Archive By Section - Kershaw County
Busy week for firefighters
Approximately 30 of the more than 300 fires statewide this weekend were in Kershaw County, according to Kershaw County Fire Marshal Gene Faulkenberry.
Elgin approves salary hikes
During a special Elgin Town Council meeting Thursday, councilmen voted unanimously to raise the salaries for the mayor and council.
Burning acres
A line of flame advances south toward S.C. 34 (Bishopville Highway) near Pine Tree Hill Elementary School (PTHS) Saturday afternoon.
County vehicle use policy to ban employee smoking?
Does Kershaw County have the authority to tell its employees not to smoke while driving in county vehicles?
Audit shows stronger county finances
It's one of the best audits Kershaw County has gotten in years, said Finance Director Crystal Burr.
Mega-partners
Kershaw County Council Chairman Gene Wise (second from right) accepts a $100,000 check from Progress Energy's Stuart Ames at the Kershaw County Economic Development Office earlier this month. The funds come from Progress' annual license fee credits toward infrastructure development at the Conder MegaSite in Lugoff. "We are proud to be part of the team that helps stimulate the economic growth of Kershaw County," said Ames. Dennis Turner with Progress (left) and ...
KCSO seizes 44 marijuana plants from Elgin residence
During the early morning hours of Feb. 13, Kershaw County Sheriff's deputies executed a search warrant at 128 Sheffield Rd. Elgin, and discovered a fully operational indoor marijuana grow. According to Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews, his officers seized 44 marijuana plants in various stages of growth. According to one of the defendants, at full maturity these marijuana plants would have an estimated value of $132,000. Deputies also seized approximately $10,000 worth of indoor grow ...
NPS to host public meetings on historic sites
Two meetings for the public to give input on the future of the Battle of Camden site and Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site as potential units of the National Park Service (NPS) will be held Wednesday.
Industrial mega-site work progressing
A project Kershaw County Economic Development Director Nelson Lindsay is calling an exclusive opportunity for the county continued its progress during last week's county council meeting.
County begins search for new administrator
Kershaw County seeks applicants for county administrator. Those words could be found on the county's website Thursday afternoon, as well as the site for the S.C. Association of Counties. During Tuesday's Kershaw County Council meeting, interim county administrator Frank Broom proposed the following timeline for the search for a new county administrator: approve ad copy and search timetable at Tuesday's meeting; solicit resumes Feb. 9 through March 18; develop a shortlist for ...
KCC delays traffic unit decision
At Sheriff Jim Matthews' request, Kershaw County Council delayed third reading of an ordinance which would have appropriated funds from the county's reserve fund balance to create a new Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) traffic unit made up four deputies. The funds would have also equipped those deputies, including new cruisers.
Magistrate's office employee sues sheriff
A longtime employee in the Kershaw County Magistrate's Office is suing Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews -- seeking $1 million in actual damages and $1 million in punitive damages -- for his comments during a county council meeting last month.
CCTC Quickjobs:
The inaugural semester at the Central Carolina Technical College (CCTC) QuickJobs site in Camden has come and gone, and officials with both the college and Kershaw County are delighted with the activity thus far.
Sheriff's traffic unit request clears second reading
Kershaw County Councilman Sammie Tucker Jr. cast the lone dissenting vote Tuesday night following a motion to grant Sheriff Jim Matthews his request for funding an additional four patrolmen for the formation of a traffic unit.
Trapp to leave CPD for county post
In his first week on the job, Kershaw County's interim administrator, Frank Broom, has hired an assistant administrator, filling a post that was left vacant two months ago when the former assistant was abruptly fired by former administrator Clay Young.
Articles by Section - Kershaw County
Magistrate swearing in
Kershaw County community members celebrated as former Kershaw County Recreation Center Director James E. Davis Jr. was sworn in as a county magistrate judge on Thursday afternoon. Kershaw County Councilman Jimmy Jones, Fifth Circuit Assistant Solicitor Brett Perry and Rep. Laurie S. Funderburk spoke at the short ceremony at the Kershaw County Court House. Judge Roderick M. Todd Jr. called the ceremony to order; Clerk of Court Joyce McDonald administered the oath; Rev. Constance ...
LFD gives KCC good news
Lugoff Fire Department (LFD) Chief Dennis Ray had some good news for Kershaw County Council Tuesday: there would be no tax increase of the Lugoff Fire District. Ray said that after completing its Fiscal Year 2014 budget, a tax increase was not necessary.
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