Changes coming to KCSD with NCLB waiver

The U.S. Department of Education approved a waiver Thursday for South Carolina to be exempted from certain provisions of the state's version of the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) program. Now, school districts, including the Kershaw County School District (KCSD), must figure out how to deal with the changes the waiver allows them to make.

Trying to avoid Olympic ‘ambush marketing’

Official Olympic sponsors have uncorked their creative juices for advertising during the Olympic Games this summer. An expected 4 billion people are expected to watch the Olympics in London starting this month and advertising is already looking good.

Home schoolers, others eligible for KCSD sports, more

Home school, charter school and Governor's school students are now eligible to participate in public school sports and extracurricular activities during the 2012-2013 school year.

KCSD to hold portion of budget

The Kershaw County School District (KCSD) will lose $497,000 from the 2012-2013 school year budget due to the exclusion of a "hold harmless" provision from the state legislature's approved budget.

John Christian

John Christian, of 444 Knights Hill Road in Camden died Wednesday , July 11, 2012. Plans will be announced by Collins Funeral Home.

Crime Report - July 11, 2012

Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies relocated a Cassatt couple, their neighbor and the neighbor's three children from a home after a man chased the male victim with a gun.

Instructor named SCCTEA Outstanding New Teacher of the Year

Applied Technology Education Campus (ATEC) instructor Laura Marshall is the S.C. Career and Technical Education Association's (SCCTEA) 2012 Outstanding New Teacher of the Year.

Long-time civil service chief retires from KCSO

Warren "Buddy" Moseley started working for the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) in 1980 at the age of 28. After 32 years of service at the KCSO, Moseley retired June 27 from his position as captain of the Civil Division.

Planting teaches life lessons

Late this past spring I ventured into uncharted territory: I planted a garden. I didn't do any research about how to take care of plants, the proper setting for individual plants or how long they would take to grow, I just picked up a few babies from the Kershaw County Farmer's Market and let them do what they do. The only thing I've watched grow from seed to herb is parsley, and it's just ...

Crime Report - July 4, 2012

The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) is looking into a report that a male suspect forced a Camden man to drive him to Columbia at gunpoint.

Teachers learn from lumber plant tour near Camden

Twenty-five teachers from around the state of South Carolina toured Canfor Southern Pine, formerly New South Lumber Company. The June 26 tour took place thanks to the S.C. Forestry Commission and S.C. Forestry Association.

Serving the children

Kershaw County's Guardian ad Litem (GAL) program is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

The immigration question

Illegal immigration is a tricky topic. The Supreme Court ruled three of four parts of Arizona's controversial immigration law unconstitutional Monday. States with similar immigration laws, such as Alabama, know now what will and will not be allowed in the quest to enforce stricter immigration policies.

Hospital Auxiliary builds on history of support for KershawHealth

Nearly two years before the establishment of what is now KershawHealth in Camden, a group of women gathered to raise funds for the building of what was then referred to as the Burdell Hospital.

Crime Report - June 27, 2012

Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies conducting a welfare check at a Falling Leaf Lane, Elgin home, discovered a woman's body in a Jacuzzi-style bathtub.

Trustees split in favor of substitute teacher contract

Kelly Services will provide contract substitute teachers to the Kershaw County School District (KCSD). However, the vote to do so was split, 5-4, among members of the Kershaw County Board of School Trustees at their meeting Tuesday.

Woman killed in moped vs. truck collision

New York, New York!

I'm planning my first trip to New York in June and I am so excited!

Third suspect arrested in March hit and run case

The S.C. Highway Patrol (SCHP) arrested a third suspect in an Elgin hit-and-run case from earlier this year.

Crime Report - May 22, 2013

The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) charged two men and a woman, all of Camden, with drug possession after placing their home under surveillance for several months.

S.C. Secretary of State visits North Central Middle

S.C. Secretary of State Mark Hammond gave North Central Middle School (NCMS) students an overview of his position within the state of South Carolina.

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.