Archive By Section - Kershaw County
Habitat for Humanity of Kershaw County Executive Director Laurey Carpenter's favorite word is "build," which is appropriate considering her job and last name.
May 13, 2016
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Tenell
Felder
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Kershaw County
Sunday, New Day on Mill will celebrate its 10th year of providing transitional housing for homeless women and children. A United Way of Kershaw County (UWKC) community partner, New Day on Mill assists residents in overcoming obstacles to become self-sufficient, offering them a place to live while they attend school, find work and save money to move to a permanent home.
May 13, 2016
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Martin L.
Cahn
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Kershaw County
Kershaw County Council will consider a fee in lieu of taxes, or FILOT, agreement during its meeting this afternoon with an unnamed company being represented by TEP Real Estate LLC.
May 10, 2016
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Martin L.
Cahn
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Kershaw County
The United Way of Kershaw County (UWKC) is partnering with Eat Smart Move More, Second Look and food pantries across the county to provide healthier food options to Kershaw County residents who depend on food donations.
May 10, 2016
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Tenell
Felder
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Kershaw County
A proposed change to the local preference section of the county's procurement code led to a bit of debate among members of Kershaw County Council during its April 26 meeting. The procurement code serves as the county's guide for obtaining goods and services, either through direct purchase, competitive sealed bidding or requests for proposals or qualifications.
May 03, 2016
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Martin L.
Cahn
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Kershaw County
Habitat for Humanity of Kershaw County held its first Community Build Day on Friday, April 15 with the help of local business Cantey Foundation Specialists. Almost 50 employees took the day off to volunteer, which were separated into three separate groups that helped numerous Habitat for Humanity projects.
May 03, 2016
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Kershaw County
In an effort to help reduce the mosquito population, Kershaw County is offering free mosquito dunks to all county households and businesses. Mosquito dunks are biological control discs that are deployed in standing water that cannot easily be mitigated by proactive control measures. One mosquito dunk treats 100 square feet of water surface and can be broken into several portions to treat multiple trouble spots. Each environmentally safe, nontoxic disc works up to 30 days and kills mosquitoes before they are old enough to bite. One dunk is usually adequate to treat most situations when used in combination with proactive ...
May 03, 2016
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Kershaw County
Kershaw County Council Chairman Julian Burns recently returned from Europe while Kershaw County Economic Development Director Peggy McLean returned from China. The two trips mark a step up in efforts to make Kershaw County known to international companies in the hopes of having them open for business here.
April 29, 2016
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Martin L.
Cahn
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Kershaw County
Kershaw County residents and visitors alike will have the opportunity to explore local handmade and homegrown experiences as the 2016 S.C. Ag + Art Tour arrives for the first time on Saturday and Sunday, June 18 and 19. The tour is completely free.
April 26, 2016
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Kershaw County
More houses may be coming to the King Haigler subdivision behind and adjacent to Pine Tree Hill Elementary School between S.C. 34 and Hermitage Pond Road east of Camden.
April 26, 2016
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Martin L.
Cahn
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Kershaw County
A long-time county public servant is taking his game to the state level.
April 22, 2016
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Jim
Tatum
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Kershaw County
The town of Bethune recently welcomed another addition to its small but dedicated law enforcement family.
April 22, 2016
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Jim
Tatum
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Kershaw County
"Kershaw County is open for business" is the mantra Kershaw County Councilman Julian Burns often uses to summarize his vision for bringing industries and other businesses to the area. Burns used it again as his theme, with assistance from County Administrator Vic Carpenter on Friday morning during a Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce breakfast at the historic Robert Mills Courthouse.
April 19, 2016
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Martin L.
Cahn
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Kershaw County
April 19, 2016
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Photos are courtesy of the Camden Archives and provided by Johnny Deal.
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Kershaw County
Robert "Bobby" Gary took his seat on Kershaw County Council representing District 1 residents for the second time in six years. District 1 voters first elected Gary to the seat in 2008 and voted him in again during a special election in late March.
April 15, 2016
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Martin L.
Cahn
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Kershaw County