Aging matters -- respite:

"I was tired, but it was a different kind of tired. This kind of tired comes from day after day of constant caregiving with no end in sight -- with no hope and no one to care. Respite allowed me to be with people who care and realize that some people understand what caregivers are going through." Like this elderly gentleman, who is a caregiver for his wife living with Alzheimer's disease, you may have a similar story. In fact, you will be surprised to learn that this may be a typical response from any one of the over 770 ...

Dogs to earth: let us ride the trains

WASHINGTON -- You might say I have a dog in this fight.

Clarence Murphy

Mr. Clarence Murphy, 62, of Lugoff, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, June 6, 2013. Born in Lugoff, he was the son of the late Hamp and Estell Thomas Murphy and husband of Katie Johnson Murphy. A Celebration of Life Services will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, at Saint Matthew Baptsit Church, with burial in church cemetery in Lugoff. Mr. Murphy will be placed in the church at 12 p.m. for viewing. Brown's Funeral Home in Camden is serving the Murphy family.

Connie Mae Huggins Reser

A celebration of life service for Connie Mae Huggins Reser, 51, will be held Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home. The Rev. Larry Harrison will officiate. The family will receive friends from 1-3 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter.

Harriet Sahlman

On June 4, 2013, Christ called home Harriet Stevens Sahlman of Camden, South Carolina. Harriet is now joined with her husband of 53 years, Bruce Christian Sahlman, who departed in June of 2012. She is survived by her two sons, Steven Bruce Sahlman and Christian Frederick Sahlman, her daughter-in-law Roslyn Simon Sahlman, her grandchildren Reagan Elise Sahlman and Christian James Sahlman, her sister Dorothy Stevens Esner and her sister-in-law, Jeanne Townsend Stevens. She was especially close to her nieces Christine Bradley Pecor, Virginia Bradley Young, Cynthia Bradley Williams and her nephews Albert Paul Bradley and Paul Bradley Stevens III.

Homer Leroy Stuckey

Mr. Homer Leroy Stuckey, 73, of 164 Shivers Pond Road, Rembert, S.C. passed on Tuesday, June 4, 2013.

Frances Wallace

A memorial service to celebrate the life of Frances Swafford Coffee Wallace, 87, of Columbia, will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at Wildewood Downs, 1001 Wildewood Downs Circle, Columbia, SC 29223, 803-555-1212. The Rev. Dr. George Crow will officiate. A Celebration of Life service will follow the memorial service at Wildewood Downs. Memorials may be made in her memory to Palmetto Health Hospice, P.O. Box 7275, Columbia, SC 29202.

Mary Louise Wilson

Ms. Mary Louise Wilson, 79, of 722 Fair St., Camden, S.C., passed on Friday, June 7, 2013.

Where would you time travel to?

Fixing education in South Carolina

Jon Butzon is a big guy and he has some big ideas about how we can fix education in South Carolina. He should know because for years he's run the Charleston Education Network -- he's seen it, lived it and thought about it. He knows where we are as a state; he knows what works, and most importantly what doesn't work.

Noted and passed - June 10, 2013

• We note with sadness the recent death of Leonard Price, who moved in his later years to Boonetown and became one of Kershaw County's most generous and involved philanthropists. Price gave to a variety of causes and was especially beneficent towards North Central High School. As Bobby Jones, a former school principal in the county said, "He not only talked the talk, he walked the walk." Price has left an indelible mark upon the county.

Neely Catherine Gilber & John Thomas Crocker announce engagement

Mr. and Mrs. James Munro Gilbert of Charlotte are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Neely Catherine Gilbert, to John Thomas Crocker.

Miss Hough, Mr Ponds set date

Pamela Hough and Mr. and Mrs. Don Robinson announce the engagement of Miss Opal Hough and Dewayne Dion Ponds, both of McBee, S.C.

Summer reading fun at the Kershaw County Library

In an effort to encourage reading when school is out, the Kershaw County Library will host its annual summer reading program through August 15.

Worried family members seek advice for man being harassed by estranged wife

Dear Annie: My son's estranged wife has reported him to child protective services six times and to the police for various things she's invented over the past three years. Due to her false accusations, he has been arrested three times. He has been found innocent of all charges, but she persists.

Kris Davis Robertson

Funeral service for Mrs. Kris Davis Robertson, 50, of 725 Calhoun Street in Camden, will be held Saturday, September 17, 2016, 11:00 A.M ...

Lisa Parker

CASSATT – A celebration of life service for Lisa Ann Parker, 53, will be held Saturday at 4:00 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home. The ...

Peter Drake

LUGOFF – Funeral services for Peter Wayne Drake, 60, will be held Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home with burial to follow ...

Lady Bulldogs win Sumter title; Lady Knights perfect in 4-AA

Needing just two sets, the Camden High volleyball team defeated River Bluff to win Saturday's Sumter Invitational.

CHS fall sports schedules

Volleyball

Lugoff-Elgin fall sports schedules

Volleyball

North Central fall sports schedules

North Central

CMA Cross Country schedule

Cross Country

Kershaw County Library Events -- September

Camden Branch