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Teens, Law Enforcement, and Stores Collaborate on Project Sticker Shock

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Friday, April 20th, 2012, 8:19am
Teens, Law Enforcement, and Stores Collaborate on Project Sticker Shock

Throughout the month of April, grocery stores in the Midlands will be “shocked” with bright green stickers reminding customers that it is illegal to provide alcohol to minors.  High school students and officers from the Alcohol Enforcement Teams partner by entering stores and placing stickers and bottle hangers on products containing alcohol sharing this message: “Know the Law!  It is illegal to purchase or provide alcohol for anyone under 21!”

 

This project is one of the activities of the “Out of Their Hands!” campaign, aimed to reduce underage drinking duri

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Moe’s Southwest Grill Sponsors First-Ever Burrito Dash 5K

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Friday, April 20th, 2012, 8:11am
Moe’s Southwest Grill Sponsors First-Ever Burrito Dash 5K

The Moe’s Southwest Grill franchisee group of Columbia is pleased to announce its inaugural Burrito Dash on Saturday, April 21 to benefit Epworth Children’s Home. Putting its own unique spin on a 5K race, Moe’s will provide a race friendly sized burrito to runners at the halfway point.

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Camden student's perfect penmanship captures championship

Submitted by WIS Web Staff on Thursday, April 19th, 5:51 pm

CAMDEN, SC (WIS) - You may not believe it, but there's a nationwide competition for elementary school students who practice perfect penmanship.

That's right, it's the Zaner-Bloser's National Handwriting Contest. Guess what? A 9-year-old Camden boy brought home the gold this year with first place in the 3rd grade division.

Trenton Stokes is a student at Pine Tree Hill Elementary. In order to compete, Stokes had to write a couple of sentences that included his thoughts on why cursive is important.

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Sheriff: 'The victim struggled fiercely, causing suspect to flee'

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Thursday, April 19th, 2012, 3:29pm
Sheriff: 'The victim struggled fiercely, causing suspect to flee'

The Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westville man they say broke into a home and attempted to sexually assault a woman.

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Smile For Free

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Thursday, April 19th, 2012, 8:53am
Smile For Free

On Friday, April 20 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  Chrysostom Family Dentistry located at 3308 Platt Springs Road in West Columbia will offer free dental services to the public.

The facility plans on seeing at least 100 people and this service is on a first come, first serve basis.

Choices:

Up to 2 fillings

Up to 2 extractions

1 cleaning

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Kroger Celebrates "A Bag's Life" this Earth Day

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012, 8:23am
Kroger Celebrates "A Bag's Life" this Earth Day

Kroger, in partnership with several local organizations, is celebrating Earth Day by encouraging customers to value “A Bag’s Life” – a recycling movement that locates drop-off sites for plastic bags and wraps, including the 215 Kroger stores across its Atlanta Division that will accept customers’ plastic bags between April 16 – 22.

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Jazz at the Center Music Festival Starts Friday!

Submitted by Jane Peterson, Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County Blogger
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012, 10:06am
Jazz at the Center Music Festival Starts Friday!

Camden, SC – The Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) will present its eighth annual Jazz at the Center Music Festival, April 20-22, in historic downtown Camden.  This year’s festival will begin with a happy hour starting at 7:00 p.m. in the lobby of the Wood Auditorium showcasing an exhibit of jazz memorabilia, light hors d'ouevres and cash bar. The opening concert follows featuring Gypsy Jazz with Swing 42—Hot Club of Columbia and Jazz Rock with the Mike Frost Jazz Quartet featuring Lauren Meccia begins at 8:00 p.m.

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