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The following article served as our announcement in Wednesday's paper that the C-I website was going live Thursday.

Chamber to form tourism committee

Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce Vice President of Tourism Teri Teed said a county tourism committee could be organized as early as January 2011.

KCSD School Lunch Menus

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JEEP provides youth with job internships

Wanted: local employers with internships for youth. Benefits: 80 hours of on-the-job and life skills training for employees and the opportunity to positively impact the future of our community. To apply: contact Jeremy Lane, JEEP (Juveniles Experiencing Excellence Program) coordinator.

Cashion to return from Afghanistan Oct. 28

Soldiers form the 135th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, Alabama Army National Guard, will return to Birmingham Oct. 28 after a one-year deployment to Afghanistan. The unit is expected to return to the Birmingham National Guard armory.

16th annual Colonial Cup 10K Road Race Nov. 20

The 16th annual Colonial Cup 10K Road Race and BlueCross BlueShield 5K Run/Walk will be held Nov. 20 at Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site, to benefit those receiving services from the Kershaw County Board of Disabilities and Special Needs.

Elgin VFW to host audio, writing essay competitions

The Elgin post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is accepting applications for the Voice of Democracy patriotic audio essay and Patriot's Pen essay writing competition.

Scrapbook -- Oct. 13, 2010

Signs of the Times

Health fair

The Camden-Kershaw County NACCP branch will sponsor its free annual health fair Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Kershaw County Recreation Department, 1042 W. DeKalb St.

Cyclists ride to honor late biking safety advocate

More than 50 cyclists gathered at INVISTA Oct. 2 with only one goal in mind: to raise motorist awareness by holding a memorial bike ride in honor of Ralph Nugent.

Local teen involved in wreck that killed Sumter man

A Rembert teen was involved in a head-on collision that left a Sumter County man dead Wednesday afternoon.

Outlaw joins Heritage Community Bank

Deborah P. Outlaw has joined Heritage Community Bank as vice president/loan officer for Kershaw and Chesterfield counties.

Rec Notes for Oct. 8, 2010

(Information in the Rec Notes is provided by the Kershaw County Recreation Department.)

Scrapbook for Oct. 6, 2010

Hot dog! It's sweater weather, again! Finally, it's cool enough in the mornings so that a sweater may feel good. Even in the house.

SAFE to host Shred-It Day

SAFE Federal Credit Union will host a free Shred-It Day for credit union members and the community Oct. 20.

Feature Photo: 'The Three Mayors'

Camp Emmanuel kids learn about fruits and vegetables

More than 25 youngsters, ranging in age from 3 to 12 years, learned about fruits, vegetables and healthy eating as part of Camp Emmanuel at Emmanuel United Methodist Church on Tuesday. Piggly Wiggly Produce Manager Jane Hunter explained a wide variety of fresh produce and provided samples for the children with the help of Jessica March, another Piggly Wiggly produce department worker who cut the fruits and vegetables into bite-size pieces.