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Bank robbery in Denmark
A bank robbery that occurred
Tuesday, April 29 at Enterprise
Bank in Denmark is still under
investigation. Police said a black
male entered the bank at approximately
4:52 p.m. Witnesses said
the robber handed the teller a piece
of paper demanding cash then ran
out of the bank. Pieces of the suspects
clothing were found near the
crime scene.
Community needs to show support
It seems like it was
just yesterday that families
and friends were sharing
cheers and tears combined
with pride and sadness as
our National Guard soldiers
loaded buses for
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
where soldiers trained to
train the Afghan Army and
Police.
We are absolutely
thrilled that our Soldiers
are coming home! Please
help us spread the word to
the Bamberg County and
surrounding community
that we need to show our
support for our returning
soldiers.
Blume wins award
Deputy Adrienne Blume of
Bamberg won 2nd place in the
D.A.R.E. Car Show Competition,
Patrol Division, on March 26 at
Wal-Mart in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Customers at the store voted on the
vehicles.
Govan FD wins
Members of the Govan Fire
Department competed in the Lower
State Firefighters Association’s,
Firefighter Competition hosted by
the Barnwell Fire Department.
Govan fire chief Mike Epperson said last week that
the Govan Fire Department took
2nd place in the Overall Combined
competition, 3rd Place in
the Team Combat Challenge, and 1st place in the Team Bucket
Brigade.
Firemen collect ‘Cans for Kids’
A working partnership
between the Bamberg County Fire
Departments and El Bab Shriners
of Bamberg, Barnwell and
Allendale, has donated over $1,300
To the Shriners Hospitals for
Children, a one-of-a-kind health
care system providing pediatric
specialty care to thousands of kids
each year...at no charge to their
families...thanks to the generosity
of donors, past and present.
En-DEERing guest
Joyce M. Searson, Publisher
Tom and Daisy Davis of
Bamberg had a very unusual visitor
Sunday evening when a
young deer showed up in their
backyard. The deer seemed
almost tame when he came up to
them on their patio and even
allowed them and their Sunday
guest to pet him. He just fit right
in with the Davis’ and their dogs
were not even barking at him.
They were not sure what to do
about him, not knowing if he
might even be someone’s pet.
Tom said a few days ago he had
noticed a young deer in the edge
of his yard and he said that this
looked like the same deer.
Clyburn to address 2008 Voorhees graduates
Voorhees College will hold
its 111th Commencement
Convocation Saturday, May 10,
at 11 a.m. in the Leonard E.
Dawson Health and Human
Resources Center. The keynote
speaker for the event is U.S.
Congressman James E. Clyburn.
Malik Yoba speaks to DTC 2008 graduates
“Regardless of where you go
in life, regardless of what it is you
may have accomplished at
Denmark Technical College,
regardless of where you go from
here, the most important thing
that you can do is be accountable
for your actions,” actor, author,
and educator Malik Yoba told the
258 graduates and a standing
room only audience at the 2008
Denmark Technical College
annual Commencement
Convocation on Saturday morning
May 3, 2008 in the William
L. McDuffie Student Services
Center on the campus of
Denmark Technical College.
Bamberg County Democrats Stage Candidates
The Bamberg County
Democratic Party agreed to host
a “Meet and Greet the
Candidates” event set for May
20th at the Cherry Blossom
Room at Voorhees College.
“Almost every elected
position in Bamberg County is
filled with a Democrat,” said
Clair P. Guess, party chairman. “The party is committed
to backing candidates who are interested in the success
of Bamberg County.”
SPORTS
B-E Sophomore lineman drawing attention
Penn State is often referred
to as Linebacker U. The Nittany
Lions are well known for the
number of outstanding linebackers
that have come out of the program
over the years.
Bamberg, South Carolina
may so come to be known as
Division I (D-I) Lineman High
School. To the list of D-I defensive
lineman produced by the
Class 1-A football program the
last four years get ready to add
another name, A. J. Cann. Cann, a
(6-3, 260) offensive and defensive
lineman for the Red Raiders
is listed on Rivals.Com and
Scout.Com websites as a 10th
grader to watch. On Saturday
April 19 Cann along with several
other B-E athletes attended the
National Underclassmen
Combine in Charlotte North
Carolina. “Cann put up some
great numbers,” according B-E
Strength and Conditioning coach
Corey Crosby, who himself as
been nominated for State
Strength and Conditioning Coach
of The Year.
B-E’s Kody Breland named All-Star team
Bamberg-Ehrhardt High
School Senior Varsity baseball
player Kody Breland was recently
selected to play in the 2008
North/South All-Star Baseball
game. Breland has been a major
force behind Coach David
Horton’s young team’s drive
toward another state championship
playoff run.
D-O’s Kenneth Jennings turning heads
The Denmark-Olar athletic
program is known more for turning
out college basketball prospects
than Division I football recruits.
That could all change with the class
of 2009 according to Jim Baxter,
SC Varsity.com Publisher.
Wide receiver Kenneth
Jennings attended the SC
Varsity.com Elite QB-WR Camp in
Darlington this past weekend and
turned some heads with his
prowess at camp.
Voorhees’ Antonio Bolton to play in Collegiate Invitational
Voorhees College basketball
standout Antonio Bolton can add
another honor to his growing
resume. The junior (2007) NAIA
All-American Honorable Mention
from Augusta Ga. was recently
selected by McCarthy Sports to
compete in the Collegiate
Invitational.
Bolton, who led the
Royal Tigers to a second place finish
in the NAIA Division I
Championships last year is listed as
one of the top 65 senior men’s basketball
players in the National
Collegiate Athletic Association(
NCAA) Division II and Division
III and the National Association of
Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)
according to a press release from
McCarthy Sports.
Kling hits hole in one
Avid golfer Harvey Kling of Bamberg had a hole in one
at Paw Paw Country Club on April 23.
This was Kling's fourth hole
in one, one other on #12 at Paw Paw, and two in the
Chicago area at Naperville Country Club. |
