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Time to compromise
The Y or no Y debate has become combative. The City has stood fast, probably believing it has public support. The opponents, including me, are just as steadfastly convinced we will win either in a referendum or a lawsuit, or both.
Countdown to the Cup
It is not too early to begin making plans for the 2012 Carolina Cup Steeplechase Races at the Springdale Race Course.
Jackson leads Demon wrestlers to second at Border Wars event
Led by sophomore Chris Jackson, the Lugoff-Elgin High School wrestling team finished second in last weekend's Border Wars tournament hosted by South Point High School in rock hill.
Youth basketball tournament, AAU hoop tryouts this weekend
The Electa Chapter #8 of the Order of the Eastern Star will host a one-day youth basketball tournament on Saturday, Jan. 14 at E. Clarkson Rhame City Arena in Camden.
Clash of the nice guys
WASHINGTON -- Iowa front-runners Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum have a little problem. Both are too nice to be mean to each other.
Give YMCA, our children a chance
Our family moved to Camden in 2004 from the Dallas area. My wife Amy grew up here, so we were excited to have the opportunity to move to Camden to raise our children in a small town. I am a CPA and Partner with Grant Thornton LLP in Columbia. The YMCA has had a wonderful influence on my life and career. I am hopeful that City Council will move forward with the plan to bring a Y to our town.
Debt and voting: we should all vote
You have heard every American citizen shares in our national debt. Today -- each of us, newborns, included! Approximately $48,000! How much would you owe when you add a home mortgage, automobile debt, credit card debt, insurance bills, food bill, and energy bill each month? Be this the case, would you or I ever get out of debt? This is not counting the possible raising the national debt that Obama is wanting by another $1.5 trillion in early this year. This president wants to break our country. Do you the taxpayer like this? I do not! This is a ...
Real estate transfers -- Jan. 11, 2012
The following real estate transfers were recently recorded in the Kershaw County Assessor's office:
Lillian Williams Skinner
Mrs. Lillian Williams Skinner, age 98, died Sunday, January 08, 2012 at White Oak Manor where she was a resident and was formerly from Camden.
Molly Redfearn
A memorial service to celebrate the life of Molly Scott "Scotty" Rosholt Redfearn, 88, of Camden will be held Friday, January 13, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Grace Episcopal Church. Following the service, the family will receive friends in Richardson Hall after which burial will take place in Quaker Cemetery. Rev. Michael Bullock will officiate. Memorials may be made in Mrs. Redfearn's memory to Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter, 460 S. Fair Street, Camden, SC 29020 or Grace Episcopal Church, 1315 Lyttleton Street, Camden, SC 29020.
Ute Dunbar
Funeral services to celebrate the life of Ute "Judy" Geiss Dunbar, 80, of Camden will be held Wednesday, January, 11, 2012 at 3:00 PM at Emmanuel Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Jimmy Atkerson will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday, January 10, 2011 from 6:00-8:00 PM at Kornegay Funeral Home Camden Chapel. Memorials may be made in Judy's memory to Emmanuel Baptist Church, PO Box 798, Camden SC 29020.
First Palmetto annual meeting March 19
First Palmetto Financial Corp., the holding company for First Palmetto Savings Bank, F.S.B., will hold its 2012 annual meeting of stockholders at 10 a.m. March 19, 2012.
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These animals need good homes
Among the animals available for adoption at the Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter are Charlie, a male 1-year-old Great Dane (Charlie loves children) and Tiger, a 5-year-old neutered male black and gray tabby cat. 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 4 p.m. on Saturdays. The shelter is closed Sunday and Monday. The shelter is closed Sunday and Monday. For information on the shelter ...
Scully elected to Association of South Carolina Mayors board
Camden Mayor Tony Scully is now a board member of the Association of South Carolina Mayors (ASCM). ASCM members elected Scully to the board during the Municipal Association of South Carolina's (MASC) 74th annual meeting.
Rec Notes: Soccer camp begins July 28
This Soccer Camp is open for boys and girls ages 6-14. Players will be grouped by age, size, and ability. Daily training sessions will include individual ball handling skills, partner skills, developmental games and much more! This fun-filled week is the perfect way to introduce players to the game of soccer and to challenge advanced players to improve their game. Players must wear shin guards and bring a water bottle and soccer ball. The instructor is Peter Wittig, who has 22 years experience coaching at the college, high school, and youth levels. Coach Wittig is the Varsity Boys Soccer Coach ...
Not so transparent
President Obama, who promised the most transparent administration in history, has delivered perhaps the least transparent. Following the trend of other recent presidents, Obama has kept a tight lid on the press, rarely interacting with reporters in a spontaneous fashion and instead relying on the spin of his White House press directors. And it has gotten worse the longer Obama has been in office; one report last week indicated that the administration was denying access on a variety of subjects with increasing regularity. The Associated Press reported, "In category after category -- except for reducing numbers of old requests and a ...
Op-Ed: Supreme Court autopsy ruling trumps public accountability
For the second time in a month, the S.C. Supreme Court has ruled against openness and punted important issues back to the Legislature for change.
L-E wrestling camp on tap next week
The third and fourth installments of the Lugoff-Elgin wrestling camp are scheduled over the next two weeks.
Joey Matthew Tyner
Joey Matthew Tyner, 38, of Elgin went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 13, 2014.
Camden Lions Club installs new officers
The Camden Lions Club recently installed new officers and thanked the community for its support of club programs, having collected more than 1,300 pairs of used eye glasses. Boxes are located at the Food Lion shopping center in Lugoff, Rubin Eye Care Center in the K-Mart shopping center, the Walmart Vision Center, Belk and the Food Lion shopping center in Dusty Bend. The club supplied these glasses to local church groups for those in need in Honduras and Guatemela. Camden Lions have also assisted with eye operations and hearing aids for the needy. The club meets on the second ...
The karate kid
Lainey Williams, a rising third grader at Camden Elementary School (CES), recently competed in karate nationals in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She is the national champion for kata (forms) and won bronze in kubodo (weapons) and kumite (sparring). This qualified her for Junior Olympics. She is the superregional champion in the 8-year-old female category for kubodo and won silver in kumite, and bronze in kata. She is also the North Carolina Champion in all three events. Lainey studies karate at Carolina Family Karate under Shihan Bob and Sensei Matt. All five members of her team placed in the top four nationals ...
‘In the Heart of the Pines’ showcases Camden’s hotel era
The Camden Archives and Museum is hosting a new exhibit on the Hotel Era in Camden from July 2014 until January 9, 2015. Come explore Camden during the days of the Gay Nineties through the Roaring Twenties and beyond to the days before World War II. It was a magical, new social scene set in the midst of our beautiful, old Southern way of life. Camden's visitors got the best of both.
One-Eighty 360
Artwork created by Camden Middle School (CMS) art teacher Keith Tolen are on display at Columbia's 701 Whaley Street in its community gallery.
Thomas, Marlow earn interim titles at L-E
The leadership of the Lugoff-Elgin High School football and athletic departments stayed within the Demon family for the 2014-15 school year as Dave Thomas was named the school's interim head football coach and Craig Marlow as interim activities director Monday.
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.
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