Safety-mandated changes coming to Zemp in 2018

While discussing the various rumors as to the cost involved and how the new scoreboard at Zemp Stadium will be paid for (see July 25 ...

Voss, Good Night Shirt to enter National Racing Hall of Fame

Saratoga Race Course and steeplechase racing --- a Saratoga tradition since 1864 --- will be in the spotlight during the historic track's six-week summer run.

Camden teen serves as 2017 State 4-H Congress Delegate

Isabella Birket of Camden, president of the Kershaw County 4H Rabbit Club, recently served as a delegate for the 2017 State 4H Congress.

Dance company scores in competition

The Fine Arts Center (FAC) of Kershaw County recently announced the Kelley's Fine Arts (KFA) Camden Crew returned home after completing a very successful ...

Ariail - July 27, 2017

Scoreboard squabble

By now, many readers are probably aware of the controversy regarding Camden High School's recent purchase of a scoreboard to replace the old malfunctioning ...

Beware of sloppy journalism

Elsewhere on this website is our editorial about the Zemp Stadium scoreboard.

Poor everyone

WASHINGTON -- Eventually, everyone in this town seems to wind up with the word "poor" in front of his or her name.

Summer at CMA

The temperature is rising and vacations have commenced, which signals that summer is in full swing. That leads some to believe that school is out ...

Moment of Nature - July 28, 2017

Having received positive feedback to last month's column regarding tree questions, I thought it appropriate to continue the series, as there are lots of ...

WILLIAM FUNK

Graveside service for William Harold Funk, 82, will be held on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery ...

GLENN L. MARTIN

Funeral services for Glenn L. Martin, 71, will be held today at 1:00 p.m. at Timrod Baptist Church, with burial to follow in ...

ROSE LEE BOYD MCQUILLAR

Mrs. Rose Lee Boyd McQuillar, 67, of 31 Hawthorn Court, Bishopville, SC, passed on Saturday, June 22, 2017. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 ...

FRANCIS SHEHEEN

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Francis Sheheen, 90, of Camden, SC, at 2:00 PM, today, July 28, 2017 at Kornegay ...

JAMES A. SMITH

Services for Mr. James A. Smith, 82, of Cassatt SC will be held at Cassatt Baptist Church, 2604 Highway 1 North, Cassatt, SC, 29032 at ...

Demons hope to slow down high-flying Hawks

While those coaches in classes AAA, AA and A whose teams are having rough starts in the non-conference portion of their football schedules look to the conference campaign as a new beginning, for 4A entries, week seven is, well, week seven.

Visit from rival Volunteers helps keep Knights focused

Coming off a 42-point loss, the last thing North Central probably wanted to see on its football schedule was a game with a team with which the Knights had no history.

Brown wins $50 first prize money

In a weekend of upsets in college football last Saturday, Barbara Brown did not let all that upset her picks as she missed the mark on just three games to win last weekend's Chronicle-Independent football contest.

Lady Knights lock down 4AA crown

The green and gold machine keeps on churning, this time to another region volleyball title.

Things are tight atop the FF

It can be argued that this is the greatest time of the year.

CHS takes pair of seconds in final home meet

Closing out its home season with a pair of second-place finishes in a meet held at Historic Camden on Wednesday, the Camden High cross country teams can now shift their sights toward the final regular season meet and then, the Region 4-AAA meet in Chapin on Oct. 22.

Ariail for Oct. 10, 2014

Shop local

We have often made the call for Kershaw County residents to shop at Kershaw County businesses -- to shop local. The message bears repeating, though, as the weather cools and thoughts turn to the upcoming holidays, from Halloween to Christmas.

Lament for the hitchhiker

What's your first thought when you're driving down the road and you spot a hitchhiker?

Words to the wise

WASHINGTON -- Words have a way of seeping into our vocabulary and, through overuse or distortion, soon begin to lose their meaning.

Living the American dream

I often offer up in my weekly column my thoughts and opinions on a variety of topics related to entertainment and pop culture. Those are things I'm personally interested in and know quite a bit about, at least in my own mind.

KCCC chair: let’s pass the referendum

For almost three years, the school board and the district staff have been working on a referendum proposal for Phase 2 of the Facilities Equalization Program. The process to develop this proposal has been consistently transparent. There have been countless public meetings and the district has maintained a visible link on its website for almost a year to engage citizens and keep them informed. The district did a great job of managing the projects in Phase 1 and two of my nieces, along with all of their student peers, have already benefitted from the new Jackson School in Camden. Because ...

Business owner supports Davis and Williams

As a long-time downtown business owner, I am, naturally, very interested in any changes in our City government. I've been encouraged by the actions of certain city council members and dismayed by others. I have never taken a public stand for or against anyone wishing to serve the public. In fact, I have made it a point to not declare myself publicly to any particular candidate for local, county or state office. That position stops right now.

Reader supports Burns

A person seeking elective office is basically applying for a job. The voters, who form the selection committee, should review the job requirements, and then support the candidate with the best credentials for the position.

Where are the women?

Women form more than half of the U.S. voting population and hold up half the sky. We should consider carefully issues that profoundly affect not only the economic security, health and well-being of our sex, but of the country itself. Many aware, thinking, and caring men join us -- recognizing it is for their benefit, also, to promote policies that help American families. Working families are struggling. Women are the sole or primary breadwinners in four out of 10 American families.