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Cate Goff, Editor (803) 513-5108
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Twenty years! Two full decades since 9-11 -- the Twin Towers, Flight 93 in the Pennsylvania Field and the Pentagon attacked. Consider! That many folks serving in the Armed Forces today weren’t even born when the present conflict in Afghanistan and Iraq began. Now those wonderful teenagers and “twenty-somethings” are fighting for us, and what comes after. A stiff backbone is needed to combat terrorism amidst this Pandemic – as we saw with our own Medal of Honor winner, SGM Payne, and with our wonderful EMT and Medical staffs. Join with me and all Kershaw County in thanking and memorializing our men and women in uniform – and their families! – and our First Responders for keeping us safe in America’s longest war. The pain of loss and injury are indelible. And to be sure, it is a struggle that is hardly over. Football has started! And with it rules and referees to order the chaos so when teams time expires there are clear winners or losers. Yet, to win in war, the “other fella” must both be and know he is beaten. Such is not the case now. We leave Afghanistan where no one is pleased with the outcome; and neither side destroyed. Vigilance and resolve are at a premium. Accordingly, County Council joins with all Americans on this 9-11 anniversary to salute noble service honorably and faithfully rendered. And First Responders, Churches, School kids and County leaders, and Veterans, too, honor those who did and do serve. We will need them going forward. And it is right to do so…so that America will have good Armed Forces today, and always in the future. “We the People” remain strong and secure when our defenders know we have got their backs, and we will never lack for men and women willing to defend her and our precious Liberty. A war of another sort likewise requires our sustained resolve as well. Another enemy unbeaten. Right at home. This one is the Pandemic, which continues to choke our hospitals, and to sicken and kill our people of all ages. I appeal to everyone, if your medical conditions permit, do what you can to help others by taking the Vaccine. Get the shot. And in time, get the Booster. Here is why: • You are better protected. And if sick your symptoms will be milder or negligible. • If you haven’t had some version of the disease yet, you probably will. • If you have had COVID already you will again. (No one is surprised when they get the flu again and again in their lifetimes.) It is what “endemic” means. • “Asymptomatically” or otherwise, you will be exposed and will be exposed again. And again. If not to Delta, then some other variant later. • And in each of these cases, you can help soften the blow or avoid it altogether with the immunity that comes from the shots, especially the “vulnerable”. An infected person with Delta has 1000 times more particles in the lungs than did one with COVID 19, a 50 percent increase in virulence. Small wonder that we have had more deaths in the last 6 weeks than in all of the first six months of COVID at this time last year. And, when we at last have the means to crush this disease some of us hesitate in an everyday routine of medicine -- even George Washington’s Continental Army innoculated for Smallpox. Of course, it is a matter of individual choice, but vaccinations are statistically safe, approved by the FDA and the most effective means to safeguard our lives, businesses, and community. The vaccine is a fact, and it works. All Americans should exploit these medical wonders and innovative treatments. The odds are with the vaccine, and the follow-on Booster. Leaders in the County, and up to President Trump and Biden, all 50 Governors and all our Congressional Delegation agree, and soon all the Armed Forces will be vaccinated, too. We can do this, #KC STRONG.
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A History of Football, Part II By: Liz Simon Staff Writer
As a former LE teacher, I worked with these outstanding coaches and taught athletic secretary Tammy Kirkley. I recognize the impact they contributed to LE’s legacy. I was cheer coach for five years, and parent and grandparent of seven LE student athletes. I appreciate what they meant to my family and me. Ed Witt taught and coached at LE from 1983 to 1995. He started the wrestling program in 1983. Athletes that Whit worked with who went to college on football scholarships in 1989 were John Johnson (PC), Jon Belk (Gardner Webb), and Mike Johnson (Wake Forest). There were many rewarding experiences at LE for Ed and his family, and they made many wonderful friends. Ed Whitt became Athletic Director in the fall of 1991 until 1995, and made an impact on the lives of many. Ernie Hughes was the Athletic Director at LE from 1995 to 2001. In his first year, the student body won the Most Spirited School contest from radio station WNOK and received $2000. Everyone was delighted to see