Blaney Elementary

Students in Toyna Seay’s fourth-grade class at Blaney Elementary won the Field Day tug-of-war competition. There also were water games, bouncer to play on and test of agility and strength. Here, back of line to front, Shaylyn Anderson, Kaitlyn Fuller, Jamie Stroud, John-Paul Watson, Samantha Cacace, Devin Reeder and Seay. Blaney Elementary fourth- and fifth-graders donned straw hats and ended the year with a hoedown. … Continue reading Blaney Elementary

Kershaw County Precincts

Polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Following is a countywide list of precincts. Questions about which one you should be voting in? Call the Kershaw County Voter Registration and Election Office, (803) 424-4016. Airport: Applied Technology Education, 874 Vocation Lane: (803) 425-8982Antioch: Antioch Head Start, 1591 Bishopville Highway; (803) 432-2823Bethune: Woman’s Clubhouse, 200 Blackmon St. South: (843) 334-3126Buffalo: Mount Pisgah School, … Continue reading Kershaw County Precincts

Sallie Burns Deese

Aug/25/1922 – Jun/02/2008 Obituary of Sallie Burns Deese CAMDEN – Funeral service for Sallie Burns Deese, 85, will be held Friday at 10:00 a.m. at Hermitage Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Condy Richardson and Rev. James P. “Jimmy” Epps, Jr. will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday 6-8 p.m at Powers Funeral Home, Lugoff. Memorials may be made … Continue reading Sallie Burns Deese

Schools consider single-gender – District would join growing trend of same-sex classes

Some Kershaw County elementary and middle school students could choose to attend single-gender classes by the 2009-10 school year. District officials are starting discussions now with teachers, parents and students to gauge interest in a single-gender program, which would be tested in the first year at Blaney Elementary and Camden Middle and, possibly, expanded after that. The school district hopes to make a decision by spring of … Continue reading Schools consider single-gender – District would join growing trend of same-sex classes

James L. Bradley

Aug/26/1924 – May/27/2008 Obituary of James L. Bradley LUGOFF – Funeral Service for James L. Bradley, 83, will be held Sunday at 3:00 p.m. at Lugoff First Baptist Church with burial to follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Rev. Greg Sweet will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday 6-8 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home. The family request that in lieu of flowers, memorials may … Continue reading James L. Bradley

David Wayne Dixon

Jul/01/1949 – May/24/2008 Obituary of David Wayne Dixon LUGOFF – Funeral service for David Wayne Dixon, 58, will be held Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home with burial to follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Rev. Donnie Dixon will officiate. The family will receive friends Monday from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Dixon died Saturday, May 24, 2008. Born … Continue reading David Wayne Dixon

Ruth Juanita Harden Parker

Sep/09/1931 – May/20/2008 Obituary of Ruth Juanita Parker CAMDEN – Funeral service for Ruth J. Parker, 76, will be held Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Powers Funeral Home, Lugoff, with burial to follow in Quaker Cemetery. Rev. Ed Stokes will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Parker, wife of the late Edgar G. Parker, left this … Continue reading Ruth Juanita Harden Parker

Rebecca E Owens

Oct/27/1970 – May/04/2008 Obituary of Rebecca E Owens CASSATT – Funeral service for Rebecca Elizabeth Owens, 37, will be held Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. at DeKalb Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Keith Coates and Rev. Denny Haston will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday 6-8 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home, Lugoff. Mrs. Owens died Sunday, May 4, 2008. … Continue reading Rebecca E Owens

Melvin Eugene “Gene” Neeley

1930: Melvin Eugene “Gene” Neeley was born December 1, 1930 in Columbia, South Carolina, the son of Oscar P. Neeley and Nettie Martin Neeley. 2008: Melvin Eugene “Gene” Neeley passed away on April 28, 2008. He was a son of the late Oscar P. and Nettie Martin Neeley. Served in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict. He was an avid NASCAR fan and … Continue reading Melvin Eugene “Gene” Neeley