Field trip fun for Wateree Elementary School students

Ives-Dykes announces bid for Treasurer

Local business owner Heather Ives-Dykes has announced her candidacy to be Kershaw County's next Treasurer.

Nancy DeBruhl

Funeral services to celebrate the life of Nancy Truesdale DeBruhl, 78, of Camden, SC, will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, May 19, 2014 at First Baptist Church in Camden. Rev. Bruce Hancock will officiate. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at 1:00 PM, prior to the service, in the church Family Life Center. Memorials may be made in Nancy's memory to McCoy Memorial Nursing Center, 207 Chappell Drive, Bishopville, SC 29010 or Alzheimer's Disease Support Group, 4186 Fernandina Road, Columbia, SC 29210.

Graham DuBose

A celebration of the life of Mister will be held at 5:00 PM, on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Old School House Farm, 210 Cantey Lane, Rembert, SC.

A heroic family

It happened recently. The 20th anniversary of the death of stock car racer Davey Allison. Maybe you remember him. Maybe you don't.

Carlette H. Still

Funeral service for Carlette Hood Still, 67, will be held Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. at Harvest Baptist Church with burial to follow in Lugoff First Baptist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Bill Dulaney and the Rev. Eleazer Benenhaley will officiate. The family will receive friends Monday 6-8 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to a charity of one's choice.

Camden High School’s The Palmetto Leaf student newspaper lands honors, awards

The staff of Camden High School's newspaper, The Palmetto Leaf, came away from the South Carolina Scholastic Press Association's (SCSPA) Spring Conference April 22 with a handful of honors and awards. Staffs may submit one entry each semester in 11 of 12 different categories.

S.C. Superintendent candidates forum May 22

The public is invited to attend a forum for the candidates running for the office of State Superintendent of Education on Thursday, May 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the Camden High School auditorium.

Ariail for May 19, 2014

Youth finish tourney, polo match on weekend docket

The 31st annual Take a Child Fishing Bass Tournament will be held on Saturday, May 17 at Clearwater Cove Marina on Lake Wateree.

SCHSL's Singleton to be guest speaker at Bulldog Club banquet

The Camden High School Athletic Banquet will be held on Tuesday, May 20 in the school gymnasium.

Baseball, hoops kick off summer camp season

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

Paula Alexander Abdullah

Funeral service for Ms. Paula Alexander Abdullah, 55, of Jacksonville, Florida, formerly of Camden will be held Saturday, May 17, 2014, 12:00 P.M. at St. Paul United Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. She died Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Friends may visit at 2014 Virginia Drive in Camden. Collins Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Sadie Tidwell McCaskill

A graveside service to celebrate the life of Sadie Tidwell McCaskill, 89, of Camden, SC, will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday, May 16, 2014 in Scotch Cemetery in Bethune, SC. Rev. Dr. Ronald Taylor will officiate. Memorials may be made in Sadie's memory to Morningside Presbyterian Church, 1610 Jefferson Davis Highway, Camden, SC 29020.

Ariail for May 16, 2014

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 ...