Area Breaking News

Oct. 27, 2021 Barricaded suspect in Pageland area The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office has just announced it is involved with a barricaded suspect from a domestic dispute in the Pageland area. The State Law Enforcement Division SWAT team is on the scene. No further information is available at this time. More details will be posted…

Oct. 27, 2021 Decomposed body found Chesterfield County Sheriff James Dixon has confirmed a decomposed body has been found in a residence on Cane Patch Road. An autopsy will be performed, but Dixon said the person could have died of a drug overdose. The name of the deceased has not been released pending notification of…

Oct. 27, 2021 Cheraw tax preparer charged with willfully preparing false tax returns The S.C. Department of Revenue announced today it has charged Cheraw tax preparer Victoria Smith Hughes with two counts of willfully preparing false tax returns in reference to a client’s tax returns for 2018 and 2019. According to SCDOR agents, Hughes underreported…

Oct. 24, 2021 Update on yesterday’s double fatality The Chesterfield County Coroner’s Office has identified the victims of yesterday’s double fatality on Highway 9 as 59-year-old Ruby Ellen Riley of Mt. Croghan and 53-year-old William Edward Carraway of Kingstree. More information will be posted as details become available. Read the full account in the Oct.…

Oct.23, 2021 Double fatality on Highway 9 A double fatality occurred on Highway 9 at Taylor Chapel Road about 1:30 a.m. today. An S.C. Highway Patrol report said the driver of one vehicle crossed the center line of Highway 9 and hit another vehicle head-on. Both drivers died from their injuries. There were no passengers.…

Oct. 22, 2021 MISSING PERSON The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help with information on 36-year-old Phillip Chambers. Chambers was last seen the morning of Sept. 30 as he was leaving his residence on Black Creek Church Road in the Mt. Croghan area of Chesterfield County. He may have been picked up…

Have you seen these women? The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help in locating two women. The CCSO has warrants on Heather Brook Boan and Bonita Michelle McCaskill for unlawful conduct toward a child. Sheriff James Dixon asks anyone who has information on their whereabouts to contact the tip line at (843)…

County council schedules public hearing about sales tax referendum Chesterfield County Council has scheduled a special meeting for 9 a.m. next Thursday, Oct. 14, in council chambers. The primary purpose of the meeting is to hold a public hearing open to anyone to express support for or opposition to the one percent transportation sales tax…

September 24, 2021 Pageland Police name person of interest in Reid disappearance The Pageland Police Department has named Emanuel Bedford as a person of interest in the disappearance of 41-year-old Deidre Reid. A statement from the Pageland Police Department said the PPD is actively working with the State Law Enforcement Division, Charlotte Mecklenburg PD and…

Mass COVAX event at Pageland Elementary The Chesterfield County School District has partnered with the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control to host a mass drop-in COVID-19 vaccination event at Pageland Elementary School from 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21. The school address is 715 McGregor St. in Pageland. Appointments are not required…