Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit UnionAchieve Your Potential As the proud sponsor of today’s “Education Rocks” Teacher Recognition Event, we would like to congratulate all of the Teacher of the Year and recognize their outstanding accomplishments in education our community’s young people. CONGRATULATIONS DISTRICT TEACHERS OF THE YEAR! KIMBERLEY FREEMANLexington District OneLexington Middle CARLA ADAMSLexington District TwoDavis Early Childhood Center for Technology MELISSA KEISLERLexington District ThreeBatesburg-Leesville … Continue reading Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union

A pedestrian was struck and killed by an unknown vehicle in Kershaw County early Friday morning. The SC Highway Patrol reported the pedestrian, identified by Kershaw County Coroner Johnny Fellers as Derk Lawrence Maricle, 50, of Lugoff, was walking north on Blaney Road around 2 a.m. when he was struck by the vehicle. An autopsy to determine the exact cause of Maricle’s death was planned for Friday, … Continue reading Pedestrian in Kershaw Co. hit-and-run identified

Choose adoption over abortion In the past 200 years, more than one million Americans have died for their country. Monuments have been built and speeches have been made honoring these American heroes, and rightly so. America is now engaged in a war where there are no heroes, no monuments or accolades, only innocent victims. Since Jan. 22, 1973, there have been more than 49 million … Continue reading LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

President has performed badly In four years under President Obama, our national debt has gone up $6 trillion, many more people are out of work, food prices are up 6 percent, 15 million more people on food stamps, and gas prices have jumped. We have four Americans killed in Libya, and we still can’t get the truth from the White House about this. What a … Continue reading LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Festivals/Events The Gourmet Shop’s Annual Champagne Bash is 6-8 p.m. Friday. There will be bubbly and sushi, cheese, caviar and more. $30 per person, $50 per couple, at The Gourmet Shop, 724 Saluda Ave. Reserve space by calling (803) 799-9463 or sign up online at www.thegourmetshop.net . One fish, two fish, Catfish Stomp in Elgin! The Blaney Fire Department and local volunteer firemen cook up and serve … Continue reading COOK’S CALENDAR

Kershaw County Elementary School students have been learning some valuable lessons about service and putting them into practice in their community. Blaney Elementary second-graders in Velma Jackson’s class recently packed Sacks of Love for other youngsters who otherwise might not have enough food on the weekends. More than 400 students in the district receive sacks filled with food each week as part of the effort coordinated … Continue reading Early life lessons on service – COMMUNITY HELPING HANDS

Mugshot and Booking Record Paris Young Nates, III SCDC ID: 00352532 SID: SC01617926 DOB: 12/14/1977 Citizenship: Citizen – Native Born Build: Medium Complexion: Light Hair Color: Blond Or Strawberry Eye Color: Hazel Offender Type: Adult-straight Sentence Offense: Crim Sex Cond W/minor(1st Sentence Start Date: 1/31/2012 Sentence Length: 25 years Admission Date: 9/25/2012 Committing County: Kershaw Location: Kirkland Projected Release Date: 11/01/2034 Projected Parole Eligibility: 11/01/2034 … Continue reading Paris Young Nates, III

MIDLANDS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STATS Through Week 4 RUSHING Player School Att Yds TD Braden Walker River Bluff 64 584 7 Da Da Washington Dreher 79 568 7 Akeem Nicholas Lexington 105 505 1 Thomas Green Columbia 69 484 2 Ahmorae Wilmore Newberry 59 484 4 Aveon Smith White Knoll 78 477 10 Jaylon Boyd Blythewood 64 442 7 Kazarius Adams Gray Collegiate 55 433 … Continue reading Midlands high school football stats

The new school year opens the week of Aug. 20, and that means new faces, programs — and, in some cases, whole new facilities — for students at Midlands public schools. Following is information, submitted by the districts, about new features and people in Richland, Lexington and Kershaw County schools. Kershaw County SCHOOL RENOVATIONS The Camden High Spring Sports Complex is opening for its first … Continue reading New in schools in 2012-13

Poverty and low-performing schools go hand-in-hand in South Carolina, but some schools in the Midlands are defying those annual expectations, including five Richland 1 schools that earned high marks for raising student achievement. The Richland 1 elementary schools – Arden, Burton-Pack, Edward E. Taylor, South Kilbourne and Webber – were identified as high-performing Title I schools under the federal category of “Reward Schools for Performance,” … Continue reading 5 Richland 1 schools beat odds