Wateree wears pajamas for PBIS celebration

CMS students give to needy family

DME robotics places first

Doby's Mill Elementary School's Lego Robotics Team (Team 787) won 1st place at the Lexington Regional FLL (First Lego League) Qualifying Tournament. As a result, it will be heading to the South Carolina State competition in March. Pictured: Fifth graders Will Goerlich, Natasha Martinez, Dutch Gillis, Leo Addeo, Xan Anthony and Zane Catoe. Team Mentor Arianna Lee and Coaches William Lee and Amanda Raper.

Betty Taylor Lyons

Funeral services to celebrate the life of Betty Taylor Lyons, 68, of Camden, SC, will be held at 3:00 PM, Sunday, December 28, 2014 at First Baptist Church in Camden. Rev. Bruce Hancock will officiate. Burial will follow in Wateree Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00-7:30 PM, Saturday, December 27, 2014 at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel. Memorials may be made in Betty's memory to Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter, 460 S Fair Street, Camden, SC 29020.

Sammie “Billy” Carman

Sammie William "Billy" Carman, 64, went home to be with the Lord on December 27, 2014. Billy was born in Columbia, S.C. on April 27, 1950. He is a son of Minnie Grigg Carman of Columbia, S.C., and the late Sammie Marion Carman. He is survived by his sister, Gussie Carman Folk of Irmo, S.C.; brother, Marion Clayton Carman (Donna) of Elgin, S.C.; two nieces; two nephews; and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews.

John Parker

Funeral service for Mr. John Parker, 63, of 8005 Osborne Road in Rembert, will be held Tuesday, December 30, 2014, 2:00 P.M. at Rafting Creek Baptist Church (Hwy #261) in Rembert with burial in the church cemetery. He died Wednesday, December 24, 2014. Collins Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Ernest W. Platts

Mr. Ernest W. Platts, 82, of 2240 DeKalb School Road, died Sunday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announce at a later date by Brown's Funeral Home, Camden, who is serving the Platts Family.

What Makes a Hero?

If your idea of a hero starts with a knight slaying a dragon, a roman gladiator fighting battles with a sword and suit of armor, or even a soldier fighting in a distant land, then maybe you have the wrong idea of what a hero may be. Is your hero brave and courageous, does he act on his own accord for his or her fellow human being, risking his or her life? Then possibly you may know and respect the meaning of a hero.

Wateree wears pajamas for PBIS celebration

CMS students give to needy family

DME robotics places first

Noted and passed - Dec. 29, 2014

• On the face of it, it appears the deal for Capella Healthcare to take over KershawHealth with the Medical University of South Carolina is a good one. As reported Friday, Capella will pay KershawHealth $45 million (actually, $36 million following a nearly $9 million discount for "cash, cash equivalencies, marketable securities" and so forth) to lease the healthcare organization's real estate for 40 years and purchase its remaining, non-real estate assets. In addition, Capella is promising to spend $55 million during the next 10 years on capital expenditures. In effect, this is a nearly $100 million shot in the ...

Rich: Looking back before I look forward

When the New Year arrives every year, I, like most, look forward to the next 12 months filled with promise, opportunity, and a chance to reform from bad habits.

Fearless Forecast - Bowl Edition

Wateree students have fun with literacy

Happy Anniversary

Command Sergeant Major Clyde Hayes and Peggie J. Hayes of Camden celebrated 55 years of marriage on March 16, 2018, with family and friends.

11th annual Clinic Classic is April 28

The 2018 Clinic Classic will be held April 28 at 7:30 a.m. and includes a 1-mile, and 5K and a 10K race. This ...

West Wateree Rotary Club recognizes scholarship winners

The West Wateree-Lugoff Rotary Club recently awarded its annual scholarships to seven Lugoff-Elgin High School (L-EHS) seniors for outstanding accomplishments both inside and outside the ...

School Days - April 10, 2018

NAOMI DRAKEFORD

Mrs. Naomi Inez Wheeler Drakeford, 79, of 665 Westvaco Road, Camden, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, April 4, 2018. A Celebration of Life and ...

COLE FELDER

Mr. Cole Felder, 84, of 1595 Cassatt, Road, Cassatt, passed on Monday, April 9, 2018. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a ...

RUTH VINSON GRAHAM

A funeral service to celebrate the life of Ruth Vinson Graham, 90, of Camden, will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11 ...

JAMES RILEY

A small celebration of life service will be held for James Riley, at the Fellowship Center of First Baptist Church in Camden, Friday, April 13 ...

MICHAEL ROGERS RULEY

Mr. Michael Roger Ruley, 68, of 1581 Red Hill Church Road, Cassatt, passed on Sunday, April 8, 2018. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be ...

Feature Photos: Farmers Market opens

Despite less than ideal weather, the Kershaw County Farmers Market enjoyed a successful opening day Saturday in its new location in downtown Camden. In the ...

Former city employee dies after house fire

A former city of Camden Department of Public Works employee, Barbara Currie, 72, of White Pines Circle, Camden, died Thursday from injuries suffered in a ...

L-EMS announces 3rd quarter honor roll

Lugoff-Elgin Middle School recently announced its third quarter honor roll.

Open for business - Camden Wellness

Camden Wellness recently opened at 1029 Broad St. in downtown Camden. The new business offers an array of wellness services, including daily fitness classes, therapeutic ...

Mid-Carolina Credit Union holds 57th annual meeting

Mid Carolina Credit Union, serving more than 14,000 members in Kershaw and Richland Counties, reently held it's 57th Annual Meetingt at Lugoff-Elgin High ...