All Ten Down wins Camden Castaways bowling title

Having the bowling lanes in Camden shut down earlier this year did little to deter the Camden Castaways from finding a home for their 2012-13 32-week fall/spring league.

The steel bear

Boyd Parker (first photo, center, in "flame" welding hood), a student at Central Carolina Technical College's (CCTC) Camden campus, welds portions of a steel bear as David Karrell (left, in black and yellow hood) of CCTC's Sumter campus assists. For their efforts, Parker, Karrell and their other classmates won first place at an annual "welding rodeo" held at CCTC's Camden campus near I-20 in April. Camden instructor Shawn Hankins said CCTC has ...

Jungle Safari delights some, rankles others

The appearance Wednesday of a small traveling zoo in Camden provided some residents the chance to see, close up, certain animals they might only ever encounter on television or the Internet. Other residents, however, expressed dismay that such an exhibit was allowed to come to Camden much less exist at all.

Ernie Mills

Mr. Ernie Mills, 67, of 30 Black River Road, Camden, SC, passed on Friday, May 17, 2013.

Lucy Joy Swain

Funeral services for Lucy Joy Swain, 77, will be conducted Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Emmanuel United Methodist Church. Viewing will be held Friday from 9 - 5 at Haile's Funeral Home.

Lucy Joy Swain

Funeral services for Lucy Joy Swain, 77, will be conducted Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Emmanuel United Methodist Church. Viewing will be held Friday from 9 - 5 at Haile's Funeral Home.

Ireva Price

Mrs. Ireva Averette Price, 87, died Thursday, May 23, 2013. Born on December 19, 1925 in Granville County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas G. and Unity Allen Averette. She retired from Kendall Company and was a member of Bethune Baptist Church. She enjoyed birds, Crewel, flowers, gardening, and most of all spending time with family, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Carolyn Morrison

A memorial service to celebrate the life of Carolyn Wirt Morrison, 57, of Camden, will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, May 25, 2013 at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel. The family will speak to friends and family immediately following the service. Memorials may be made in Carolyn's memory to Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital, 2200 Children's Way, Nashville, TN 37232.

Addie Thompson Flounnory

Mrs. Addie Thompson Flounnory of College Park, Ga., formerly of Camden, entered into rest on May 18, 2013.

SROs at Camden schools may return to CPD

After nearly a decade of being positions within the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO), three school resource officer (SRO) slots at schools inside Camden's city limits may return to being Camden Police Department (CPD) officers.

Trustees split in favor of substitute teacher contract

Kelly Services will provide contract substitute teachers to the Kershaw County School District (KCSD). However, the vote to do so was split, 5-4, among members of the Kershaw County Board of School Trustees at their meeting Tuesday.

Five stores cited for selling beer to minor

The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) cited five county businesses -- two each in Camden and Elgin and one in Lugoff -- for selling beer to underage individuals during an undercover operation Monday.

Woman killed in moped vs. truck collision

Johnny Eugene Stover

Mr. Johnny Eugene Stover, Sr., 69, of Camden, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, May 18, 2013. Born in Camden, he was the son of the late J.D. and Margaret Jackson Stover and father of Jacques Stover and Johnny Eugene Stover, Jr. A Celebration of Life Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, at Union Baptist Church, Rembert, with burial in church cemetery. Mr. Stover will be placed in the church at 12 ...

New York, New York!

I'm planning my first trip to New York in June and I am so excited!

Elgin names parks for Potters, Grooms

Two new Elgin parks now have names, accepted by Elgin Town Council at its meeting Tuesday.

Theresa Wood

Theresa Wood, 93, of 1537 Dixon Road in Elgin died Thursday, May 9, 2013. Plans will be announced by Collins Funeral Home.

Lake Wateree residents deal with flooding

Several Lake Wateree residents reported that their docks were underwater or inaccessible due to high lake levels Thursday. Duke Energy, which operates dams along the Catawba River basin, of which Lake Wateree is a part, alerted residents earlier this week to prepare for the rising water. It said significant rainfall had led the company to open spillways and floodgates along the chain so that water could flow at a ...

School board delays substitute teacher vote

A decision to hire a corporate staffing agency to provide substitute teachers in the Kershaw County School District (KCSD) will wait a little longer. The Kershaw County Board of School Trustees decided to put off a vote to hire Kelly Services at its meeting Tuesday night. Trustees originally learned about how the agency would recruit, hire, train and send substitute teachers into district classrooms ...

Yes on Plan B, but with parents

The decision to sell the Plan B morning after pills without a prescription has caused a debate among women's rights advocates, government officials and religious groups. Personally, I believe that there should be contraceptive options like Plan B on the market and that they should be available to anyone girl who can reproduce. However, I do not believe that making more contraceptives available is the solution we've been waiting for as the ...

Ariail for May 10, 2013

Of God and evolution

Color me dense, but I don't quite understand why everyone involved with science is having a hissy fit over the theory of intelligent design.

Golfers tee it up for animal shelter

The inaugural Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter Golf Tournament, a fundraiser for the facility, will be held on Sunday, May 19 at the White Pines Golf Club in Camden.

CHS to honor student-athletes at banquet

The Camden High School Athletic Banquet will be held on Tuesday, May 21, in the school gymnasium.

American Legion tryouts set for tonight

The James Leroy Belk Post 17 Kershaw County Senior and Junior American Legion baseball teams will both begin tryouts for the 2013 summer season tonight at 6 p.m. at American Legion Park in Camden.

County sends 10 athletes into state championships

Led by seven qualifiers from Camden High School, there will be 10 Kershaw County athletes taking part in this weekend's South Carolina High School League State Track and Field Championships.

Fugitive wanted in 2011 home invasion arrested

A man wanted in connection with an August 2011 east Camden home invasion is now in jail thanks to a tip that he was running a club there.

Lake Wateree could exceed flood stage later this week

Around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, Duke Energy opened a gate by 15 feet at Cedar Creek, just upstream from Lake Wateree. According to a copy of an email message sent by Duke Energy to members of the Lake Wateree Association, the company opened the gate due to significant rainfall in the Catawba-Wateree River Basin.

Reader complains about rude family members

Dear Annie: My grandfather passed away last month, and the wake was catered by a close friend of the family who owns a restaurant. He closed off a section of his dining hall for our family.

L-EHS student wins ‘BGTIME’

Victoria Phan won big in a media contest by interviewing her father. The Lugoff-Elgin High School (L-EHS) junior earned second place and a $750 scholarship in a contest called Bridging Generations through Technology, Information, Media and Engagement (BGTIME).