Archive By Author - Tenell Felder
Leadership and being a part of student government runs in Carlos Williams' blood. Williams, this year's Camden High School (CHS) student body president, has been class president each year of high school.
September 28, 2015
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Tenell
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Education
North Central High School (NCHS) Student Body President Shadow Ostas did not spend her summer at a beach, a lake or even at home. Where she did go cut into her first two weeks of the new school year, however.
September 21, 2015
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Tenell
Felder
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Education
More than 125 community members, government officials and students participated in the annual Day of Caring, sponsored locally by the United Way of Kershaw County. The Day of Caring is always held Sept. 11 to commemorate the day by volunteering in schools, libraries and nonprofit organizations throughout Kershaw County.
September 14, 2015
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Tenell
Felder
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Kershaw County
Forty-six foster and shelter dogs got a second chance at finding a forever home Friday afternoon thanks to a collaboration of the Animal Rescue Fund (ARF) of the Hamptons, N.Y.; Fostering Foster Animal Rescue (FFAR) of Camden and Kershaw County's Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter.
September 09, 2015
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Felder
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Pets
The town of Elgin may move its elections from February to November in 2017.
September 04, 2015
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Felder
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Lugoff-Elgin
Randy Pruitt, Elgin's zoning administrator, said the town made no error when it created zoning ordinance sections pertaining to non-conforming uses in Elgin's overlay district.
August 31, 2015
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Tenell
Felder
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Lugoff-Elgin
South Carolina has one of the highest incidents of domestic violence-related homicide in 2014. According to the latest South Carolina Report on Domestic Violence, Homicide Victims, 83 percent of reported incidents in the state were committed against women. Sistercare -- a private, nonprofit United Way partner agency serving Kershaw, Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry and Richland counties -- helps battered women and their children. Executive Director Nancy Barton said Sistercare's purpose is to provide various services for women and their children who are survivors of domestic violence.
August 28, 2015
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Felder
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Miscellaneous
On Tuesday September 1, VisionKershaw 2030 will host a Community Input Workshop at Elgin Town Hall at 2469 Main Street in Elgin following the Elgin Town Council meeting.
August 24, 2015
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Kershaw County
Eighteen boys and girls from Uganda will perform in concert at Camden's Bethel Worship Center on Sept. 20. The children are members of the African Children's choir which has performed for a variety of audiences from heads of state to local church congregations.
August 21, 2015
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Camden
A question of whether an Elgin fireworks stand violates a zoning ordinance led to a heated discussion of the town's fireworks and zoning ordinances during an Aug. 11 Elgin Town Council workshop.
August 17, 2015
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Felder
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Lugoff-Elgin
This fall, non-profit organization Lighthouse for Life will host its first fundraiser in Lugoff. The event is set for Oct. 11 at Lugoff Ford from 1 to 5 p.m. Lighthouse for Life is based in Columbia and works to combat sex trafficking in the state through education, empowerment and restoration.
August 12, 2015
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Lugoff-Elgin
Earlier this summer, a family contacted the United Way of Kershaw County (UWKC) saying it wanted to donate a piano. The piano would end up with the Kershaw County Council on Aging (COA), a UWKC partner agency.
August 10, 2015
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Felder
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Kershaw County
The town of Elgin will move forward with a War Dog Heroes memorial in Potter Community Park. Elgin Town Council voted Tuesday to approve the plans. The Kershaw County Clean Community Commission (KCCCC) is sponsoring the project, which KCCCC Chairman Clifton W. Anderson Jr. proposed
August 07, 2015
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Felder
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Lugoff-Elgin
Friday, volunteers from the United Way of Kershaw County and various businesses joined forces to help renovate Lil' Angels Child Development off of McRae Road in east Camden. The center is affiliated with 4K First Steps South Carolina and focuses on early childcare education.
August 05, 2015
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Tenell
Felder
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Kershaw County
The United Way of Kershaw County geared up for its 2016 fundraising campaign with a luncheon at the historic Robert Mills Courthouse for representatives from industrial sites throughout the county. Each year, the UWKC uses campaign donations to serve those in need in Kershaw County through funding its now 18 partner agencies.
August 03, 2015
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Tenell
Felder
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Kershaw County
