ATEC fall open house Sept. 16

The Applied Technology Education Campus (ATEC) will hold its fall semester open house on Tuesday, Sept. 16, from 5 to 7 p.m. Parents of students and the public are invited to attend and become familiar with the school district's career center.

Lake Wateree cleanup scheduled for Oct. 11

The Lake Wateree Association (LWA, Kershaw County) and Wateree Home Owners Association (WHOA, Fairfield County) and other volunteers will lead a cleanup of Lake Wateree on Oct. 11 from 9 a.m. to noon. The cleanup will cover the entire lake, running out of two sites: Clearwater Marina and Taylor Creek Access.

Lady Knights stay unbeaten

After having opened the season with three non-region victories, the North Central volleyball team stepped into Region 4-AA action Tuesday and came away with a 3-2 win over host Buford to improve to 4-0 on the season.

Speaks earns all-tourney honors for Wolfpack

Former Camden High volleyball standout and current North Carolina State University sophomore Maggie Speaks was named to the UNCW Hilton Garden Inn Classic All-Tournament team following the Wolfpack's 2-0 finish at last weekend's tourney played in Wilmington, N.C.

So, what else is new? DWTS snubs the cast of Fearless Forecast

You know, with as popular as this contest is and its contestants are, you would think that at least one of the Fearless Forecast gang would have been invited to participate on ABC's Dancing with the Stars.

Stradford wins contest opener

Henry Stradford kicked off the 2014 edition of the Chronicle-Independent weekly football contest by turning in a perfect entry sheet and only missing the final point total for the Clemson at Georgia game (played on Aug. 30) by one point.

CHS girls X-C team wins opener

Running over a challenging course on a hot and muggy Tuesday afternoon, the Camden High girls' cross country team returned home from Great Falls with its first win in the initial meet of the season.

Golf tourney benefits Toys for Tots

A Toys for Tots charity golf tournament to be played at Beech Creek Golf Club in Sumter on Friday, Sept. 12.

First meeting for Camden Garden Club is coming up

The Camden Garden Club will hold its first meeting of the new year on Sept. 8 at the home of Kate Denton.

Kershaw County Library in Camden extends hours

The Kershaw County Library in Camden has expanded its hours of operation.

Local students participate in Palmetto Boys State

In August, more than a dozen young high school men from Kershaw County participated in the Palmetto Boys State leadership program.

Wateree kindergarteners make apple sauce

Water Elementary first grader gets surprise from dad

Armando Gonzalez Jr.

Funeral Mass for Armando Gonzalez Jr., 23, will be celebrated on Thursday at 12:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, with burial to follow in Quaker Cemetery. The Rev. Father John Zimmerman will officiate. The Rosary will be recited on Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. followed by visitation until 7:00 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home.

Thomas Iwancio Sr.

A funeral service to celebrate the life of Thomas A. Iwancio, Sr., 55, of Elgin, SC, will be held at 2:00 PM today at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel. Rev. Bill Dulaney will officiate. Burial will follow in Quaker Cemetery. The family received friends from 6:00-7:30 PM, Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel. Memorials may be made in Thomas' memory to American Cancer Society, c/o Gail Kirkland, 647 Lachicotte Road, Lugoff, SC 29078.

National showing

Local artist Denise L. Greer, who lives in the Charlotte-Thompson area of Kershaw County, recently learned her collage, "BLU," shown here, was accepted into the ...

Ariail - Sept. 12, 2017

After Irma

By now, we hope Irma has either largely passed us by or lost enough strength to be more annoying than anything else. Here's hoping ...

The worst is yet to come

WASHINGTON -- It has become axiomatic that when Donald Trump says or does something over the top or below the belt, beware the unseen.

My Brain on NASCAR - Sept. 12, 2017

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Scandal, corruption, accountability

The current scandal of SCANA's (S.C. Electric and Gas parent company) and Santee Cooper's nuclear debacle is arguably the biggest scandal in ...

Writer wants his money back

I bought $50 worth of lottery tickets for the recent huge, half-billion dollar lottery jackpot. The clerk said: "Good luck; I hope you win."

Buford hands NC first Region 4 loss

North Central suffered its first Region 4-AA loss in volleyball on Thursday as the Lady Knights were tripped up in Buford in a fifth set ...

Big bass

Twins James and Caroline Reames, both 11, of Camden, recently landed these lunkers while fishing on family property in Kershaw County. The big fish, both ...

For the Record - Sept. 12, 2017

Real estate transactions

KC farmers could qualify for federal funds

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is currently accepting applications from South Carolina farmers, ranchers and private landowners for ...