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Oct. 3, 2022 Chesterfield County School District has just announced Chesterfield County schools will be on a two-hour delay today because of lingering conditions associated with last Friday’s landfall of Hurricane Ian. Schools will be back on normal operational start and end times tomorrow, Oct. 3.    

Oct. 2, 2022 Victim identified in Hunt’s Mill homicide The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office, Chesterfield County Coroner’s Office and State Law Enforcement Division continue to investigate a shooting that occurred yesterday on Hunts Mill Road. A statement from the CCSO said when deputies arrived on the scene, they found 38-year-old Courtney Covington deceased from multiple…

Oct. 1, 2022 CCSO investigating homicide The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office has announced it is investigating a homicide on Hunts Mill Road in the Chesterfield area of Chesterfield County. The CCSO said there is no threat to the community. More information will be posted to Breaking News as details become available. Read the full account…

CCSD early dismissal Thursday, E-learning Friday, change to Cheraw football Due to the potential for severe weather resulting from Hurricane Ian, all schools in Chesterfield County School District will operate on an early dismissal schedule for Thursday, Sept. 29. All schools will dismiss at 11:30 a.m. The Cheraw varsity football game has been rescheduled for…

Sept. 1, 2022 CCSD paying $2M settlement The leadership of Chesterfield County School District has agreed to pay a $2 million settlement in a lawsuit filed in 2019 against CCSD involving a special needs child who was assaulted by another student on a school bus in November 2018. The S.C. Department of Education also agreed…

To help Labor Day weekend travel To help holiday travelers, the South Carolina Department of Transportation prohibits lane closures on interstate highways for non-emergency highway work during the Labor Day holiday travel period. These restrictions will be in place from 6 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2, through 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6. Motorists may keep up with travel…

Aug. 28, 2022 School board calls special meeting Chesterfield County School Board chair Chad Vick has called a special meeting for 6:15 p.m. Aug. 29 at the Palmetto Learning Center. The board will go into executive session to discuss the candidates for the position of CCSD chief financial officer to succeed Brad Willard, who has…

Aug. 19, 2022 The Chesterfield County School District states 24 children from Jefferson Elementary and New Heights Middle schools were involved in the school bus accident earlier this afternoon. Eight children were reportedly transported to a hospital for treatment. Dr. Chan Anderson, interim superintendent of Chesterfield County School District, thanked the community for everyone’s concern…

Aug. 19, 2022 School bus accident near Jefferson A one-vehicle school bus accident at the intersection of Angelus and McCaskill roads near Jefferson has resulted in several children being transported to nearby hospitals. The injuries reportedly were not life-threatening. All of the other children were taken to the main Sandhills Volunteer Fire Department station on…

Aug. 12, 2022 Filing closes for special election Filing closed earlier today for a special election to fill the vacancy in County Council District 7 for the remainder of the four-year term ending Dec. 31, 2024. Four candidates filed to run in the primary elections, which will be held Sept. 6. In the Democratic primary…