2014 first quarter Chance Art presentation

Jo Griffith won the first Chance Art prize from Camden Art this year. Griffith was happy to receive her original work of art from Jane Hannon – a local professional artist from Camden. The original work of art was a wonderful example of contemporary art. Griffith said she was surprised to win but plans on collecting more of Hannon's work.

Pasture management workshop to be held

A pasture management workshop, open to Kershaw County Landowners, will be held April 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with lunch provided. It will be held at the Clemson Sandhill Recreation Lakehouse at 900 Clemson Road in Columbia.

Operation Inasmuch to benefit KC non-profits

Each spring, congregations of Lutheran Churches in South Carolina participate in a designated day of service, inspired by the teachings of Jesus in Matthew 25 that "inasmuch as we serve the least of these, we serve Him." Operation Inasmuch is a movement of churches across America, a Compassion Revolution, which calls church members to move out of their seats and into the streets to serve their neighbors.

PTHS announces honor roll

Pine Tree Elementary has announced its honor rolls for the first nine-weeks period.

2014 first quarter Chance Art presentation

Jo Griffith won the first Chance Art prize from Camden Art this year. Griffith was happy to receive her original work of art from Jane Hannon – a local professional artist from Camden. The original work of art was a wonderful example of contemporary art. Griffith said she was surprised to win but plans on collecting more of Hannon's work.

Merging and purging

For years, I blamed it on those richly royal blue suede high heel pumps. The ones with the ridiculously tall, spiked heel and absurdly pointed toe. I was 22 when I bought them, 36 when I donated them to the Salvation Army.

Ariail for March 31, 2014

Noted and passed - March 31, 2014

• Congratulations to Camden High School (CHS) for becoming a 2014 Palmetto's Finest award winner Thursday. The jubilation in CHS' library was well-earned and an especially proud moment for Principal Dan Matthews. This is the second time Matthews has served as principal of a Kershaw County school earning the award, when he was at Lugoff-Elgin Middle School. Along with all-time high test scores, judges lauded CHS for donating more than $100,000 and 5,000 service hours to various charities during the past five years. That's a great example of a school truly being a part of its community ...

L-E golfers trip up Sumter

In a match which was played in the rain, wind and sun while, all the while, being cold, the Lugoff-Elgin golf team avenged its lone loss of the season by defeating Sumter, 154-165, at Camden Country Club on Tuesday afternoon.

Food for the Sould golf tourney set for April 3

The second annual Food for the Soul Golf Tournament will be held on Thursday, April 3 at the Camden Country Club.

Camden drubs Gamecocks, 5-1

It was far from their best match of the season, but you won't hear Roger Smoak complaining too much about Camden's 5-1 tennis victory over host Sumter in a Wednesday match which was postponed from a day earlier due to rain.

Lions tame Knights, 14-3

Making the most of eight hits, Lewisville pinned a 14-3 loss on North Central in a non-region baseball game played Monday night in Boonetown.

Nancy Kiser Fisher

Funeral services celebrating the life of Nancy Kiser Fisher, 85, of Camden will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, March 28, 2014 at Grace Episcopal Church. Burial will follow in Quaker Cemetery.

Benefit Co-ed volleyball tourney slated for NCHS

North Central High School will host a 3-on-3 co-ed volleyball tournament on Saturday, March 1 to held raise funds for the St. Baldrick's Foundation, a charitable foundation aimed at conquering various forms of childhood cancers, as well as for the NCHS Shield yearbook.

Frosts and Freezes not over, oh my!

To say these past few months have been cold is an understatement and while my northern roots have relished getting my wool sweaters out of the cedar chest, our trees and other plants have not had the ability to bundle up for warmth. No matter how you slice it, our woody friends have been exposed to dramatically cold temperatures this winter and even though spring is officially here, we have yet to see how Mother Nature's wintery touch has affected (or may still affect) all things green.

Stop the lunacy

A community ball field is easily the last place one would expect shots fired in blind malice. Such a thought in such a setting is ...

Long-term growth must be addressed

Now that all the budgets in Kershaw County have been adopted and we're a year away from the next budget process, there's merit ...

The unnecessary obituary

One of the dearest and oldest friends I have, had a close brush with death recently. He didn't just stand on the banks of ...

First responders are superheroes

When the call comes, they have the training, equipment and courage to respond. Be it during dinner or Sunday school, these superheroes work long hours ...

The role of business in legislative affairs

Recently, I've been thinking about the role of businesses in legislative affairs. My perception has been that larger businesses are the ones who get ...

Births - June 16, 2017

BAIPHO

ARRIS ODELL HALLEY

Funeral service for little Master Arris Odell Halley, 6, of 11A, Rivers Edge Apts., 971 Wateree Blvd. will be held Monday, June 19, 2017, 11 ...

JOHN RICHARD YOUNG

Funeral services for John Richard Young, 85, will be held Saturday at 4:00 p.m. at Dekalb Baptist Church with burial to follow in ...

KCSO arrests man after 150-plus motorcycle chase

Nearly a week ago, during the early morning hours of Saturday, June 10, Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies arrested a 23-year-old Sumter man ...

County’s youth sports summer camp season kicks off next week

With the school year coming to a close, it is time for summer sports camps in Kershaw County.