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Equine community mourns farrier’s passing
One face will be missing from the Carolina Cup when it returns to Camden March 30. Willie "Almond" Locklear, official farrier for both the Carolina Cup and Colonial Cup since 1997, died last week at the age of 65.
C-I announces newsroom changes
The Chronicle-Independent announces newsroom changes effective today with the hiring of Camden native Fraser Speaks as its new Localife editor. Speaks will take over the Localife page from Tenell Felder. Felder is taking up the mantle of West Wateree Chronicle editor from Michael Ulmer who left Friday for a position with the Aiken Standard.
Rec Notes -- March 1, 2013
March 9, from 9 a.m. to noon the Kershaw County Recreation Department (KCRD) and Camden High School will sponsor a baseball camp at the American Legion Baseball Field. The cost is $30 per father/son pair (Checks payable to KCRD). There will be a $5 charge for every other son from the original pair.
$500,000 Palmetto Cash 5 ticket sold in Lugoff
A Midlands lottery player is $500,000 richer today and might not even know it.
S.C. Bar offers free legal clinic in Bethune
The S.C. Bar Pro Bono Program will sponsor a free legal clinic in Bethune on March 5. The topic is wills, estates and probate, featuring attorney William B. Cox Jr. The clinic will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Kershaw County Library's Bethune branch, 206 S. Main St.
Real Estate Transactions -- Feb. 27, 2013
Real estate transactions The following real estate transfers were recently recorded in the Kershaw County Assessor's office: Transfers are listed in the following manner: seller, buyer, price paid or terms of transaction, number of acres or a lot(s), number of buildings and District. Entries are made based on the ...
Rec Notes -- Feb. 22, 2013
The Kershaw County Recreation Department is currently registering for the Youth Baseball Leagues. Boys and girls must be four by May 1, 2013 to play baseball.
Knights of the Guild-East joust at Equine Center
Sir Jefferson, the Blue Knight of Concord -- a member of the Knights of the Guild-East -- prepares for a jousting demonstration at the S.C. Equine Center outside of Camden Feb. 9 during the S.C. Horseman's Council Expo. Other Knights of the Guild-East include the Red Knight, Sir Troy; Green Knight, Sir David; and the Pink Knight, Lady Kayleigh. Based in Concord, N.C., the group delivers an "Early Act ...
Snow day in Camden
"Inside, looking out. Kirkover Hills (Camden, SC)" reads the caption on this photo submitted by Betsy Sanders Long to the Chronicle-Independent's Facebook page Sunday after a mid-winter snowfall. Several people submitted photos -- and videos -- of the snow falling and its aftermath. Editor Martin L. Cahn picked out this photograph as the best to publish in today's edition.
Real Estate Transactions -- Feb. 20, 2013
Real estate transactions The following real estate transfers were recently recorded in the Kershaw County Assessor's office: Transfers are listed in the following manner: seller, buyer, price paid or terms of transaction, number of acres or a lot(s), number of buildings and District. Entries are made based on the ...
Rembert man picks $400,000 lottery ticket
An unnamed Rembert man is $400,000 richer, thanks to a lottery ticket he purchased at a store near Camden.
Rec notes -- Feb. 15, 2013
The Kershaw County Recreation Department is currently registering for the Youth Baseball Leagues. Boys and girls must be four by May 1, 2013 to play baseball. Girls must be seven by May 1, 2013 to play softball. Girls must be 10 years old by Jan. 1, 2013 to play Fast Pitch. Registration Fee is $32.
Billy Ammons: one Hall of a coach
As hard as it may seem to imagine, there was a time in which Billy Ammons wondered if he would see a fourth season as the head football coach at his high school alma mater, never mind leading Camden High School (CHS) to the 1990 AAA state football championship 15 seasons later.
Real Estate Transactions -- Feb. 13, 2013
Real estate transactions The following real estate transfers were recently recorded in the Kershaw County Assessor's office: Transfers are listed in the following manner: seller, buyer, price paid or terms of transaction, number of acres or a lot(s), number of buildings and District. Entries are made based ...
Didato recognized at multicultural event
Sometimes considered a "rock star" by young athletes and certainly recognized as a "great gift" to the community, local sports writer and commentator Tom Didato was honored Sunday at a multicultural history celebration at the Kershaw County Library highlighting his works and writings.
Articles by Section - Miscellaneous
Jak Smyrl collection purchased by USC library
The University of South Carolina (USC) Libraries is now home to a collection of more than 5,000 images, plus correspondence, sketchbooks, and even early elementary-school artwork Camden's Oscar Jackson "Jak" Smyrl, The State newspaper's first staff artist, who passed away in 2007.
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