🌱 How Camden’s City Hall and public safety buildings are about to change

What's up Camden! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Camden’s City Hall and public safety buildings are about to change
• How did Camden’s boys and girls rank in the new state poll?

Also on today's calendar: 49th Annual Tour of Homes and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 51 and low of 29 degrees.
• Friday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 58, low: 36.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 63 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• City of Camden Seeks Construction Manager at Risk for Major Municipal Projects (experiencecamdensc.com) — Camden is moving ahead with two big municipal upgrades and is seeking a Construction Manager at Risk to lead the work. One project will turn the old First Palmetto Bank into the new City Hall, while the other will convert and upgrade the current City Hall for the police and fire departments, reshaping how key city services are housed.
   

• SCBCA state basketball rankings, December 9 (wbtw.com) — Camden High’s basketball teams are both ranked in the latest statewide coaches poll, with the boys at No. 9 and the girls impressively at No. 2 in Class 4A. The list, released December 9, runs through all classifications and shows how Camden stacks up against top programs across South Carolina.
   

📸 Around Camden

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Camden

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Shrimp City Slim
  Broad & Vine, 1025 Broad St, Camden
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• 49th Annual Tour of Homes
  Camden Archives & Museum , 1314 Broad St , Camden
  3:00 pm
• An Affair in Pink & Ivy
  Camden City Arena , 420 Broad St , Camden
  7:08 pm

Monday December 15

• Camden Shrine Club Meeting
  Camden Shrine Club , 1381 Kershaw Hwy , Camden
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Snowy Evenings & Extended Shopping Downtown
  Broad Street Park , 1001 Broad St , Camden
  5:00 pm
• Colonial Christmas at Historic Camden
  Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site , 222 Broad St , Camden
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 12

• Let’s Glow 5K
  Lugoff-Elgin High School , 1284 U.S. Rte 1 , Lugoff
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• 2025 Kershaw County Farmers Market Holiday Market
  Kershaw County Farmers Market , 906 Broad St , Camden
  9:00 am
• Unreserved Truck & Equipment Retirement Auction - Conder Construction Co.
  Conder Construction Inc , 605 Lachicotte Rd , Lugoff
  9:00 am
• The 49th Annual Candlelight Tour of Homes
  Camden Archives & Museum , 1314 Broad St , Camden
  3:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Kershaw County Pet Paw-ty
  Wateree River Veterans Park , 550 U.S. Rte 1 , Lugoff
  3:00 pm

Friday December 19

• 2025 Demon Holiday Classic - Lugoff-Elgin
  Lugoff-Elgin High School , 1284 U.S. Rte 1 , Lugoff
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kershaw County School District posted a job opening for Lead Elementary School Counselor in Camden. Apply here.
• Cardinal Health posted a job opening for Material Handler- 1st shift in Camden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Camden here.

🗞 Nearby News

Kershaw

• Kershaw County warns residents of scam targeting Planning and Zoning payments (wltx.com)
• So much to enjoy: Backcountry Christmas and JingleFest on Saturday, and Sumter Civic Chorale's free Christmas concert and Summerton's Christmas Parade on Sunday (theitem.com)

Blythewood

• Scout Motors still on schedule in Blythewood, SC (southcarolinapublicradio.org)
• Wilson Boulevard to close for 12 hours Dec. 14 for rail crossing installation (wltx.com)
• SODECIA AAPICO JV announces new $120 million manufacturing facility in Orangeburg (whosonthemove.com)

Ok Camden! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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