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Driver dies in single-vehicle wreck near Cheraw

A person was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Cheraw early Monday morning. According to Master Trooper Brandon Bolt of the S.C. Highway Patrol, the wreck occurred at approximately 12:25 a.m. on Market Street Extension, 3.8 miles west of Cheraw. A 2008 Honda sedan with two occupants was traveling east on Market Street Extension when…

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Crash at McLeod Farms results in injuries, damage to building

A customer at the Roadside Market at McLeod Farms was airlifted to Charlotte after suffering injuries from being hit by a vehicle on Sunday. Master Trooper Gary Miller of the S.C. Highway Patrol said the accident occurred at 1:17 p.m. March 17 on Highway 151 a few miles south of McBee. He said the incident…

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Obituaries March 13, 2024

Tracy Allen Foster CHERAW – Tracy Allen Foster, 58, died on Friday, February 9, 2024. Born, January 16, 1966, in Cleveland, OH, he was a son of Kenneth Lee Foster, Jr. and Karen Sue Miller Price. For my father, everything was an adventure. Thinking back on his life, talking with friends and family about memories…

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Chesterfield County School District placed on fiscal watch by SCDE

The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) placed the Chesterfield County School District on its fiscal watch list. An intent to declare fiscal watch letter, dated Jan. 25, was sent to the district due to material weaknesses noted in its 2022-23 audit. The district had 60 days from the date of the declaration to send…

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Obituaries March 3, 2024

Margaret Joyce McQuage BENNETTSVILLE – Ms. Margaret Joyce McQuage, 73, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2024. Margaret was born on August 28, 1951, in Bennettsville, South Carolina to the late George and Margaret Chavis. She was a devoted member of Mechanicsville Baptist Church and faithfully attended Ebenezer United Methodist Church. Joyce lived a life…

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Chesterfield County sheriff is under investigation

State Law Enforcement Division officials are investigating allegations of misconduct by Chesterfield County Sheriff Cambo Streater after a secretly recorded conversation recently came to light. The conversation allegedly has Streater promising to use his connections to dismiss charges in a 2020 shooting incident involving Devonte Robinson. According to a June 10, 2020, article in The…

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Obituaries Feb. 28, 2024

Sandra Vause Coker CHERAW – Sandra Vause Coker, 83, passed away peacefully at home in the early morning hours of February 20, 2024 surrounded by her loving family. Born October 3, 1940 to parents Woodrow James Vause and Lutricia Oliver Vause, Sandra was raised in the Vausetown area of Florence County along with her two…

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Obituaries Feb. 21, 2024

Cydnee Taylor Dutton PAGELAND – Miss Cydnee Taylor Dutton, age 24, entered into rest on Sunday, February 11, 2024. Funeral services were held at 3:00 PM on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at First Baptist Church of Pageland, officiated by Pastor Joel Dale. Burial followed in the church cemetery. The family received friends from 5:00 PM…

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Former Cheraw PD officer charged with felony sexual extortion, misconduct in office

According to SLED arrest warrants, Justin Brian McKenzie, 40, committed the crime of extortion/felony sexual extortion between Feb. 2 and 7. McKenzie, of McBee, concealed his identity while using text messages to “maliciously threaten publication of private sexually explicit images of the victim on social media.” The warrants said the victim, in fear of publication…

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Obituaries Feb. 14, 2024

Charles Junior Cassidy PATRICK – Mr. Charles Junior Cassidy, age 89, entered into rest on Thursday, January 25, 2024 at his home. Funeral services were held at 2:00 PM Monday, January 29, 2024 at Palmetto Baptist Church by Pastor Drake Horton and Reverend William Griggs with burial following in the church cemetery. The Masonic Rites…

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