Boy killed in ATV accident

An 11-year-old Stover Middle School student was killed Saturday in an ATV accident.

SAFE teams with city to offer shred day

SAFE Federal Credit Union, in partnership with the city of Camden, will sponsor a shred day from 3 to 6 p.m. July 13 at SAFE's Camden Branch, 407 Rutledge St. The event is free for members and community residents.

Remember the Alamo!

Free at last; free at last; someone kicked an obnoxious bonehead out on her, ah, ear.

Happy 50th wedding anniversary!

Carl and Mollye Robinson celebrated 50 years of marriage June 25, 2011 at 3 p.m. which they have called "A Golden Celebration." They reaffirmed their vows at Camden First United Methodist Church with the Reverend Ellis White, Jr. officiating. A reception was held at the Kershaw County Health Resource Center. It was a family affair as their children Carl Jr., his wife Valerie, Anthony and Melanie and grandchildren as well as several other family members ...

Failure is now fashionable

Nothing succeeds like success, but don't sell failure short. That's the sunny-side-up view of life that appears to be busting out all over the big-thinking world of the business and economics press these days. Bookstores, for example, offer new fail-friendly titles that all but invite you to fail. There's "Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones for Success" by John C. Maxwell, "Fail Better," by Herter Studio, and "Fail Up: 20 Lessons ...

Crafting a moral budget

Can the federal government's spending spree last forever? Of course not. Even when economic growth is strong (hardly the case now, of course), it's foolish to keep spending more than we take in. Congress is going to have to make some serious cuts. Otherwise, we'll face a day of serious financial reckoning -- and sooner than we think.

McNaughton finishes Navy basic training

U.S. Navy Fireman Adam M. McNaughton, a 2007 graduate of Camden Military Academy, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.

Rec Notes for June 24

Youngsters ages 8 and up (and completion of second grade) will learn or improve their skills at the L-E volleyball camp.

Pets of the week -- June 24, 2011

Among the animals available for adoption at the Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter are Cruise, a 1 1/2-year-old male border collie mix dog, and Coco, a 3-month-old male black and white kitten. 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 ...

Cheraw hands P-17 second straight loss

In a matter of two days, things have tightened up in the battle for second place in the American Legion League III standings.

NCAA should be control factor

I write in response to an article "Spurrier: Pay the 'performers' -- give players $300 a game" which appeared in the A section of The State newspaper June 2, in which Steve Spurrier, head football coach at USC in Columbia, "proposed a resolution at the SEC's spring meetings that would pay college football players in the conference $300 per game, with the money coming out of the head coaches' pockets." <p class="MsoNormal" ...

Lost in cyberspace

As time goes on, the people of this once great country become more and more inundated with Star Trek-type technology, economic uncertainties and the country's seemingly dependence on drugs in one form or another.

Kershaw County residents repair homes

This week 63 youth and adult volunteers have worked in Kershaw County repairing homes for four families. The Wateree camp has volunteers from South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Arkansas. Home repairs are free of charge and include roofing, plumbing, painting, flooring, carpentry and other construction projects. Salkehatchie Summer Service is a ministy of the South Carolina United Methodist Church involving more than 3,500 volunteers in more than 50 locations. Salkehatchie is a life changing ...

Robert Ariail -- June 24, 2011

Charles Kenneth Colvin

Funeral services to celebrate the life of Charles Kenneth Colvin, 86, formerly of Bishopville, SC were held Wednesday, June 22 in Mint Hill, NC at the Shiloh Truelight Church. He was the son of the late Hazel and Sylvia Davis Colvin.

Donnie Patrick Joyner

Funeral services for Donnie Patrick Joyner, 70, will be held Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at First Assembly of God, Camden, with burial to follow in Quaker Cemetery. The Rev. Bruce Marthers will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday from 1:00 &ndash; 2:30 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Gideons International.