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Early special election voting at voter registration office
Early voting for the special Kershaw County Council chairman election begins Monday, July 22. Due to a scheduling conflict, early voting not take place at Camden City Arena, but at the Kershaw County Voter Registration Office, 1117-B Broad St., which is accessed from the rear parking lot that can be accessed from either Church Street or Lafayette Avenue.
Kershaw County families receive summer aid through Greg's Groceries initiative
CAMDEN, S.C. — Families in need getting a boost this summer in Kershaw County. It’s all thanks to an effort born out of tragedy almost a decade ago. The group Serve and Connect which was founded after Forest Acres Police officer Greg Alia was lost in the line of duty in 2015 has been making sure food is on the table through the Greg’s Groceries program.
KC School Board To Meet on July 16th
The Kershaw County School Board will meet on Tuesday July 16th at 6pm inside the back building of the district office in Camden. Items on the agenda include public forum, discussion of the 2025 board meeting calendar, talk of district financials from May, and a first reading of a board policy review on suspensions, among other items. KC School Board meetings are open to the public and stream live at the district’s YouTube channel.
KCSO: Woman arrested, charged after trespassing
KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– A woman was arrested by Kershaw County deputies and charged with burglary, larceny, and trespassing, says KCSO. Kershaw County deputies say the woman was living in a vacant Lugoff home without the owner’s permission. The woman told the property owner that someone rented her...
Early Voting Will Be Available For KC Chair Race
The election for Kershaw County Council Chair, to replace Katie Guinn, will take place on August 6th. Current Councilman Jimmy Jones, SC House Seat 52 Representative Ben Connell, and Jeff Mattox all are running to replace Guinn. Early Voting will be available July 22nd through August 2nd, Monday through Friday 830am-5pm at the Kershaw County Voter Registration Office, 1117B Broad Street in Camden. You can also vote on the special election day, Tuesday August 6th.
C-I July 9, 2024 County Crime Report
The Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) reported the following recent incidents:. On June 24, deputies responded to a Fort Jackson Road, Elgin residence for a reported of a shooting. They met with a woman living there who said she noticed a silver sedan sitting by her house and began photographing it. She said three male subjects were outside the vehicle on the driver’s side. At one point, she noticed at least one of the subjects had a firearm, at which time, she moved away from the window and then heard several shots. She told deputies that when the shooting stopped, she looked out the window and was able to photograph the vehicle leaving the scene. Deputies found a total of nine empty shell casings and two unspent bullets, all .22 caliber rounds, in the area, and collected other evidence around where the woman said the car had been parked. The woman’s home did not appear to have suffered any damage. As of July 2, it did not appear that anyone had been arrested in the case.
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