Cassatt man faces sex charges in Sumter County

A Kershaw County man is out on bond from a Sumter County jail after being accused of having sexual intercourse with his stepdaughter.

KCSD to begin 2013-14 budget process Tuesday

Kershaw County School District (KCSD) Superintendent Dr. Frank Morgan will present the Kershaw County School Board of Trustees with the first rough draft of the district's 2013-2014 budget Tuesday night.

Craft beer takes you to the high end

I think it's safe to say that I'm on my way to beer snob-dom.

New auction company holds first event Saturday

The city of Camden's ongoing effort to bring out-of-county citizens a taste of what Camden has to offer has attracted Wooten and Wooten -- a fine art, antiques and estate auctioneering company. Wooten and Wooten will hold its first auction Saturday at 10 a.m. at TenEleven Galleria. The company will hold a preview from 12 to 8 p.m. ...

Former superintendent Dr. Herb Berg earns AASA award

Former Kershaw County School District (KCSD) Superintendent Dr. Herbert Berg recently received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Association of School Administrators (AASA). Honorees are recognized for "bringing honor to themselves, their colleagues and the profession; rendering exemplary service to their state or national professional association and contributing to the education field through writing, public advocacy, or other activities," according to an AASA press release. <p class="NoParagraphStyle" ...

Godwin’s Carpet says good-bye after nearly 50 years

The long-time owners of Godwin's Carpet and Floor Covering will say good-bye to the floor repair business after almost 50 years of serving Kershaw County and surrounding areas. The family's business history begins after Cleatus Godwin married his wife, Bonnie, in 1950; the two met while attending Camden High School. Godwin worked at several different places as a young man, he said. In 1965, he and a friend did a number of ...

Midway celebrates 90th year

Lots of laughter and cheerful hearts graced the halls of Midway Elementary School (MES) Tuesday evening as the school celebrated its 90th anniversary with alumni and Kershaw County School District (KCSD) personnel. MES, formerly Midway High School, was built in 1923, and served the community as a high school until 1966. More than 200 people attended the celebration; some reunited with old friends and reminisced on their time at MES, some ...

Not requiring gun permits is crazy

It's official: South Carolina has lost its mind. Some state representatives want a school resource officer in every school, while others want to forgo gun permits. Sounds like a bad joke, right? For what reason, someone tell me, are people offended by a permit requirement? I surely want people to know how to shoot a gun properly and if something ever goes down, I absolutely want to know that the person who ...

KCSD may swap iPads for new device

After nearly one full school year of testing Apple's iPad 2 at the ninth-grade level, Kershaw County School District (KCSD) stakeholders are recommending a different device for next year's ninth and 10th graders.

Matthews, sheriff’s association opposes SRO bill

A bill that would legally require every public school in South Carolina to have a school resource officer (SRO) has sheriff's offices across the state questioning how they might proceed with limited funding and personnel. That includes the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) and Sheriff Jim Matthews.

KCSD’s Hopkins is Sullivan Award winner

Kershaw County School District (KCSD) Executive Director for K-12 Instruction Tim Hopkins is the latest recipient of Winthrop University's Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award.

Crime Report - March 6, 2013

Two Kershaw County School District students were found smoking marijuana in the shower-area on their high school campus.

ATEC offering honors medical course track

Students interested in the medical field now have the option of taking a series of four honors courses at the Applied Technology Education Campus (ATEC).

State Superintendant Zais visits KCSD

Pine Tree Hill and Jackson elementary schools, along with the Applied Technology Education Campus (ATEC) and North Central High School, received a very special visitor Feb. 22. That was the day Dr. Mick Zais, South Carolina's state superintendent of education toured the schools as part of a wider tour of schools across the state. Zais also spent time talking with the Kershaw County School District's (KCSD) Kevin Rhodes about school ...

The world of Co-ops

Last weekend I attended a cooperative (co-op) development workshop sponsored by the National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA) I was invited to.

CMA graduate continues family legacy with graduation

Second arrest in fatal accident

A second arrest was made in the case of a fatal hit-and-run in Elgin on March 1. 26-year-old Jesus Corona Cabal, of Columbia, was charged with accessory after the fact for helping the driver involved in the hit and run "destroy" the 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse that hit and killed Derk Lawrence Maricle of Lugoff, S.C. Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Brent Kelly said.

Nuclear plant equipment reroutes traffic on Camden’s Broad street

A 605,000 pound piece of equipment traveling to V.C. Summer Nuclear plant in Fairfield County made an appearance in Camden on Wednesday.

Cassatt man dies in crash Saturday

The body of a man killed in a single-vehicle accident Saturday was discovered Monday.

Crime Report - May 15, 2013

An Elgin woman's daughter-in-law allegedly approached her with a knife because she was angry that the Elgin woman's son was on the brink of losing his job.

Rep. Howard to be special guest at NAACP banquet

By MICIAH BENNETT

FRC, CFUMC team up in fight against teen pregnancy

Kershaw County's Family Resource Center (FRC) has teamed up with Camden First United Methodist Church to raise awareness and money for Teen Pregnancy Prevention Awareness Month.