Gardens and guns

NEW YORK -- Now would be a very good time to be a cartoonist. Or perhaps not. As the late cartoonist Doug Marlette frequently lamented, "How do you cartoon a cartoon? We're living in ÎToon Town.'"

Charlene Marthers

Home going service for Charlene Marie Marthers, 38, of Lugoff, will be held Friday at 4:00 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home. Rev. Arizona DeVane will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.

Gilbert Cantey Jr.

Gilbert Cantey Jr., 76, of Bunker Hill Road, Lugoff, SC, died Monday, Feb. 21, 2011.

Real Estate - Feb. 23

Real estate transactions

Robert Ariail -- Feb. 23, 2011

Wisconsin unrest

Most people here in Kershaw County and across the country believe that despite political differences, there's a sense of fair play that should come into effect when philosophical problems arise in government. We certainly haven't seen much of an atmosphere of compromise in the last few years, but the brouhaha in Wisconsin over the governor's efforts to end a portion of public unions' collective bargaining rights has prompted two actions that we believe most ...

MPCU Baseball Bash on deck for Knights

North Central High School will host the annual May Plant Credit Union Baseball Bash on the Knights' home field in Boonetown.

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County Births Feb. 23

WILLIAM HUCKABEE HORTON Mr. and Mrs. Michael Horton of Camden announce the birth of a son, William Huckabee, on January 24, 2011. He weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces. Mrs. Horton is the former Elizabeth Smith. The maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Steven Cottingham of Rochester, NY and Mr. James Smith of Rochester, NY. The paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Mike Horton of Camden. SPENCER GARRET WADE Roland Wade and Tanya Stogner, ...

This week in KC sports

Tuesday: Providence Athletic Club at Camden Military Academy (BB – 6:30 p.m.)

Burning acres

A line of flame advances south toward S.C. 34 (Bishopville Highway) near Pine Tree Hill Elementary School (PTHS) Saturday afternoon.

Frank Brown

Funeral services to celebrate the life of Francis "Frank" Leroy Brown, 84, of Elgin were held Sunday, February 20, 2011 at 3:00 PM at Hermitage Baptist Church with burial following in the church cemetery. Rev. Dr. Condy Richardson and Rev. Mark Hopkins officiated. The family received friends Saturday, February 19, 2011 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM at Kornegay Funeral Home Camden Chapel. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made in Mr. Brown's memory ...

William Hawthorne, Sr.

William Edward Hawthorne, Sr., 79, of Bishopville, widower of Mable Lucille Hawthorne, died Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at his home.

Darlene H. Woody

Service plans for Darlene Ham Woody, 69, of Camden, will be announced by Powers Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Malvern Hill Baptist Church Food Bank.

Mark Elbert McKinnon

Mark Elbert McKinnon departed this life February 16, 2011, after a brief illness. He was born in Patterson, New Jersey to the late Willie McKinnon and the late Minnie Hurst; and stepfather Willie Hurst.

Music City finish mimics 2012 Colonial Cup

NASHVILLE -- On a spectacular afternoon of racing at the 72nd annual Iroquois Steeplechase, Jacqueline Ohrstrom's Demonstrative edged past Divine Fortune at the finish line to win Saturday's $150,000 Calvin Houghland Iroquois (Gr. 1) by a head.

CHS 4 x 100-relay team third in AAA state meet

Led by a third place finish from its 4 x 100-meter relay team, the Camden High boys' track team finished in 12th place at last weekend's South Carolina High School League State Championships held at Lower Richland High School in Hopkins.

The IRS

There are jokes aplenty about the Internal Revenue Service, but the latest revelations about that agency's conduct in targeting conservative groups is no laughing matter. In reality, it's not about conservative groups or liberal groups or apolitical groups. It's about the abhorrent idea that the IRS would single out any kind of organization or individual to harass -- and indeed it is harassment. <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align: left; text-indent: ...

Deacon Marion Jenkins

Deacon Marion Jenkins, 68, of 5545 Pisgah Road, Rembert, died Sunday. Friends may call at the residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date by Brown's Funeral Home, Camden, who is serving the family.

Josephine G. Warner

Mrs. Josephine G. Warner, age 90, of Lugoff, SC, (formerly of Clarksburg,WV) passed away Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Myrtle Beach Manor in Myrtle Beach, SC, following an extended illness. She was born in Philippi, WV, August 14, 1922, a daughter of the late Herbert Edward Golden and Grayce Booth Golden.

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Jak Smyrl collection purchased by USC library

The University of South Carolina (USC) Libraries is now home to a collection of more than 5,000 images, plus correspondence, sketchbooks, and even early elementary-school artwork Camden's Oscar Jackson "Jak" Smyrl, The State newspaper's first staff artist, who passed away in 2007.