Kershaw County News

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A grassroots network of volunteers and supporters who helped propel President Obama into the White House is gearing up again in hopes of garnering more support for the president's agenda.

At least 10 Republican South Carolina senators are calling for Gov. Mark Sanford to resign.

In all the flurry of Kershaw County Council's budget-setting meeting last week, council members finished the night unsure of exactly what spending and revenue-raising measures they had passed.

A 47-year-old woman was arrested early Saturday morning after she reportedly led Sumter County deputies on a chase into Kershaw County, where stop sticks were used to flatten her tires, and batons were used to smash her windows and extricate her.

Local governments across the midlands are making tough budget decisions and Tuesday night it was Kershaw County's turn.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal accident that took the life of a 10-year-old. The SCHP isn't releasing much information about the accident.

A dissension-filled Kershaw County Council managed Tuesday night to pass a $20 million budget with no layoffs or tax increases - but with modest monthly sewer bill increases and construction permit hikes.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 11:38 p.m. Kershaw County council members are making some controversial decisions; which might include a tax hike.

A Columbia man is dead after a car crash in Kershaw County, and police say the man responsible was driving drunk.

Tuesday is the day Kershaw County politicians have been dreading. At its Tuesday meeting to approve the 2009-2010 budget, the seven-member County Council is slated to make long-deferred, controversial decisions on whether or not to hike property taxes, impose layoffs or pay cuts on the county's 260 employees, and raise fees on building permits and ...

Troopers have charged a driver with Felony Driving Under the Influence after the passenger in his vehicle died at the scene of an accident Saturday morning.

One day after busting up the largest forgery ring in Kershaw County history, investigators say the case is getting bigger.

Highway Patrol is trying to locate a car they say may have been involved in an accident that caused a fatality Thursday.

An accident on the Richland/Kershaw County line has killed a man according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

The Kershaw County Sheriff's Department says they have busted up a major forgery ring.

A mother says her son was sexually abused, but the person accused was never convicted of a sex crime.

A $2.4 million tax dispute between the Invista company and the Kershaw County government and school district has turned into a wild card in ongoing county budget discussions for 2009-2010. Within the next week or two, the S.C. Department of Revenue is expected to decide whether the two Kershaw County government bodies must refund Invista $2.4 ...

A man is in custody following a four-hour standoff with authorities in Kershaw County Tuesday night.

About 10 or more Kershaw County employees out of the county's 270 have been targeted for potential layoffs in July, county officials said Thursday.