school spirit back. Hughes remembers fondly special relationships with the coaches, faculty, administration, and community. One of the highlights of Hughes’s career occurred in the fall of 1996 when his team defeated the Camden Bulldogs 35-17 for the first time in their 25year history of play. Hughes had many outstanding players he coached. Some of the those who played college ball were Jeremiah Davis, Maurice Murphy, Aaron Capps, Jay Smith, Tommy McGee, Adam Scott, Daniel Norris, Jeremy Jones, Richard Shepherd, and Kevin Branham. In 2002, Scott Jones became Athletic Director. Jones had many players sign with colleges: Terrence Dixon, Darnell Wallace, DeWayne Counts, Darius Custard, Tim Webb, Jared Singleton, Grayson Quick, Greg Robertson, Phillip Robertson, Ryan Wanamaker, Evan O'Brian, Julian Baxter, and Shawn Belton. Jones said, “Many happy memories were the times LE defeated Camden… “Serving Columbia Since 1963”
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defeating Daniel 36 to 35 in the second round of 3A playoffs after being down 35 to 14. When the team went into the fourth quarter, they were successful on a two-point conversion in the last seconds of the game. … another the 3A Upper state finals in Union defeating Broome High School in the third round of the playoffs in a 2-time overtime thriller. Then we defeated Greer 43 to 42 in the second round of 3 A playoffs after being down 35 to 14 at halftime. The first year LE went 4-A, and we won a region championship against Sumter at Sumter.” Jones continued, “Heartbreaking moments were when our team was winning in the Camden Jamboree, and then we found out that our tight end Bobby Geiger’s father had passed away. I remember watching Bart Hinson kick the extra point in a game against AC Flora. Later, Bart was tragically killed in a car accident. Bart loved everybody, and everybody loved Bart! Those were emotional times for our teams. It was a blessing to coach wonderful young men at LE even during the years when we were not successful in the win column.” Tammy Lewis Kirkley, LEHS Class of 1979, became the school's first athletic secretary in 2006. Tammy was hired at LE in 1986 by Principal Willie Mitchell to be the school's attendance secretary. Some of Tammy's assignments in the athletic department were verifying birth certificates and eligibilities, checking physicals, and managing the game set ups, etc. This involved securing gate workers and referees’ paperwork, and gate receipts. Tammy also coordinated the rental and scheduling of the school auditorium, fund raising, producing, and directing the Miss LE pageant and the Miss Homecoming festivities. She also handled all the phone messages for all sports and coaches. In 2009, the new athletic complex the Wellness Center opened with Tammy finally having her own office. Tammy said, “The highlight of my career was working with the students and being a confidant to them. At first, I felt like a big sister, then as time went on a mother, and now a grandmother. I mentioned ‘retirement’, and parents came to me saying ‘Please don't retire until my child graduates!’ I wanted to do anything I could to help the students feel special. I felt I touched their lives as they touched mine.” The football history will be completed with postseason interviews with AD Matt Campbell and athletic secretary Kelly Bowers.
LEHS Girls Cross Country
The Lugoff-Elgin Girls Cross Country (XC) Team recently snagged 1st place at the Gamecock Invitational on Saturday, September 4th, hosted by Sumter High School! Four other teams participated and the top eight performers were awarded medals. The LEXC Varsity Girls were led by junior Sarah Sheorn, who took 1st place. Following her lead performance, the next three runners came in at places 2, 3, and 4! Sarah Sheorn, Eva Hoagland, Kylie Gallagher, Jasmine Glover, and Kristi Gallagher all placed in the Top Eight. In cross country, the first 5 athletes are scored, which makes their placement in the Top Eight even more stellar. In total, eight of the nine girls (both JV and V) who competed ran a PR (personal record)! Varsity Girls 1st - Sarah Sheorn (23:28 - PR) 2nd - Eva Hoagland (23:36 - PR) 3rd - Kylie Gallagher (23:38 - PR) 4th - Jasmine Glover (23:41 - PR) 8th - Kylie Gallagher (24:11 - PR) 11th - Zoe Bills (24:39 - PR) 15th - Laila Marchman (25:25) Congratulations ladies!
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From the Chief 's Desk I would like to remind everyone of the upcoming Car Show that was rescheduled to Sept. 18th starting at 9am. It will be held at Potter Park, 2427 Main St. Elgin, SC. It is $25 to enter your vehicle, and it’s free to the public. There will be food venders and fun activities for the kids. All proceeds go to the Elgin Police Dept. Toy Roundup and Caring
Hands Foundation. Also, please practice safe, Covid protocols. With Covid cases ramping back up, we all need to be safe. But please come out and enjoy the day. We look forward to seeing everyone.
