A Camden son will be heading to Munich, Germany, this summer to head up the S.C. Department of Commerce’s European office. Ford Graham will spearhead Commerce’s international recruitment efforts on the continent. » Read More

South Carolina Chamber of Commerce President Otis Rawl asked the Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce (KCCC) to endorse the state’s 2012 Competiveness Agenda Thursday. » Read More

The city of Camden could seek damages for any delays caused by a legal action attempting to prevent the use of hospitality taxes to construct a proposed sports complex on the former site of Boylan-Haven-Mather Academy. » Read More

As has become custom in recent months, Camden City Council conducted a work session just ahead of its Feb. 14 meeting. In addition to getting a handle on that evening’s regular meeting, council received two important briefings. » Read More

A unanimous vote to seek a $36.5 million loan to construct a S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)-mandated wastewater treatment plant and a split vote to award a more than $34 million construction bid to build the plant were the highlights of one of the longest Camden City Council meetings on record Tuesday evening. The work session began at 5 p.m.; the regular meeting ended after 9:15 p.m. » Read More

The Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) arrested two men whom Sheriff Jim Matthews described as “career criminals” following a car chase Feb. 13 where the suspects ran other drivers off the road. Matthews identified the men as Marcus Antwon Greene, 24, of Lyttleton Street, Camden, and Jermaine Davon Mickle, 26, of York Street, Camden. Both men, he said, have extensive criminal records. According to Matthews, a KCSO investigator responded ... » Read More

A Camden High School student died in a single-car accident on Haile Street just outside Camden early Sunday morning. » Read More

Applications for the 2012-13 Junior Leadership Kershaw County class for rising juniors and seniors are now available at the county’s high schools and the Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center. » Read More

Lugoff-Elgin High School graduate Chad Radvansky died of severe head injuries after his one-car accident on U.S. 76 in Marion in 2003. » Read More

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Doby’s Mill Elementary School’s (DMES) Shrimp and G.R.I.T. is going to the First Lego League (FLL) state competition this weekend. DMES started its first robotics team in 2002. This year’s team is called G.R.I.T, Great Robots In Training, and is made up of six fifth-graders. They must complete an application and show aptitude in six areas during tryouts before they can secure a spot on the team. » Read More

Aberdeen Catery is offering a $500 scholarship for Kershaw County high school seniors interested in pursuing a career in culinary arts. » Read More

KershawHealth President and CEO Donnie J. Weeks was elected to the South Carolina Hospital Association Board of Trustees (SCHA) at the association’s annual meeting Jan. 30. Weeks previously served on the SCHA board and was chairman in 1994. » Read More

Kershaw County Council unanimously approved a new method for renewing multi-jurisdictional agreements for the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) during Tuesday’s meeting. The change will allow the county to automatically renew any multi-jurisdictional agreement signed between the county and another governmental entity. » Read More

Kershaw County Council Vice Chairman Sammie Tucker Jr. recently announced his intentions to seek another term as council’s District 2 representative. Tucker has served on council longer than any of his fellow council members, and it’s a tenure he said he’s grateful to have earned. » Read More

Saying he wants to help reform state government, Kershaw County businessman David Herndon has announced his candidacy for State House District 52. » Read More

Few things in life are free.  » Read More

The search for the long-lost photo albums of Civil War diarist and Camden resident Mary Boykin Chesnu, will be the topic of the Kershaw County Historical Society’s winter program Sunday. » Read More

Get in on the fun with PAL baseball, a non-competitive T-ball league for youth and adults of all ages with disabilities and special needs and children who don’t like the physical competition of other leagues. » Read More

The United Way of Kershaw County (UWKC) honored Dr. Alice Brooks with the Jake Watson Award during its banquet Feb. 9. » Read More