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Deborah Tallent could get her mail delivered to her house, but she likes stopping by the LeNoir Store, so she pays $44 a year to rent a post office box instead.
Sheriff: 11-year-old molested by family member
CAMDEN, SC - Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews says an 11-year-old girl reported she was being molested by a family member to her mom and step-father. Matthews says the child told her parents that the family member, identified as 35-year-old Paris Nates III, has been sexually molesting her when she was between 6 and 10 years old.
New state task force tackles childhood obesity
Increasingly alarmed by the rate of childhood obesity in the state, physicians in South Carolina are leading a new effort to focus on the problem and possible solutions.
Solving crime, one desk at a time
Morgan Sharp, left, and Katelyn Stevens, right, 5th grade students at Pine Tree Hill Elementary School in Camden, learned aspects of forensic science.
Case could clarify uses for restaurant revenues collected across SC
A group of Camden residents unhappy with the city's multimillion-dollar plan to build a downtown YMCA have filed a lawsuit that observers say could clarify state law on legitimate uses for tourist-tax revenues.
Camden man charged with molesting two toddlers
A Camden man has been charged with 2 counts of criminal sexual conduct involving two children, three and four-years-old. The Kershaw County Sheriff’s Department arrested Joseph Alton Boone, 32, Friday after a complaint from the children’s mother.
Three kids in protective custody in sexual assault case
Three children have been placed into protective custody after the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office says at least two of them were sexually assaulted by a Camden man.
Police: Shooting incident does not appear to be random
A gunshot victim was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to the Columbia Police Department.
Infant taken into to custody during Meth lab bust at motel
Deputies are looking for two suspects after two people were arrested and their 1-month-old baby was taken into protective custody when investigators discovered a Methamphetamine lab inside a room at a Lugoff motel.