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Nuclear plant equipment reroutes traffic on Camden’s Broad street

Nuclear plant equipment reroutes traffic on Camden’s Broad street

A 605,000 pound piece of equipment traveling to V.C. Summer Nuclear plant in Fairfield County made an appearance in Camden on Wednesday. » Read More
Posted: may. 17, 2013 9:24 a.m. | Nuclear plant equipment reroutes traffic on Camden’s Broad street Comments 0 Comments

Olympic gymnast Luikin to make personal appearance

All Around Olympic Champion Nastia Luikin will be appearing at Wateree Gymnastics Center of Camden SC’s Fit n’ Fun Gymnastics Clinic and fund raising dinner on June 24. Competitive gymnasts of all levels are invited to attend the clinic, and the fund raiser dinner, which begins at 5:30 p.m., is open to the public. The fund raiser dinner with Nastia Luikin is being held to help raise funds for gymnastics scholarships for needy children ... » Read More
Posted: may. 17, 2013 9:17 a.m. | Olympic gymnast Luikin to make personal appearance Comments 0 Comments

Tuesday Power outage in Camden result of fallen limb

A limb falling on a line on Lakeview Avenue caused a power outage Tuesday morning in a residential section of Camden. » Read More
Posted: may. 17, 2013 9:04 a.m. | Tuesday Power outage in Camden result of fallen limb Comments 0 Comments

Broad Street road diet will be done in stages

It might not happen until at least 2016, perhaps later, but if the city of Camden decides to move ahead with a proposed plan to put a section of Broad Street on a "road diet," it will happen in four stages and take 18 months to complete. That was the word from Ernie Boughman of URS, the city’s engineering firm, to Camden City Council during a 4 p.m. work session Tuesday. Council also learned ... » Read More
Posted: may. 17, 2013 9:01 a.m. | Broad Street road diet will be done in stages Comments 0 Comments

Company seeks support for cycling event

As Carolina Motorsports Park (CMP) waits to hear if the city of Camden will provide $24,000 in hospitality tax (HTAX) funds in conjunction with its bid for a 2014 national go-kart championship, a Mt. Pleasant-based company is making a request for assistance for a bicycle racing event at the track. » Read More
Posted: may. 10, 2013 7:23 p.m. | Updated: may. 13, 2013 5:00 a.m. | Company seeks support for cycling event Comments 0 Comments

Crime-Police-Fire

Woman arrested in fatal March hit and run

Woman arrested in fatal March hit and run

For more than two months, the S.C. Highway Patrol (SCHP) sought the driver of an unknown vehicle that fatally struck and killed a pedestrian on Blaney Road during the early morning hours of March 1. » Read More
Posted: may. 14, 2013 3:11 p.m. | Updated: may. 15, 2013 5:00 a.m. | Woman arrested in fatal March hit and run Comments 0 Comments

Cassatt man dies in crash Saturday

The body of a man killed in a single-vehicle accident Saturday was discovered Monday. » Read More
Posted: may. 14, 2013 3:19 p.m. | Updated: may. 15, 2013 5:00 a.m. | Cassatt man dies in crash Saturday Comments 0 Comments

Crime Report - May 15, 2013

An Elgin woman’s daughter-in-law allegedly approached her with a knife because she was angry that the Elgin woman’s son was on the brink of losing his job. » Read More
Posted: may. 14, 2013 3:21 p.m. | Updated: may. 15, 2013 5:00 a.m. | Crime Report - May 15, 2013 Comments 0 Comments
Two arrested after meth lab discovered

Two arrested after meth lab discovered

Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) narcotics agents arrested two men Monday after discovering a fully assembled methamphetamine lab in an outbuilding on Cricket Hill Drive in Lugoff. » Read More
Posted: may. 14, 2013 3:13 p.m. | Updated: may. 15, 2013 5:00 a.m. | Two arrested after meth lab discovered Comments 0 Comments

