Area Breaking News

New AD/football coach coming to McBee The Link has learned Chesterfield County School Board has approved the hiring of Andy Karcher as the incoming athletic director and football coach at McBee High School. Karcher is coming from Cumberland County, N.C.

Bedford captured The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office has announced Emanuel Auromond Bedford was taken into custody this morning about 1:35 a.m. after having escaped from the Chesterfield County Detention Center about 9:42 p.m. Saturday night. An additional charge of escape was added to Bedford’s prior charges of murder and kidnapping. Sheriff Cambo Streater said more…

May 26, 2023 Lady Rams receive heroes’ welcome The Chesterfield High School Lady Rams AA State Championship softball team is receiving a heroes’ welcome to Chesterfield as fire trucks and fans escort the players from Bethel Road in Jefferson to Pageland and down Highway 9 to Chesterfield. Read the full account in the May 31…

May 26, 2023 Lady Rams win AA State Championship The Chesterfield Lady Rams softball team has just won the AA State Championship by defeating the Mid-Carolina Lady Rebels 8-3. The Lady Rams will bring the trophy back to Chesterfield later tonight. Read the full account in the May 31 issue of The Link.

May 26, 2023 Juvenile shooting death in Pageland The Pageland Police Department has released the following statement about a shooting that occurred last night in Pageland. Pageland Police officers responded about 9 p.m. May 25 to the 600 block of West McGregor Street in reference to a shooting incident. Officers located a deceased juvenile victim.…

May 24, 2023 Lady Rams playing for state championship The Chesterfield Lady Rams softball team defeated the Mid-Carolina Lady Rebels tonight, 6-1, after losing the first game Monday night 5-3 in the best-of-three state championship series. “We fight when our back is against the wall,” said head coach Christian Stokes Lisenby, “and that’s what we…

May 20, 2023 Lady Rams win Lower State The Chesterfield Lady Rams softball team defeated Marion twice Friday to win the Lower State championship. The Lady Rams won the first game 7-5 and soared 12-2 to win the second and claim the AA Lower State title. They will take on Upper State champs Mid-Carolina for the…

May 15, 2023 McBee Town Council election Election day voting to fill the vacant seat on McBee Town Council is taking place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. tomorrow, March 16, at McBee Town Hall. Only duly registered voters residing in the town may vote in this election. Twenty-two voters cast their ballots early in…

May 14, 2023 Sheriff’s office raids cock fight The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office has raided a cock fighting ring and made multiple arrests, according to Sheriff Cambo Streater. Streater said the CCSO received a tip about a cock fight in the Middendorf area. When deputies arrived at the scene, they discovered it was a large…

May 13, 2023 Traffic fatality this morning A traffic accident that resulted in a fatality occurred today about 9:12 a.m., according to Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway with the S.C. Highway Patrol. Ridgeway said the accident took place on Highway 102 near Brown Springs Church Road, about three miles south of Patrick. A pick-up truck and…