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Recreation, taxes lead list at town hall meeting

Kershaw County Councilman Jimmy Jones joined County Administrator Vic Carpenter and several members of county staff Monday as part of a town hall meeting at Lugoff-Elgin Middle School.

April 20, 2012 | Michael Ulmer | Kershaw County


Evil & Good

For screenwriter and director Emilie McDonald, the old adage of location, location, location deals with more than just selling real estate; it's also part of creating a great film.

April 18, 2012 | Michael Ulmer | Miscellaneous


A tradition that shouldn’t change at Augusta

What happened to all the camo shirts and beer helmets at the Masters this year? A guy named Bubba just won the thing, right?

April 18, 2012 | Michael Ulmer | Columns


KCC moves forward with committee restructuring

Kershaw County Council moved one step closer to eliminating both the recreation and finance committees from council's rules and order of business during its Tuesday meeting.

April 13, 2012 | Michael Ulmer | Kershaw County


Sensibilities of Griffin, Luck should ensure future success

"A bust; talented but extremely disappointing; annually and incredibly overweight" -- those aren't the words you want to hear when you've just paid a guy nearly $40 million to be your new quarterback.

April 11, 2012 | Michael Ulmer | Columns


Accuride set to expand Camden plant

Accuride, a supplier of commercial vehicle components, will expand its operations in Kershaw County.

April 11, 2012 | Michael Ulmer | Business


Variance in traffic unit revenue questioned

County Council Chairman Gene Wise says revenue figures for the Kershaw County Sheriff Office's (KCSO) traffic enforcement unit just aren't adding up. Wise expressed concerns about the revenues earned by the unit and the amount of fines being handed out by the magistrate's office during a county council budget workshop Thursday.

April 09, 2012 | Michael Ulmer | Kershaw County


Bridging gaps a must for any budget bill

Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee really wants some bigger acorns for next year's budget proposal and it seems many Americans do, too.

April 04, 2012 | Michael Ulmer | Columns


Mickle establishes KCC District 1 bid

Willie Mickle will run in the District 1 Republican primary for Kershaw County Council.

April 02, 2012 | Michael Ulmer | Politics


Filing period ends for most 2012 offices

The filing period for state, multi-county, countywide and less than countywide offices came to a close noon Friday.

April 02, 2012 | Michael Ulmer | Politics


Jones: 'You will not shut me up'

"Let me make one thing very clear to my colleagues: you will not shut me up," Councilman Jimmy Jones said at Kershaw County Council's Tuesday meeting in response to a proposal to permanently eliminate council briefings from meetings.

March 30, 2012 | Michael Ulmer | Kershaw County


County puts off GlobalCo support

A countywide broadband Internet access project being developed by Florence-based GlobalCo Central is unlikely to be approved by Kershaw County Council in the near future, according to county officials.

March 28, 2012 | Michael Ulmer | Kershaw County


Etch A Sketch comment could skewer Romney

With his so-called "Etch A Sketch" quip, Mitt Romney's aide, Eric Fehrnstrom, did a lot more to help the makers of the popular kids' toy than his actual boss.

March 28, 2012 | Michael Ulmer | Columns


80 volunteer KCRD coaches certified

Eighty recreation league volunteers recently became certified baseball and softball coaches as part of the Kershaw County Recreation Department's coaching clinic.

March 26, 2012 | Michael Ulmer | Kershaw County


Newt’s money man

Las Vegas billionaire Sheldon Adelson is in store for a big hug and thank-you at the end of the Republican primaries.

March 21, 2012 | Michael Ulmer | Columns


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