Lugoff man dies after high speed chase

A Lugoff man died after traveling up to 100 mph Sunday morning around 3 a.m. » Read More
Posted: may. 13, 2013 8:34 a.m. | Lugoff man dies after high speed chase Comments 0 Comments

Education

CHS newspaper wins first Palmetto Award in 14 years

CHS newspaper wins first Palmetto Award in 14 years

Camden High School’s (CHS) Palmetto Leaf newspaper staff won a total of eight awards from the South Carolina Scholastic Press Association (SCSPA) in April. For the first time since 1999, the Leaf won the Palmetto Award for its class level, Class 1, according to newspaper advisor Amy Goodwin. This is Goodwin’s first year back at CHS; she is a CHS graduate and previously taught at the school. ... » Read More
Posted: may. 10, 2013 7:20 p.m. | Updated: may. 13, 2013 5:00 a.m. | CHS newspaper wins first Palmetto Award in 14 years Comments 0 Comments

Healthcare

Camden doctor sheds light on stuttering

Camden doctor sheds light on stuttering

The handsome young contestant strides onto the "American Idol" stage. The music swells, and Lazaro Arbos sings -- fluently, confidently. Thunderous applause and cheers follow. Then a judge on the popular TV show asks him a question. Lazaro opens his mouth emitting halting, repetitive sounds at first. In a few seconds, the spoken words come, but it’s a struggle. » Read More
Posted: may. 17, 2013 8:53 a.m. | Camden doctor sheds light on stuttering  Comments 0 Comments
FRC, CFUMC team up in fight against teen pregnancy

FRC, CFUMC team up in fight against teen pregnancy

Kershaw County’s Family Resource Center (FRC) has teamed up with Camden First United Methodist Church to raise awareness and money for Teen Pregnancy Prevention Awareness Month. » Read More
Posted: may. 14, 2013 3:02 p.m. | Updated: may. 15, 2013 5:00 a.m. | FRC, CFUMC team up in fight against teen pregnancy Comments 0 Comments

Kershaw County

LFD gives KCC good news

Lugoff Fire Department (LFD) Chief Dennis Ray had some good news for Kershaw County Council Tuesday: there would be no tax increase of the Lugoff Fire District. Ray said that after completing its Fiscal Year 2014 budget, a tax increase was not necessary. » Read More
Posted: may. 17, 2013 9:02 a.m. | LFD gives KCC good news Comments 0 Comments
Matthews seeks raises for Kershaw County deputies

Matthews seeks raises for Kershaw County deputies

Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews wants to pay his deputies more money in an effort to keep them on staff instead of losing them to other agencies. Matthews told Kershaw County Council members during a work session Thursday that the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) is becoming a training ground, and that the level of staff experience is decreasing as he loses valuable personnel.

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Posted: may. 10, 2013 7:17 p.m. | Updated: may. 13, 2013 5:00 a.m. | Matthews seeks raises for Kershaw County deputies Comments 0 Comments

Bethune residents upset at lack of police protection

Thursday evening’s Bethune Town Council meeting became a platform for concerned citizens to express their discontent with the council’s decision to dissolve the Bethune Police Department (BPD). » Read More
Posted: may. 10, 2013 7:24 p.m. | Updated: may. 13, 2013 5:00 a.m. | Bethune residents upset at lack of police protection Comments 0 Comments

First reading of county budget Tuesday

Tuesday’s Kershaw County Council meeting will include first reading of the county’s proposed budget for the coming fiscal year. The fiscal year begins July 1 and ends June 30, 2014. » Read More
Posted: may. 10, 2013 7:26 p.m. | Updated: may. 13, 2013 5:00 a.m. | First reading of county budget Tuesday Comments 0 Comments
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Miscellaneous

Jak Smyrl collection purchased by USC library

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. » Read More
Posted: may. 14, 2013 3:06 p.m. | Updated: may. 15, 2013 5:00 a.m. | Jak Smyrl collection purchased by USC library Comments 0 Comments
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