Archive By Section - Camden
City 'Ready-to-Go' for sewer rehabilitation grant
Camden City Council will consider a resolution Tuesday to provide nearly $100,000 in matching funds for $500,000 grant. The nearly $600,000 in total money will be used to rehabilitate sewer lines and manholes in an area south of York Street.
Holliday steps to the front for his giving back
On the football field, it sometimes takes a 300-pound behemoth to be able to move Vonnie Holliday. Off the gridiron, however, the smallest person or a cause in need of help can thrust the Camden native into action like no offensive lineman can do to the 6-foot-5, 285-pounder.
Chik-fil-A looking at Camden
It's not a definite "yes" yet, but it looks like there's a better possibility than ever that Chick-fil-A will come to Camden.
Darby was a 'crafter' of Camden fashion
"Look, I ain't gonna live forever. And I want people to know that God has been real good to me. I've lived a long, good life, and I have the people of Kershaw County to thank for that." –Richard Darby Sr., 1999
B&B changes get final approval
Despite opposition from the chair of the Camden Historic Landmarks Commission, a nominee for the Camden Planning Commission (CPC), a member of the public and one councilman, Camden City Council passed second and final reading approving changes to the city's bed and breakfast (B&B) ordinance. The primary changes increase the number of allowable rooms from three to seven and allow B&B resident owners to use outbuildings as guest rooms. ...
City of Camden offices closed Tuesday
City of Camden government offices will remain closed Tuesday. "Based on the most recent weather forecast, I am going to close City Hall, the Archives and other administrative offices for Tuesday," Bronson said in an e-mail Monday afternoon. "'Road conditions should improve well enough for tomorrow's council meeting to proceed as planned. In the event the weather or the road conditions warrant cancelling the meeting, we can still do so tomorrow late afternoon." ...
City to repeal procurement code with new policy
Camden City Council will consider first reading of an ordinance repealing the city's entire procurement code Tuesday. The move is being made as a first step toward replacing that section of city code with an administrative policy that would be both more flexible and yet compliant with federal regulations.
The mane event
Kershaw County's equine heritage will be celebrated again through the Downtown Camden Guild's (DCG) unique civic art project featuring painted aluminum jockey silks displayed on downtown light posts.Delete - Merge Upbodycopy
All city of Camden offices closed Monday
The city of Camden posted the following message on Facebook early Sunday evening: All City of Camden offices, including the Archives and Museum, will be closed tomorrow, Monday January 10th. All police, fire and utility emergency personnel will work. Please call (803) 432-6045 to report any electric outages. Call 911 in the event of an emergency. Tuesday hours will be evaluated Monday afternoon.
Chester's flight
Clouds covered the sky. Turkey vultures and other black birds cawed one morning just before Christmas, loudly protesting the new arrival's intrusion into their feeding grounds. But Chester stood his ground or, rather, his perch on a rail fence near Kendall Lake. The caws soon faded, the other birds flew higher and away, and the young red-tailed hawk felt comfortable enough to fly across the lake. <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: ...
Davis keeps ties with Camden through Old Towne Tavern
When word broke that the songwriting, Nashville-residing Camden native Patrick Davis was opening a pub in downtown Camden, many people automatically assumed it'd be a music joint.
Looking a lot like Christmas
The Kirkwood Park Committee recently hosted a Christmas tree lighting ceremony as a gift to the community and to showcase the beauty of trees planted in the park by the city of Camden in the past year. City officials and elected leaders on hand praised the committee, which includes Mary Sue Truesdale, Bettye Lewis, Ola Beamon, Edna Smith, Etta Williams, Reginald Truesdale and Darrell Drakeford.
City employees mourn one of their own
Employees at the city of Camden are mourning the loss of a man whom City Manager Kevin Bronson said was one of their most dependable co-workers.
B&B changes pass first round, 4-1
Camden tourists may have greater opportunities to stay at a bed and breakfast, or B&B, thanks to a change in a proposed ordinance Camden City Council took up Tuesday night.
Sarsfield lawsuit dropped
The city of Camden and the Camden Planning Commission (CPC) can breathe a sigh of relief.
Articles by Section - Camden
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.
Olympic gymnast Luikin to make personal appearance
All Around Olympic Champion Nastia Luikin will be appearing at Wateree Gymnastics Center of Camden SC's Fit n' Fun Gymnastics Clinic and fund raising dinner on June 24. Competitive gymnasts of all levels are invited to attend the clinic, and the fund raiser dinner, which begins at 5:30 p.m., is open to the public. The fund raiser dinner with Nastia Luikin is being held to help raise funds for gymnastics scholarships for needy children ...
Tuesday Power outage in Camden result of fallen limb
A limb falling on a line on Lakeview Avenue caused a power outage Tuesday morning in a residential section of Camden.
Broad Street road diet will be done in stages
It might not happen until at least 2016, perhaps later, but if the city of Camden decides to move ahead with a proposed plan to put a section of Broad Street on a "road diet," it will happen in four stages and take 18 months to complete. That was the word from Ernie Boughman of URS, the city's engineering firm, to Camden City Council during a 4 p.m. work session Tuesday. Council also learned ...
Company seeks support for cycling event
As Carolina Motorsports Park (CMP) waits to hear if the city of Camden will provide $24,000 in hospitality tax (HTAX) funds in conjunction with its bid for a 2014 national go-kart championship, a Mt. Pleasant-based company is making a request for assistance for a bicycle racing event at the track.
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