http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/kershaw-county/ Kershaw County, SC News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/kershaw-county/content/f093f4f7fe57ab223c76d96088f6996c.html Windy conditions this morning are causing problems for commuters in some areaspThe SC Highway Patrol is reporting trees down on some Midlands roadways Problems with traffic lights also are being reportedpThose areas include:pPilgrim Church Road at SC 6 in LexingtonpBush River Road at Rolling Rock in Lexington http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/kershaw-county/content/94a94f08fc2299be81d54dc6056042aa.html Kershaw County officials believe they have a gang problem on their hands and hope a 6 million grant will help combat that problem http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/kershaw-county/content/defcf6838d1f35e6e98fff7dbec93675.html Jeffrey Graham is the newly elected Mayor of Camden and hes only 26 years old http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/kershaw-county/content/29d46a87460c46b1284e54e9b56f8e0a.html Obituaries for Ellis Huggins Corley Rowell and Smith were published in the Jan 7 issue of the Star amp; Enterprise http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/kershaw-county/content/d93b49d09a97f5ebef1eff57a24929ba.html strongCAMDEN strong8212; The sixroom clapboard house on Gordon Street has been in Brenda Hinton8217;s family for generations and the wear and tear showedpThen her angels appearedpHelp that seems divine to the 47yearold disabled mother is in fact from selfless volunteers who give up time with their families the week after Christmas to repair homes of struggling Kershaw County residents like HintonpAbout a dozen area churches and 150 members of their congregations offer labor that also soothes soulsp8220;I can8217;t express it8221; Hinton said Saturday as she sat in the toasty home where last winter the kitchen floor was dangerously weakened wiring was hazardous and utilities had been cut off 8220;It8217;s the best thing that8217;s ever happened8221; http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/kershaw-county/content/cd9ac012ba883df5d81f2fd1f2a5b484.html The weather didn39;t stop people from Midlands churches from helping others FridayVolunteers are in the middle of a twoday blitz to weatherize and repair more than a dozen homes in Kershaw County http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/kershaw-county/content/98bf42129b5216972dd4242906bb2ce5.html Kershaw County rescue crews and the Department of Natural Resources have been looking for a missing boater since Wednesday night http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/kershaw-county/content/bacc58d46bc8ad83145e70b48ecfce39.html The number of students diagnosed with autism in South Carolina8217;s public schools has more than doubled in the past five years creating more challenges in programming and staffing for education officialspThe state Department of Education counted 2685 students in 2007 up from 1283 students in 2003 with autism as their leading disorder Official data for 2008 was not completed by midDecember when school districts are required to update their totalspBut Susan Durant the retiring director in the office of exceptional children at the education department said the numbers are clear And the toll it takes on parents and the children can8217;t be overstated she saidp8220;I pray it doesn8217;t continue to increase8221; said Durant the parent of an adult child with autism 8220;And I say that as grandparent a parent a professional and a child advocate8221;pMidlands school districts are also seeing a higher incidence of children enrolling with autism In 2003 there were about 300 students diagnosed with autism primarily By 2007 there were more than 500