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New Day on Mill to host five-year anniversary
On Sunday New Day on Mill will host a fifth anniversary drop-in from 2 to 4 p.m. at 1207 Mill Street, Camden. New Day is a transitional housing program for homeless women and their families. There will be a short program at 3 p.m. featuring some former residents. Tours of the cottages will be hosted by current residents and members of the New Day Advisory Board. For more information, call 432-5456.
Nancy Dixon
Funeral services for Nancy Freeman Dixon, 73, of Camden, will be held Friday at 11:00 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Camden Ward, with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The family received friends Thursday 6-8 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home, Lugoff. Memorials may be made to NHC (TFGE) 1018 North Guignard, Sumter, S.C. 29150.
Martha Elizabeth Jackson
Funeral services for Martha Elizabeth Jackson, age 75, of Bishopville, who passed away May 10, will be held Friday at 2:00 at High Hill True Light Church of Christ. Mr. Russell McLeod & Mr. Lynwood Young will officiate. Burial will be in the High Hill True Light Church of Christ Cemetery directed by Norton Funeral Home. Visitation was Thursday 5-7 at the Funeral Home. Mrs. Jackson was born in Blythewood a daughter of the late John W. & Lillie Mae Christmas Wilson. She was the widow of the late James Willard Jackson. She was employed with Skyline Manufacturing for over 30 ...
Charles Lee
Funeral service for Charles "Charlie Cool" Lee, 55, of Bronx, New York and formerly of Camden, will be held Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 3 p.m. at Saint Stephen Missionary Baptist Church, with burial in church cemetery, Rembert.
ATEC’s nursing students win HOSA awards
Nervous jitters, outbursts of laughter; the sounds of more than 963 students and advisors once again converged on the North Charleston Convention Center for the 2011 Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) State Leadership Conference, March 9-11. The convention provided two and a half days of educational symposiums, competitive events, exhibits, general sessions and the opportunity to network with students and health care partners from all over the state.
Bluffton ends Bulldogs' perfect record and season
Why did Tuesday have to be the fifth time?
What bin Laden, Geronimo shared in common
Native American leaders are upset that Geronimo's name was used as code for Osama bin Laden. I respect their concern, but I don't think this particular reference is the insult that tribal leaders think it is.
bin Laden
A couple weeks after Navy commandoes killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, Kershaw County residents are no doubt still celebrating with their countrymen his demise. Americans are by nature a compassionate people and not attuned to celebrating death; in this instance, it is justified in every way and a cause for joy, for bin Laden will endure in infamy as one of the most cold-hearted murderers the world has ever known.
Normal in an abnormal way
You know you're getting old when you start getting picked for health studies.
City budget process: look back, look ahead and plan
As Camden City Council moves past first reading of the 2011-2012 budget and on to second reading May 24th, it is important for our community to understand how we budget and where our priorities originate.
Qualifications are basis for governor's appointments
I was very disappointed in your recent Noted and passed comments criticizing Gov. Haley for being insensitive in not making appointments to minorities in the proportions that you felt appropriate. I would have thought that you, as I, would have wanted her to choose the best available for the job regardless of the category into which they fell. Whether she did or not, only time will tell.
Pets of the week -- May 13, 2011
Among the animals available for adoption at the Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter are a short-haired domestic kitten and an 8-week-old male border collie hound-mix puppy. 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 1 p.m. Saturday. The shelter is closed Sunday and Monday. For information on the shelter or to check for a missing pet, call 425-6016 or e-mail wcas@camden.net. The shelter ...
Rec Notes for May 13, 2011
The Kershaw County Aquatic Center will open for the season May 21; registration for aquatic center programs will also be accepted at this time. The pool will be open on a half-day schedule May 21-June 5, shifting to a full-day schedule June 6. The aquatic center will be closed Memorial Day and July 4.
Special Olympics
Five years ago, former Pine Tree Hill School teacher Ann Marie Taylor wanted her special education students to be more involved with extracurricular activities.
William Catoe
A service to celebrate the life of William Benjamin "Bill" Catoe, 55, of Camden, will be held Friday, May 13, at 4:00 p.m. at Baker Funeral Home Chapel. The Revs. Keith Coates and Mike Vinson will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service in the Funeral Home and from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, May 12, at the home of his sister; 1368 Sunnyhill Dr., Camden. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Baker Funeral Home, 210 E. Hilton Street, Kershaw, S.C. 29067 to help with funeral expenses.
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Ralph Gregory Mackey
Memorial service to celebrate the life of Ralph Gregory Mackey, 64, of Camden will be held at 3:00 PM Friday, April 11, 2014 at Lyttleton Street United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends following the service in the Family Life Center. Rev. David Weaver will officiate. Memorials may be made in Mr. Mackey's memory to Lyttleton Street United Methodist Church , 1206 Lyttleton Street, Camden, SC 29020 or Epworth Children's Home, 2900 Millwood Avenue, Columbia, SC 29205.
ATEC summer camp for middle schoolers
Middle school students looking for something fun to do this summer will have an opportunity June 9 and 10 as the Applied Technology Education Campus (ATEC) hosts its annual summer camp.
Lily Talbert Rowan
A funeral service to celebrate the life of Lily Talbert Rowan, 87, of Camden, SC, will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel.
White, Bulldogs whitewash CF
Camden rebounded from Thursdays' 10-0 conference loss to A.C. Flora by shutting out Carolina Forest, 2-0, in Friday's opening round of the Airport Select Invitational boys' soccer tournament.
Yesteryear for April 9, 2014
Habitat to pick family for first housing project
Hippity Hop
Wateree Elementary School students Teagan Rabon, Emmy Sarabia, Cassidy Mosley and Noah Bounsavath learn about bunnies.
Let’s talk about sex in S.C.
Now that I have your attention, let's narrow the focus a bit and talk about sex education in South Carolina. It may not be as titillating, but it's still really important.
Elgin to participate in DEA prescription drug safe disposal
The Elgin Police Department (EPD) is participating in the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) safe disposal of unused or out of date prescription drugs.
ATEC summer camp for middle school students
Middle school students looking for something fun to do this summer will have an opportunity June 9 and 10 as the Applied Technology Education Campus (ATEC) hosts its summer camp.
Demonizing the Kochs
WASHINGTON -- Rush Limbaugh can relax. The popular "demon of the right" has been replaced at least through the midterms by the Koch brothers, Charles and David.
Among the state's elite
Elliott feature speaker at KC Gamecock Club celebration
The Kershaw County Gamecock Club will hold its annual "Great to be a Gamecock Gathering" on Tuesday, April 29 at the Old South Restaurant in Camden at 6:30 p.m.
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