HSKC staff visits proposed site of new shelter

SCDHHS to insure more children through ‘Express Lane’ eligibility

Approximately 602 Kershaw County children who are currently eligible for South Carolina's Medicaid program but are not signed up will be enrolled and immediately able to receive services through a coordinated care health plan, the South Carolina Department of Health Human Services (SCDHHS) announced today. This is part of the initiative of SCDHHS to enroll 65,000 eligible children state-wide.

Tish Lowe to Present Salon Talk in FAC Bassett Gallery

The Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County is pleased to announce that Letitia "Tish" Lowe, whose solo exhibition "Contemporary Classics" runs through Nov. 30 at the Bassett Gallery, will present a salon talk, "Realism in the 21st Century," at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 14, in the Bassett Gallery. The Salon Talk is free and the public is invited to attend. In realist paintings one can recognize a specific person, object or landscape. ...

Rec Notes -- Nov. 2, 2012

Youth basketball Ages 5- 19 can participate the age cut-off date is September 1, 2012. Registration Fee is $32. Registration dates and locations -- Recreation Department Office West DeKalb Street, Camden Oct. 29 – Nov. 2, Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:p.m. Nov. 5 - 16, Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Saturdays ( Nov. 10 & 17) 10 a.m. - Noon. Wildwood Park Wildwood Lane, Lugoff Nov. 5 - 9 Monday ...

Real Estate Transactions -- 10-31-2012

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 ...

C-I now offers free online access to print subscribers

Print subscribers -- current or new -- to the Chronicle-Independent can now receive free Web access to all the C-I's online news content. Previously, access to news content on the C-I's website, www.chronicle-independent.com, was behind a paywall and only available by paying for an online subscription.

Real Estate Transactions -- Oct. 24, 2012

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 ...

Author of American Revolution books to appear in Camden

Dr. Jim Piecuch, an author specializing in the history of the American Revolution, will be at Camden's Books on Broad, 944 Broad St., from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday for a book signing and discussion. Piecuch's most recent publications are Cavalry of the American Revolution and General Nathanael Green and the American Revolution in the South (edited with Gregory D. Massey).

Benefit to help Pathway ministry reach at-risk children

Pathway, a small ministry that offers tutoring and mentoring to at-risk children, is having a benefit concert at the Fine Arts Center (FAC) of Kershaw County from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday featuring the Blythewood Jazz Orchestra, State Sen. Vincent Sheheen, State Rep. Laurie Slade Funderburk and Kershaw County School District Superintendent Dr. Frank Morgan.

Rec Notes -- Oct. 19, 2012

The Kershaw County Recreation Department and SAFE Federal Credit Union are sponsoring the Annual Trick-or-Treat Trail on Oct. 31 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Rhame City Arena, 517 Broad Street, Camden. Join us for this fun evening -- catered especially to our community's children (age 12 and under). Dance Extraordinaire will perform during the event. All children are welcomed to attend. The Trick-or-Treat Trail is designed to provide ...

Real Estate Transactions -- Oct. 17, 2012

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 ...

Annual step show returns to Camden’s Rhame Arena Nov. 10

Come enjoy a night of singing, dancing and more as Family Life Outreach Ministries and Caprilang Productions presents Camden's annual step show at Rhame Arena, Saturday, Nov. 10, with the doors opening at 6 p.m. Tickets are only $5. This year's step show will showcase a new generation of Diamonds and also star the new Kershaw County High School team. Featuring the return of Onyx and appearances by The ...

Salvation Army to accept Christmas assistance applications

The Salvation Army of the Midlands now includes Kershaw County in its service area to people in need. And for the first time, the Salvation Army of the Midlands will be accepting applications from families in Kershaw County who would like to apply for Christmas assistance. Registration will be held at the Kershaw County Old Armory (1034 West DeKalb Street, Camden, SC 29020), which is across from the Kershaw County Recreation Center. Registration will ...

Funderburk helps lead online voter registration effort

South Carolinians eligible to vote are now able to register to vote online thanks to local State Rep. Laurie Slade Funderburk, the author of the bill authorizing online registration.

Real Estate Transactions -- Oct. 10, 2012

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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.