Linda Price

A funeral service to honor the life of Linda Carolyn Hendrix Price of Camden, SC will be held today, March 4, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel. Reverend Homer Hinson will officiate. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The family received friends and family at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Memorials may be made in Linda's memory to Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorder Association-Mid State-SC, 140 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 210, Columbia, SC 29210.

Parker: The GOP -- a tragedy in 52 acts

WASHINGTON -- I'm getting that deja vu feeling as House Republicans these past several days have failed to alter the public's perception they're incapable of governing.

Josephine S. Johnson

Mrs. Josephine S. Johnson, 92, of 7108 Stephanie Drive, Rembert, passed on Saturday, February 28, 2015.

Raymond Lee Hutto

A memorial service for Raymond Lee Hutto, 79, was held on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home. The Rev. C Paul Stephens officiated. The family received friends following the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Kidney Fund, 11921 Rockville Pike, Suite 300, Rockville, MD 20852.

Linda Grant

Funeral Services for Linda Grant, 67, will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 7, 2015 at Abundant Life Fellowship Church, 804 Laurens St. in Camden, SC. Dr. A. D. Givens, Presiding Prelate will officiate. Interment will follow in the Haven of Rest Cemetery on Highway 97. A Public viewing will be held Friday, March 6, 2015 from Noon – 8:00p.m at the church. A. A. Dicks Funeral Home Sullivan Chapel, 2548 Main Street, Columbia, SC is in charge of these arrangements.

Deena Marie Cowles

Funeral service for Deena Marie Cowles, 44, was held on Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home. Burial was held in Fort Jackson National Cemetery, Columbia on Wednesday. The Rev. C. Paul Stephens officiated. The family received friends at the home.

Claude Brisbon

Mr. Claude Brisbon, 92, of 109 Stuckeytown Road, Rembert, passed on Thursday, February 26, 2015.

Florence Blackwell

Florence Alexander Savage LaRoche Blackwell, 95, of Camden, SC, died peacefully at home Friday, February 27, 2015.

Baseball teams banking on weather forecast to be wrong

Hopefully, the weather forecasters will be wrong on their prognostications of rain for the early to middle part of this week as all four of Kershaw County's baseball teams will be involved in pre-season tournament play which began last Saturday and will continue throughout this week.

KC trio helps Creekside Farm take Zone 4 riding championship

Three Kershaw County teenagers have brought home the Zone 4 Region 4 High School Championship along with their team, Creekside Farm, under the direction of Adrian Mack and Emma Phillips.

Ariail for March 2, 2015

Noted and passed - March 2, 2015

• We were very glad to see Kershaw County Council recognize ALPHA Center Executive Director Paul Napper recently. Napper has served as The ALPHA Center's director for three decades. In all that time, he has also managed to find the time to serve on numerous local, state and even federal boards and commissions. Most recently, he stepped down from a seat on the KershawHealth Board of Trustees only to fill an open seat on the Central Carolina Technical College (CCTC) Area Commission two days later. As always, Napper was humble in receiving council's resolution honoring him, saying it really ...

Rich: Don’t throw out good food

A friend, an only child, was talking about cleaning out her parents' house after the death of her father.

Teal: The story of temperance becoming abstinence

Throughout Old and New Testament times, most Jews and Gentiles consumed distilled liquor and believed it a healthy part of their daily diet. These beliefs and practices continued from the times of Christ through the settlement of America and the establishment of the United States.

United Way of Kershaw County thanks contributors at campaign Luncheon

The United Way of Kershaw County (UWKC) hosted a luncheon to recognize volunteers and contributors from this year's campaign. The money raised will benefit the numerous UWKC partner agencies that serve Kershaw County. During the luncheon, representatives from each campaign division were recognized and thanked for their work during this campaign season. The Boys and Girls Club Step Team, the Kershaw County Diamonds, performed during the event.

Editorial: Carolina Cup

We would like to take a moment to thank everyone who worked so hard to make the Carolina Cup a success this year. A number ...

Column: Lewis Grizzard’s favorite hymn

When I wrote about the night that a woman arose at a little church we were visiting in Highlands, N.C., and proclaimed that her ...

Column: Leaving your mark

Of all the trees down South, beeches and white birches gets picked on the most. The love sick, the egotistical, the passerby and all manner ...

Column: Fake news vs. ‘Fake news’

WASHINGTON -- When fake news blasts traditional media for being "fake news," how does one respond?

Letter: Thanks, KCC for econ dev efforts

After the great recession of 2008, Kershaw County's economy is growing once again. Since 2012, our local manufacturing and distribution companies have announced that ...

Letter: Thanks to county for buying river property

The Kershaw Soil and Water Conservation District would like to applaud Kershaw County for the purchase of the land by the U.S. 1 bridge ...

Historic Camden’s Revel event a success

Historic Camden hosted the inaugural Revel, presented by OceanaGold-Haile Operation, on Saturday, March 10 at the Historic Kershaw-Cornwallis House and Garden on the grounds of ...

McIntosh to exhibit at FAC starting April 12

The Fine Arts Center (FAC) of Kershaw County is pleased to announce a new exhibition opening in the Bassett Gallery. Local artist Laurie McIntosh will ...

Easter Bunny and Uno visit Karesh residents

Staige DeBenedetti wears a bunny costume while visiting Karesh Wing resident Vickie McQuinn (seated), along with therapy dog, Uno, held by Nola McQuinn. The Easter ...

Gayle Breon celebrates 50 years of service at KershawHealth

Gayle Breon graduated from Kershaw County Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in 1961 and started her career in Obstetrics and Nursery when O.W. Watson ...

DANNIE LEE BURROUGHS

Funeral services for Minister Dannie Lee Burroughs, 62, of Camden, were held Thursday, April 5 at New Jerusalem Church, 2339 Greenhill Road in Elgin with ...

NAOMI WHEELER DRAKEFORD

Mrs. Naomi Wheeler Drakeford, 79, of 665 Westvaco Road, Camden, died Wednesday. Family and friends may call at the residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at ...

MELVIN T. GOODWIN

Funeral service for Mr. Melvin T. Goodwin, 85, of Philadelphia, PA, formerly of Kershaw County, will be held Saturday, April 7, noon at Camden Second ...

DENNIS RUSS

Funeral service for William Dennis Russ, Jr., 72, will be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Rowan Presbyterian Church with burial to follow ...

JOHN STANLEY

Funeral service for Mr. John Stanley, 72, of Camden, will be held Saturday, April 7, 1 p.m.. at St. Paul United Methodist, 511 Knights ...