Archive By Author - Miciah Bennett
KCSD nurses offer more than ‘Band-Aids’
Kershaw County School District (KCSD) nurses showed the Kershaw County Board of School of Trustees that they do more than "put on Band-Aids" at the board's meeting Monday night.
Expressing gratitude is healthy for you
Yesterday, people all over the country gave thanks for the various people and opportunities they have in their lives. In a moment of humility and love, some people probably even recognized that they have all they could ever really need in the present moment.
Crime Report - Nov. 21, 2012
A Lugoff woman told the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) her neighbor was shooting at her horses.
Chamber to vote on state competitiveness agenda
The Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce will vote on the state chamber's 2013 Competitiveness Agenda at its Dec. 20 meeting. The S.C. State Chamber of Commerce presented the new agenda at the chamber's Nov. 15 meeting.
KCSO holds third town hall meeting
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) held its third town hall meeting at Camden Middle School Thursday night. Sheriff Jim Matthews and his command staff were available to answer questions about the state of the KCSO.
Kershaw County Library’s Camden branch reopens
The Camden branch of the Kershaw County Library reopens today and will celebrate with an open house from 6 to 7 p.m.
Odd post-election behavior
The presidential election results have caused some interesting behavior from U.S. citizens around the country.
Crime Report - Nov. 14, 2012
Two Columbia men were arrested after stealing meat and fish from the IGA in east Camden -- by hiding it in a wheelchair. According to a Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) press release, Cory Prophet, 32, and Leroy Henry Boykin, 63, were caught on videotape stealing on Nov. 6, 2012. Boykin, using a wheelchair, and Prophet were seen pushing a cart "full of merchandise," including meat and fish. ...
Post 17 hosts Veterans Day event
Families were a focus for Col. Dale Hall, chief of staff for the South Carolina National Guard, at the 2012 Veterans Day Observance held Friday at American Legion James Leroy Belk Post No. 17.
Lugoff resident earns honor
A Kershaw County resident was selected as Richland School District Two's (RCSD2) 2012 District Teacher of the Year. Terri Butts, a second-grade teacher at Bridge Creek Elementary School, has worked in RSD2 for three years. She was formerly a teacher and a curriculum coach for Kershaw County School District from 1995-2010 before she went back to teaching at RCSD2. <p ...
The effects of legalizing marijuana
Colorado and Washington voted to legalize recreational marijuana use this week.
School board nixes pay increase for trustees
Kershaw County Board of School Trustees members will not see a pay increase next year.
KCSO to hold third 'town hall'
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) will hold its third town hall meeting in Camden Middle School's (CMS) multipurpose room Nov. 15 at 6 p.m.
Crime Report - Nov. 7, 2012
A Camden-area woman received a scam email from "National Mediation Group" claiming that she owed $800. The woman also received several voice messages from the company.
Unplug’d ’12
Doby's Mill Elementary School (DMES) Librarian Betsy Long spent a weekend in with no electricity with her online friends in August. Long was selected for Unplug'd '12, a retreat that allows educators to "disconnect to connect." After being encouraged to submit an application by a Canadian principal she met several years ago through an online network, Long was selected ...
Articles By Author - Miciah Bennett
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.
Matthews seeks raises for Kershaw County deputies
Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews wants to pay his deputies more money in an effort to keep them on staff instead of losing them to other agencies. Matthews told Kershaw County Council members during a work session Thursday that the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) is becoming a training ground, and that the level of staff experience is decreasing as he loses valuable personnel. <p class="cibodycopy" align="left" ...
CHS newspaper wins first Palmetto Award in 14 years
Camden High School's (CHS) Palmetto Leaf newspaper staff won a total of eight awards from the South Carolina Scholastic Press Association (SCSPA) in April. For the first time since 1999, the Leaf won the Palmetto Award for its class level, Class 1, according to newspaper advisor Amy Goodwin. This is Goodwin's first year back at CHS; she is a CHS graduate and previously taught at the school. ...
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