Chief Alan Anders
Elgin PD Incident Reports
Impersonation: On September 3, 2021 Complainant came to the Elgin Police Department to report citations falsely issued to her by the Elgin Police Department. Complainant stated she has never been stopped by the Elgin Police Department and has never been issued any traffic citations for the past decade. Chief Anders and I reviewed the body cam footage of the traffic stop and did not observe Complainant to be the driver stopped and issued citations in her name. Complainant told me she lost her wallet in December of 2020 and suspected the last known location was at the storage unit on 601 in Lugoff. Also lost was her Social Security card and personal papers. Complainant did state she resides near the area where vehicle break-ins occurred in the jurisdiction of the KCSD around the same time. It is unknown the exact time and date her wallet was stolen, but stated the vehicle break-ins as a possibility. Complainant signed and received her copy of the Victims Rights Form. Family Dispute: On 09-04-2021, Officer was dispatched to Food Lion (2469 Main St.) about a parent disciplining a child. Officer talked with Complainant who works in the Deli part of the store and she stated that she heard a child getting spanked a couple of aisles away from the Deli. The child was crying loudly. Complainant stated that while she was putting her food in her car she saw the unknown male take the child and throw them in the back seat of his vehicle roughly and started cussing at them. Officer made contact with Manager and reviewed the video from inside and outside of the store and saw no child being spank. Officer reviewed video from 2008 hrs till 2130 hrs and saw the unknown male put the child in the back seat of the vehicle. Officer will pass on information on to the Investigator in the morning. Complainant comes in at 1000 am Sunday morning. Officer BC failed. Wymer believes he use to work for Food Lion but does not know him name. The unknown male was driving a black 4 door full size car and they did not get the SC tag. Attempted Suicide: On the above listed time and date KCSD Deputy Cook was dispatched to Leslie M. Stover Middle School in reference to a juvenile who overdosed on pills. Officer quickly responded and arrived on
scene and met with Deputy Cook, who was already talking with the Juvenile. The Juvenile did not talk much while Officer was on scene, however she did speak with Deputy Cook prior to Officer arrival. Deputy Cook stated that the Juvenile claimed to have taken 27 pills of an unknown substance the evening prior. On the incident date Cook said that Juvenile claimed to take 5 prescription grade pills (possibly Tylenol) in an unknown dosage, as well as drinking an unknown amount of Isopropyl Alcohol. Deputy Cook stated that the Juvenile made the comment "I don't want to be on this earth anymore" prior to Officer and EMS arrival. EMS Unit 16 responded to this incident and transported Juvenile to Kershaw Health. Juvenile and parent information on Supplement. Assisting Other Agency: On September 5, at 1107 hours, Officer was dispatched to The Dirty Laundry in the Town of Elgin in reference to a medical call. Dispatch advised a male subject was possibly suffering from a stoke. Upon arrival I observed Subject slumped in a chair and could not be awakened. He also appeared to have shallow breathing and his pulse was shallow. Subject's wife advised he had taken some of her prescription medication for pain prior to going to the laundry mat for leg pain. I administered Narcan in the right nostril and Subject stirred and opened both eyes prior to slumping back down in the chair. Prior to EMS arrival I administered a second dose of Narcan in the left nostril and Subject became conscious and remained so after the second dose. EMS Unit 2 transported Subject to Kershaw Health. Suspicious Activity: On 08/23/2021, Complainant called into EPD to report a suspicious vehicle that had pulled into her driveway on Oakland Dr. around 2130 on 08/22/2021 and sat for several minutes. The incident was caught on her doorbell camera. The vehicle was a black Honda CRV, she believes that the vehicle belongs to her ex-husband's sister. Complainant also believes that her ex-husband was driving the vehicle. Ex-husband has a history of stalking and harassing Complainant, her family and friends. Complainant is in fear of Ex-husband, and has an Order of Protection issued against him. Complainant will email the video footage on the incident. Complainant residence has been placed back on special watch.
KCSD Hiring Subs and Assistants The Kershaw County School District (KCSD) is interested in hiring substitute teachers and instructional assistants for the 2020-21 school year. “We have increased our rates for substitutes in an effort to be more competitive with neighboring school districts,” said Kershaw County School District Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Connie Graham. “We value the importance of having high-quality persons in our classrooms when our employees are not available.” September 10, 2021
Graham said that certified teachers can earn $95 per day when they serve as substitute teachers; non-certified teachers earn $80. Persons who substitute as instructional assistants are paid $67.50 per day. Persons who are interested in serving as substitute teachers should contact Kelly Educational Staffing Services at (803) 798-0765. People who would like to serve as substitute instructional assistants should contact Luci Ingram at luci.ingram@kcsdschools.net or 803-432-8416.
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Tabi Martial Arts: Anniversary Shooting Competition
Top Gun Indoor Pistol Range announces their Anniversary Shooting Competition, set for Saturday, September 25th, at 11 am, at their facility in Lugoff at 1322 Elk Lodge Court. First place is a $600 purse, second place is $300 and third place is $100. Registration is $50, and registration form and fee must be received by Saturday, September 18th. Entrants must be 18-years-old, and full rules and details can be found on the Top Gun Facebook page. For questions, please call Top Gun at 803.272.0427.
