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For more than 40 years, Butterball’s Turkey Talk-Line has come to the rescue with helping folks make sure their turkey makes to the table. It started in 1981 with six people answering 11,000 calls and has evolved to 50 people answering calls every November and December. Turkey Talk-Line Expert Phyllis Kramer has answered calls for…

Two men are facing several charges after the theft of cattle. This week, the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office investigated the theft of 17 cattle from a pasture on Glory Road in the Mt. Croghan area of the county. Officials said during the investigation, Richard Owensby, 29, and Kipp Tyner, 30, were taken into custody and…

The S.C. Highway Patrol reported a fatality after a two-vehicle collision on Nov. 7  near Pageland. According to Master Trooper Gary Miller, around 2:10 p.m., on Airport Road at Coon Creek Road, two miles east of Pageland. Miller said the driver of a 1997 International tractor-trailer was traveling north on Airport Road. The driver of…

Here are the trick-or-treat hours for Halloween. Mt. Croghan will have hours for trick-or-treating from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31. Ruby will have hours for trick-or-treating from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31. The Town of Cheraw will have hours for trick-or-treating from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31. The Town of Chesterfield will have hours for…

Arrests made in  Feb. 4 murder of Cheraw couple Two arrests have been made in the Feb. 4 murders of a Cheraw couple. According to information from the Cheraw Police Department, officials with the CPD executed arrest and search warrants Oct. 25 for Nathaniel M. Meagher and his wife, Sarah Elizabeth Thompson, both of 404…

Officials at the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office said an inmate at the Chesterfield County Detention Center attempted to take her life on Sept. 13. According to a release from the Sheriff’s Office, detention staff performed life-saving measures and called Emergency Medical Services. The inmate was taken to McLeod Health in Cheraw for further medical assistance.…

Cheraw Police Chief Julius Riley has just announced a young woman has been charged with child endangerment. Tiffany Reese reportedly left her child, who is younger than 1 year old, unattended in her vehicle in the Walmart parking lot. Witnesses stated Reese took two older children into the store with her and was inside approximately…

Shooting in Cheraw A shooting that occurred in Cheraw about 12:40 this morning resulted in one person being airlifted to an area hospital for treatment. The shooting took place at Graystone Apartments off Davis Street. No other information is being released at this time. Cheraw Police Investigator Nicole Scott said the investigation is still ongoing.…

June 14, 2023 Man arrested for murder A man from the Pageland area has been arrested for murder in the shooting death of another man in the Pageland area. The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office was notified about the shooting early this morning, according to Sheriff Cambo Streater. He said the CCSO was told someone had…