Area Breaking News

July 29, 2022 Search for missing woman   The Cheraw Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating Shanisha Locke. Shanisha was last seen in Cheraw with a pink bag and wearing black tights, a grayish tank shirt and black shoes. Anyone who has any information about Shanisha is asked to contact the…

July 27, 2022 Arrests made in child murder Genesis Evans Kyron Robinson Michael Flowers Jr. Michael Johnson Timothy Byrd Trevion Gary The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Cleveland Street in the Cheraw area of Chesterfield County during the early morning hours of July 26 because of a homicide. With the assistance…

July 26, 2022 CCSO investigating homicide The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide that occurred early this morning at a residence on Cleveland Street in the Cheraw area of Chesterfield County. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and Chesterfield County Coroner’s Office are working with the CCSO in the investigation. Anyone who has…

Shots fired, officer fired July 26, 2022 The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting with injuries that occurred early this morning on Cleveland Street near Cheraw. The Cheraw Police Department is investigating a report of shots fired in the Dizzy Gillespie area, but there were no injuries. The Pageland Police Department has announced…

July 7, 2022 Shooting in Walmart parking lot The Cheraw Police Department is continuing to investigate a shooting that occurred this afternoon about 3:50 p.m., according to a detective with the department. The shooting reportedly took place during an altercation between two people in the Walmart parking lot on Chesterfield Highway. No one was injured.…

July 6, 2022 Missing girl from McBee The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing girl from McBee. Linzie Newsome was last seen around 7 p.m. July 4 leaving her mother’s home on McKenzie Road in the McBee area of Chesterfield County. She was wearing a teal green…

July 4, 2022 Big changes at Central High School Chesterfield County School District has announced two major changes at Central High School. New principal Thomas C. Brewer III has been named the new principal of Central High School.  Brewer is a native of Pageland and a graduate of Central. He has been employed with the…

July 3, 2022 Shooting in Cheraw The Cheraw Police Department is looking for a suspect in a shooting that occurred last night in the Dizzy Gillespie housing complex in Cheraw. The victim of the shooting was airlifted from Cheraw Airport to Atrium Health in Charlotte. At this time, the police department believes the suspect and…

July 2, 2022 Fatality on Highway 1 at Old Creek Road A traffic accident this afternoon on Highway 1 at the intersection with Old Creek Road, just a few miles south of McBee, has resulted in the death of one of the drivers, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol. Chesterfield County Coroner said the deceased…

Streater wins GOP nod for sheriff Cambo Streater tallied 2,509 votes (72.1 percent) and carried all 25 precincts to win the Republican nomination for Chesterfield County sheriff to defeat Keith Thomas with 973 votes (27.9 percent). Streater will face incumbent Democrat Sheriff James Dixon in the Nov. 8 general election. Kathy Maness outpolled Ellen Weaver…