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KCSF implementing ad hoc committee recommendationsKershaw County Fire Service (KCSF) is moving forward with implementing goals and recommendations set by an ad hoc committee formed in 2018. Kershaw County Council established the ad hoc committee to conduct an in-depth study into the fire service to identify issues and come up with solutions to make the fire service more effective.February 12, 2019 -
Column: The long and winding roadForrest Gump didn’t actually say, “life is a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get.”February 5, 2019 -
KCC passes first reading of shipping container ordinanceKershaw County Council passed first reading of an amendment to the ordinance addressing the use of shipping containers as accessory structures during its Jan. 22 meeting.January 29, 2019 -
Column: Still time for a Valentine’s saveHere we go again. Just when you’re almost dug out from under the Christmas bills, along comes Cupid to shoot his arrow and drop you right back into that hole. And don’t laugh, guys; the little bast -- uh, cherub -- is closer than you think he is.January 29, 2019
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Community mourns loss, celebrates life of beloved doctorFamily and friends gathered Tuesday to mourn the loss and celebrate the life of Dr. William Curtis Watkins Sr., who passed away Friday, Jan. 18 at the age of 87.January 25, 2019 -
Shipping container ordinance before county councilKershaw County Council’s first meeting of 2019, complete with new councilman Rev. David Snodgrass on board, will include consideration of first reading of an amendment to an ordinance governing accessory structures and uses.January 22, 2019 -
Economic Development Summit draws large crowdKershaw County is on the right track in its quest to recruit new industry. That was a key point three economic development professionals reiterated to the more than 75 people who attended Tuesday’s economic development summit held at the Kershaw County Economic Development Office (KCEDO).January 18, 2019 -
Economic development summit is tonightAn additional two featured speakers will participate in tonight’s economic development summit, which kicks off at 5 p.m. Former Kershaw County Economic Development Director Nelson Lindsay, now director of the S.C. Deptartment of Commerce’s Global Business Division, and James Chavez, president and CEO of the S.C. Power Team, the economic development organization of the state’s 20 electric cooperatives, will join keynote speaker Didi Caldwell of the consulting firm Global Location Strategies as part of the program.January 15, 2019
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KCC honors MatthewsKershaw County Council formally honored former Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews for his years of service to the county during its meeting Tuesday.January 11, 2019 -
County council to consider accessory structure ordinanceKershaw County Council’s first meeting of 2019, complete with new councilman Rev. David Snodgrass on board, will include consideration of first reading of an amendment to an ordinance governing accessory structures and uses. Specifically, the ordinance will address the use of shipping containers as accessory structures. Currently, the ordinance prohibits the use of shipping containers as accessory buildings in any land use zone in the county.January 10, 2019