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Sunday, May 05, 2013  Sheriff's Deputies say 15-year-old Kerrigan Parker was last seen around 11 p.m. Friday at her Lugoff home.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  A 35-year-old man from Lugoff is accused of having sex with a teenage girl, according to the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office.

Friday, February 22, 2013  Traffic along I-20 westbound in Kershaw County is back to normal now after emergency crews worked to clear a multi-vehicle crash.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  Jory Leigh Hansen, the 16-year-old girl sought by the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office is now safe at home.

Monday, June 11, 2012  Firefighters were able to rescue a family pet from a home that was engulfed in flames last Saturday night.

Thursday, May 24, 2012  A high speed chase Thursday lead to the arrest of a suspect wanted in several burglaries, according to the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office.

Friday, April 13, 2012  The South Carolina Yutaka Technologies plant in Elgin will be closing its doors this summer.

Monday, March 26, 2012  The Lugoff Fire Deptartment now has new tools to use, thanks to a national franchise.

Thursday, March 22, 2012  An accused internet sexual predator was arrested in Kershaw County Thursday morning.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012  The U.S Department of Education Office for Civil Rights clearing Kershaw County School District of any wrongdoing, after accusations surfaced that the district treated female students unfairly.

Thursday, March 01, 2012  An apartment sprinkler system prevented a major apartment fire at a Lugoff complex Wednesday night.

Monday, February 13, 2012  A police chase in Lugoff lands two Camden men in jail.  Around 11:15am on Monday, February 13, 2012, Kershaw County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Marcus Antwon Greene, 24, and Davon Jermaine Mickle, 26,both of Camden. Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews says both men have extensive criminal records.

Monday, January 16, 2012  Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office narcotics investigators arrested Heather Leann Studd,26, of Bethpage, Tennessee and Jonathan Michael Pope,26, for possession of methamphetamine.  A one month old infant was taken from the room and is now in the custody of the SC Department of Social Services.

Monday, December 12, 2011 

Sunday, April 17, 2011  Two men are shot and one person is behind bars following a shooting in Lugoff.