February 6, 2012, from complications relating to her long battle with cancer. Growing up in Northern Virginia, with her parents; Priscilla Blackett Rogers and the late Robert Edmund Rogers, she graduated from The Madeira School in 1968. She gained her undergraduate degree from Randolph Macon Women's College earning a BA degree in Religion in 1972.

Robert Charles Bair

Robert C. "Bob" Bair, of Camden, went home to his Heavenly Home Monday, February 6, 2012. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Camden First Baptist Church with the Rev. Bruce Hancock officiating. The family will receive friends from 9:30 – 10:45 a.m. prior to the service in the church fellowship center. Burial will follow the service in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Upcoming events at the Kershaw County Library

The library will be closed Feb. 20 for Presidents' Day.

Robert Ariail -- Feb. 8, 2012

Pedaling forward

So where do we go from here? How much are we willing to spend without the help of a third party to improve our city and county? Can we afford to maintain what we build? What kind of recreational/tourism improvements will make a lasting impact on all of the citizens not just one group?

Yesteryear -- Feb. 8, 2012

Photo cutline -- Hoping to strike it rich -- Ron Pannullo looks for a good score during the weekend Carolina No-Tap bowling tournament held at the Super Bowl in the Burndale Shopping Center. A total purse of $2,500 was offered, and Randy Conn of Columbia rolled away with the $1,000 first prize. More than 100 bowlers competed in the tournament, and several local people were among the 20 semifinalists.

Haw jelly

Combine juice from the May haw berry, from crabapples, along with some sugar and you have makings of the finest jelly ever to grace a biscuit or piece of toast. End of subject, you muse, but the paper's fresh, and you have a sweet tooth after downing a real Southern breakfast. "Hon, we got any haw jelly?" Now, unless you live in a kind of narrow swath of geography between Wedgefield and Camden, bordered south by the Wateree River swamp and north a tad on the Yankee side of old and new Highway 521, your answer is going to ...

The cost of conscience

WASHINGTON -- Two of the top news stories this past week have revolved around reproductive rights, though both raise far more troubling issues than a woman's right to contraception or abortion.

Rock Hill turns tables on L-E with round 3 win

Just when Lugoff-Elgin seemed to have turned the corner in its third round 4A state wrestling match at Rock Hill, the host Bearcats threw a small roadblock into the Demons' path.

NWTF banquet tickets are now on sale

The Wateree Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will hold its 2012 banquet on Thursday, March 1 at The Camden Shrine Club.

Demons, Knights get swept away

Both Lugoff-Elgin and North Central dropped conference doubleheaders in and around the Columbia area Friday night.

Newt’s secret Alinsky love

Saul Alinsky is a name most people don't know, so why does Newt Gingrich drop his name at every opportunity without explaining who he is? Because it is not what the Republican presidential candidate says that counts; it is what his audiences feel when he says it.

Reverend Jimmie Lee "Jim" Baker

Reverend Jimmie Lee "Jim" Baker, 65, of Hartsville passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012 at his residence.

Dorothy Mae Ray

Funeral service for Dorothy Mae Ray, 67, will be held Monday, February 6, 2012, at 4:00 p.m. at House of Prayer with Open Arms Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. Donnie Barrett will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the House of Prayer with Open Arms Church.

Summer sports camps are plentiful in Kershaw County

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