Lt. Gov to hold aging issues forum

S.C. Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell will hold a forum Tuesday at the Historic Robert Mills Courthouse in Camden. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. and is open to the public. Informative handouts will be available, and those in attendance will be able to voice concerns, if they so desire. The forum is a major component of the lieutenant governor's "Face of Aging" tour of the state.

Rec Notes -- Nov. 9, 2012

Rec Center youth basketball is open for children ages 5 to 19. The age cut off date is Sept. 1. Registration Fee is $32 and the registration deadline is Nov. 17. Registration dates and locations are as follows:

Real Estate Transactions -- Nov. 7, 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 ...

Winners of Nutrena Contest

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 ...

Arthritis and your pet, how to help

The Aggie family lost a beloved member when Reveille VII, the retired mascot of Texas A&M University, died last week. Ever since her arrival in Aggieland, Reveille VII, a female American Collie, had been receiving the best care available at the Small Animal Hospital at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Science (CVM). Stacy Eckman, a lecturer at the CVM, had been treating Rev for arthritis since last August, when Rev's ...

A lifetime of Mother’s Days

On Mother's Day, May 12, 2013, hospice delivered a potted flower to Luvenia Sowell. It was left on her porch, for no one was home. The family had gone to church, including Mrs. Sowell, who spent this day as she had every other Sunday -- with the Lord.

Annual fireworks display

The Lake Wateree Association (LWA) and the Wateree Homeowners Association Fairfield County (WHOA) will sponosr their annual Fourth of July fireworks display on July 4 around 9:15 p.m. LWA officials said the best place to view is from Clearwater Cove Marina. LWA has a long tradition of organizing the fireworks show for the comunity. Donations from the public are encouraged and can be sent to LWA, P.O. Box 2132, Camden, SC 29020. Contributions can also ...