Book Signing Event
Books on Broad will host William Buchheit for a book signing of his debut book The South Carolina State Hospital: Stories from Bull Street on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, 5:30pm 7:00pm. At 6 pm, Mr. Buchheit will give a presentation on the subject of his book. Books on Broad is located at 944 Broad Street, Camden, S.C. 803713-7323 M-S. The event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase and autographing.
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If Shawn Corbett could have been part of a program like Tabi Martial Arts, perhaps his early years would have turned out differently. As it was, Shawn had dropped out of school, and was living in a run-down dump with no floor by age 17. “I was a horrible teenager,” says Shawn. “I spent lots of time in and out of DJJ and CLC.” Then, 9/11 happened. Shawn was inspired to join the army, where he served two tours in Iraq before being injured during the second tour. He was given the Purple Heart and he returned home to attend Central Carolina. After college, Shawn began working as a private investigator. Though he enjoyed this work, something kept pulling him back to DJJ. He felt compelled to help the troubled youth there. After several years as a private investigator, he left to start a job at DJJ. One week later, Shawn left DJJ - discouraged with the state of affairs at the facility. Shawn returned to his job as a private investigator, where he refocused his efforts to launch his own program to help Shawn Corbett, Founder Tabi Martial at-risk teens. Arts, located on Rose Street in Elgin. “I was excited to do things my way, to really make a difference,” says Shawn. In January of 2021, Shawn launched Tabi Martial Arts, and by June of this year, the facility was moved to their current location on Rose Street in Elgin. Shawn planned to build his own curriculum, but shortly after he started Tabi, he was approached by author DeWayne Hendrix who had already created a program that was currently being used in federal prison facilities. Hendrix’s company A New Daylight partnered with Tabi Marital Arts to provide a free of charge self-awareness program for at-risk teens. The new program called “See it, Say It and Seize It” takes participants on a journey of self-reflection to understand the importance of critical thinking to make better decisions. As students progress through the steps of the program, they also learn about mixed martial arts. An incentive to complete the 12-week program is the opportunity for graduates to participate on MMA tournament teams with Tabi. The goal of Tabi is to help at-risk students, and the funding for this program comes from gym memberships. “At Tabi, when you work out, you’re working out for a cause,” says Shawn. The gym uses portions of all memberships and income to fully fund the youth program. “We believe giving is living and would rather make change than money,” says Shawn. “Here at Tabi there are no ‘lost causes’ - only youth who need a hand in the right direction.” “This gym is for anyone looking for a home” says Shawn. “We look to grow together and make a change, so please come and join us in our journey!” To learn more about Tabi Martial Arts, and their youth program, visit them online at tabimartialarts.com, or find them on Facebook. scan to learn more
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Everyone is invited to join us in the "Just Jesus Movement - County-Wide Revival" which is fast approaching. Revival schedule will be SundayWednesday, September 12 - 15, 2021 @ 7 pm nightly, at Lugoff-Elgin High School Auditorium. Bring your family, friends, coworkers, neighbors and others. Please join our weekly prayer meetings each Tuesday at 6:00 pm at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church at 608 Black River Road, Camden, SC, for an hour of prayer for our community, our nation and our world. Will you join your light with ours as we turn to God and God turns to us? If you can't attend our meeting, please be in prayer for a move of God in Kershaw County. Just Jesus Movement yard signs are available for a donation of $7.00 each. For more information call 803- 432-2272 Facebook - Just Jesus Movement Website - www.justjesusmovement.com 14 - "If my people, who are called by name, shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14
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Celebrating Positive Behavior at Stover
"This school year, Stover Middle School students with positive behavior have the opportunity to participate in a monthly reward. For August, students with no office referrals were treated to a party with bounce houses and an epic dance off. We are so proud of the students who qualified for this reward and are already looking forward to our September reward", stated Dr. Linda Branham, the PBIS Committee Chair. Photo courtesy Kara Matney.
