Kaye Boykin

Funeral services to celebrate the life of Cynthia Kaye Boykin, of Camden, will be held Monday, March 14, 2011 at 11:00 AM in Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel, with burial to follow in Cedar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Reverend Bruce Hancock and Reverend Arlin Kirkland will officiate. The family received friends Sunday, March 13, 2011 from 2 PM – 4 PM at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel. The family suggests memorials may be made ...

Ross named to USC President's List

Catherine Lauren Ross of Bethune has been named to the President's Honor List for the fall 2010 semester at the University of South Carolina.

Blaney Elementary student honor rolls announced

Blaney Elementary School has announced its honor rolls for the second nine-week period.

Frances Shumate

Funeral services to celebrate the life of Sarah Frances Howard Shumate, 86, of Camden, will be held Monday, March 14, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Kornegay Funeral Home Camden Chapel with burial to follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Rev. Rusty Shumate and Rev. Burch Kelly will officiate. The family received friends Sunday, March 13, 2011 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM at Kornegay Funeral Home Camden Chapel. Memorials may be made in Mrs. Shumate's ...

Robert Ariail -- March 14, 2011

Buffalo-Mt. Pisgah Fire Department launches first responder program

After 48 hours of classroom instruction and practical training, 12 volunteers with the Buffalo-Mt. Pisgah Fire Department are now trained as medical first responders.

Corrie Pearl Kelley Gantt

Mrs. Corrie Pearl Kelley Gantt, 94, of 2932 Timrod Road, Bethune, SC, passed on Saturday, March 12, 2011.

Allen McClellan

Services for Pastor Allen McClellan, age 52, of Bethune, will be held Tuesday, March 15 at 11:00 am at the Bethune Baptist Church. Pastor Greg Sweet will officiate. Burial will be in the Bethune Baptist Church Cemetery, directed by Norton Funeral Home, Hartsville Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the church.

Noted and passed

• We see through news reports that a sizeable percentage of newly elected U.S. Congressmen have decided to sleep in their offices, partly due to the high cost of real estate in the Washington area. That brings back memories. Rep. Ken Holland, formerly of Camden, was one of the first to become an "office snoozer" when he was elected to Congress from the Fifth Congressional District in 1974. Holland, a lawyer by profession, served ...

Some thoughts on merit pay

I've been doing this work for almost 36 years. Having been around public education for that long, I've seen just about every solution to increasing student academic performance that has ever been thought up, usually more than once. In the case of merit pay, this is about the third time around for me. Déjà vu all over again, as Yogi Berra once said. Legislation pending in the South Carolina General Assembly would freeze teacher ...

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary offers boating safety class

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will hold a safe boating class on May 7 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The boating class will be held at the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office training room in Lugoff. The address is 821 Ridgeway Road, Lugoff.

Ms. Jeffers, Mr. Bell set date

Mr. Andrew Jeffers of Cassatt and Ms. Denise Jeffers of Camden announce the engagement of their daughter, Ms. Jessica Marie Jeffers of Camden, to Thomas Michael Bell of Camden. He is the son of Mr. Ronald Bell of Camden and Ms. Nancy Shuler of Garden City.

Miss Allen, Mr. Sweet plan spring wedding

Mr. and Mrs. Danny B. Allen, Jr. of Lugoff announce the engagement of their daughter, Kelli Elizabeth Allen to Nathan Andrew Sweet of Lugoff. He is the son of Rev. and Mrs. Gregory Sweet, Sr. of Lugoff.

Miss Bowers, Mr. Carbery engaged

Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Ross, Jr. of Camden, and Mr. and Mrs. Ward O. Bowers, Jr. of Camden, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Jennifer Sheheen Bowers, to Mr. Kacey Hugh Osborne Carbery of Camden. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Revelle Stackhouse of Columbia, S. C. and Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Hugh Carbery of Victoria, B.C. Canada.

Happy 60th Anniversary!

Fred and Gloria Clements were married 60 years ago today on March 14, 1951. Fred is originally from Vesuvius, Va., and Gloria was born in Fort Lawn, S.C. They have lived in Camden their entire 60 years and their children are Diane (Danny) Robinson of Camden, Andy (Dian) Clements of Huntsville, Ala., Phyllis Clements of Columbia, and the late Bobby Clements. They have 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren and a cherished and sweet dog named ...

Leslie Hayes

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.