Bethune observes October as Alpha Delta Kappa

Bethune Town Council unanimously proclaimed October as International Alpha Delta Kappa Month. Council also used the meeting to discuss the need for a message board along with areas in town that needed to be cleaned.

TruVista to buy Georgia cable systems

Chester-based TruVista, which provides communications and technology services in Kershaw County, has entered into two definitive asset purchase agreements to acquire the cable television systems serving Toccoa and Clayton, Ga.

Robert L. Lackey

A graveside service for Roland Lynn Lackey will be held 3 p.m. Oct. 23, 2011 at Quaker Cemetery. The family will receive friends following the service at their home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Lyttleton Street United Methodist Church, 1206 Lyttleton Street, Camden, S.C. 29020.

Sarah Ella Morris

Funeral service for Sarah Ella Morris, 82, of Camden, will be held Sunday, Oct. 30 at 2 p.m. at New Hope Baptist Church, Rembert, with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. Jimmy Atkerson will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday, Oct. 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home, Lugoff. Memorials may be made to Agape Hospice, 700 West DeKalb Street, Camden, S.C. 29020 or New Hope Baptist Church c/o Carrie Cook, P.O. Box 9, Dalzell, S.C. 29040.

For protests, simplicity matters

After spending an afternoon with Occupy DC, the District of Columbia's branch of the Occupy Wall Street movement, I now understand why they avoid formal leaders. For one thing, when things go wrong, it's easier to spread the blame around. That's something the young radicals have in common with the folks on Wall Street and in Washington.

Robert Ference

Graveside service for Robert Calvin Ference, 84, of Camden, will be held Thursday, Oct. 27 at noon in Fort Jackson National Cemetery, Columbia. The Rev. Joe Stines will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday, Oct. 26 from 6-8 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter, 460 Fair Street, Camden, S.C. 29020.

Miss May, Mr. Everhart wed

Kelly Elizabeth May of Lugoff, and Christopher Dwain Everhart also of Lugoff, were married Saturday, October 22, 2011, in the Gardens at Canal and Senate. The four o'clock ceremony was officiated by Mr. Brian Marion. A reception followed at the Hall at Canal and Senate.

Miss Mobley, Mr. Karns plan November wedding

Mr. and Mrs. William Carl Mobley, Jr. of Lugoff announce the engagement of their daughter, Ms. Breanna Inez Mobley of Columbia, SC, to Paul Benjamin Karns of Gaffney, SC. He is the son of Dr. Paul Daniel Karns of Gaffney and Mrs. Kay Allen Karns of Gaffney.

Miss Parks, Mr. Watts engaged

Mr. and Mrs. Westley Gene Parks of Camden are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Caroline Marie, to Mr. Jon Nicholas Watts of Lugoff. Jon is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Edward Watts Jr., of Lugoff.

It's definitely time to talk about Phase II

In 2007, just as I was arriving in Kershaw County, the school district began work on Phase I of the Facilities Equalization Program. Phase I was envisioned to encompass eight construction and renovation projects at a cost of $102 million, which was generated through Installment Purchase Plan bonds. Through a combination of excellent management and a favorable construction market, the $102 million has been stretched to complete several more projects beyond the original scope. The additional projects included a new Jackson Elementary School (also the first LEED-certified Gold School in South Carolina), an addition and media center renovation at Blaney ...

Noted and passed

• We're glad to see that the U.S. Marine Corps has lifted its ban on bracelets which honor U.S. troops killed in combat. Top officials announced last week that Marines in uniform are now authorized to wear killed-in-action bracelets recognizing friends who have died in combat or from battlefield wounds. The change was made after an uproar from Marines when top officers recently began enforcing a ban on the bracelets. Marine brass widely decided the former rule was an outdated one and changed it.

Robert Ariail -- Oct. 24, 2011

'Friend of Extension'

S.C. Rep. Laurie Slade Funderburk (left) was recently recognized as the 2011 "Friend of Extension" at the state Clemson Extension Epsilon Sigma Phi annual meeting. Deon S. Legette (right), regional lead Extension agent, presented the award to Funderburk, who received the honor as a result of her support of agriculture and family life in her district and throughout the state. She was instrumental in starting the Kershaw County Farmers Market and has been a strong supporter of the Kershaw County Forest Landowners Association and Farm/City activities. Funderburk has also been a strong supporter of 4-H and other Clemson ...

Halloween

Get your Halloween thrills and chills at the SAFE Scream on the Green, to be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Camden's Town Green.

Robert Ariail -- Oct. 21, 2011

L-E to hold alumni soccer match

The Lugoff-Elgin High School boys' soccer will host its annual alumni soccer game on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. at Lugoff-Elgin Stadium.

Time to start thinking about the Cup

Even though the calendar just turned to January and cold weather is on the way, it is not too early to be thinking about the warmer days of spring.

Camden High basketball and wrestling schedules

Basketball

Lugoff-Elgin basketball and wrestling schedules

Basketball

North Central basketball and wrestling schedules

Basketball

CMA basketball and wrestling schedules

Dec.: 5 – at Governor's School (6 p.m.); 10 – at Heathwood Hall (6 p.m.); 11 –Australian traveling team (6 p.m.); 15 – at Gray Collegiate (6:30 p.m.); 16 – Great Falls (6:30 p.m.)