Fall Classroom Grants Available
The Camden Junior Welfare League is now accepting applications for its Fall Classroom Enrichment Grants. These grants are open to all Kershaw County School District educators. The grants will provide up to $500 to teachers for classroom support, project support, and extracurricular support. The purpose of the grants is to support enrichment areas such as math, science, history, language and writing, arts, physical education, life skills, and special education for students with disabilities. Applications must be submitted online. The link to the grant application form can be found on the League’s website at www.camdenleague.org. Deadline to submit applications is Friday, September 17, 2021. This will be the fifth year the League is offering these grants direct to teachers in the Kershaw County School District. For a list of past classroom enrichment grant awardees, please visit the League’s website at www.camdenleague.org/grants
Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale Set
The Friends of the Kershaw County Library will host its annual fall book sale in late September and early October at the Old Armory, located at 1034 West DeKalb Street in Camden, SC. Approximately 15,000 books will be available and displayed by category, including cooking, gardening, fiction, and history. New for this year will be a separate room for military history and related books. Social distancing and masks are strongly encouraged. Cash, credit, and checks are accepted. The sale opens on September 23, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. with Friends Night, reserved for Friends of the Library members. Shoppers may purchase memberships at the door. The sale opens to the general public on Friday, September 24, and will run through October 3. “The book sale is our main source of fundraising for the library. After last year’s hiatus, we are thankful to return this year,” says Friends president Bob Giangiorgi. Funds support programs like summer reading, bookmobile outreach, and improvements to library spaces. Sale Times / Dates: Thurs, September 23 (Friends Night), 5 – 8 PM Friday, September 24, 12 – 8 PM Saturday, September 25, 10 AM – 5 PM, Sunday, September 26, 12 – 5 PM Thursday, September 30, 12 – 8 PM Friday, October 1, 12 – 8 PM Saturday, October 2, 10 AM - 5 PM Sunday, October 3 (HALF PRICE), 12 - 5 PM
Second Saturdays at Historic Camden
– This weekend, September 11th, marks the latest edition of Second Saturdays at Historic Camden. This program, designed to offer enhanced living history demonstrations, is a great opportunity for visitors to engage with history in fun, educational ways. Come learn about saponification: from wood ash to soap and how it happens, how wild clay is processed and its many applications. A representative from Wreaths Across America will be with us Saturday, a wonderful opportunity to learn about their organization and its mission. For more information, please visit our website at www. historiccamden.org. Historic Camden Foundation is a private, nonprofit 501(c)3 organization founded in 1970. Our mission is to protect, educate and celebrate Camden’s extraordinary Colonial and American Revolutionary War history.
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Kershaw County Sheriff ’s Office Project Lifesaver Program Launching in Kershaw County
Sheriff Lee Boan
Your Kershaw County Sheriff ’s Office (KCSO) now offers Project Lifesaver. Chief Deputy Steve Knafelc was recently able to successfully obtain a grant from the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. This grant gave us the funds needed to purchase the startup equipment for this project and our Kershaw County Sheriff ’s Foundation committed to cover any additional costs needed to maintain this program.
The primary mission of Project Lifesaver is to provide timely response to save lives and reduce potential injury for adults and children with the propensity to wander due to a cognitive condition: Alzheimer’s, dementia, autism, down syndrome, etc. It is a 501 (C)(3) community based, public safety, non-profit organization that provides law enforcement, fire/rescue, and caregivers with a program designed to protect, and when necessary, quickly locate individuals with cognitive disorders who are prone to the life-threatening behavior of wandering. With the dramatic increase of cognitive conditions since the inception of the organization, the program has grown from a localized program to a program recognized internationally as a proven and effective method of “bringing loved ones home.” Here is how the program works: A group of your KCSO deputies received training to operate all necessary equipment. A caregiver in Kershaw County will reach out to us with interest in enrolling their loved one. A meeting will be scheduled to discuss the program and conditions. All required paperwork, contracts, doctor exams and follow-ups must be completed before a person becomes a part of the program. If the client is accepted into the program, they will receive a wristband transmitter to be worn. The wristband is a oneounce battery-operated radio transmitter with a 60+ day battery life that emits an automatic tracking signal every two seconds, 24 hours a day. Each wristband has its own unique radio frequency of three digits. If the child or adult wanders, the caregiver will call 911. Trained deputies will respond and set the three-digit number of the wanderer’s wrist transmitter on their receivers. Using their receivers, deputies move to the “chirp” emitting from the wanderer’s transmitter. The “chirp” gets louder as the operator gets closer to the person who has wandered off. During training, your KCSO deputies were able to locate someone wearing a transmitter 100% of the time within 15 minutes.
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Clients accepted in the Project Lifesaver Program are given a wristband transmitter to wear. If the client wanders, the vulnerable person can be located by police with a receiver. Three ways to get more information about Project Lifesaver from your KCSO: 1) Email us: ProjectLifesaver@kershaw.sc.gov 2) Call us: (803) 425-1512 3) Stop by our office: 821 Ridgeway Rd, Lugoff, SC 29078
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