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August 12, 2021 Does anyone recognize this person? The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office is asking if anyone recognizes this person or vehicle. The person is a suspect in the larceny of a 60-inch Kubota Zero Turn mower from Pageland Farm Equipment on Highway 601, north of Pageland. Anyone with information is asked to call the…

August 12, 2021 Suspect in McBee shooting identified The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office has announced the suspect in Tuesday’s double shooting in McBee has been identified and will be charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of use of a weapon during a violent crime. The CCSO responded to a shooting incident…

August 11, 2021 County council passes Highway 9 ordinance Chesterfield County Council passed the third and final reading of an ordinance to apply an existing 1 percent sales tax to the Highway 9 widening project, beginning in 2025. This approval allows a referendum to be placed on the ballot in the Nov. 2 election so…

August 10, 2021 Double shooting in McBee The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office is working a double shooting in McBee, according to a statement from the CCSO. The suspect reportedly fled in a vehicle and wrecked on Highway 151. The victims were flown to a hospital, and the suspect was taken to a hospital by ambulance.…

August 3, 2021 The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office has announced a deputy experienced a “tragic accident” last night. The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating, as is common in such a situation. More information will be posted to Breaking News as details become available.

July 15, 2021 County council considers one percent sales tax Chesterfield County Council has unanimously passed the first reading of an ordinance to authorize a county-wide referendum Nov. 2 requesting the imposition of a one percent sales tax for transportation infrastructure. If approved by the voters, this sales tax will begin only after the current…

The Pageland Watermelon Festival parade is at 10 a.m. SATURDAY. It is not Friday.

July 15, 2021 Woman arrested for armed robbery A Cheraw woman has been arrested for a robbery that took place yesterday afternoon at Wannamaker Drug in Cheraw. When the woman left, the CPD was notified of the robbery. The woman was soon located and identified as Emily Brigham-Hall of Cheraw. She was charged with armed…

July 11, 2021 County council halts mobile home parks Chesterfield County Council unanimously passed an emergency ordinance “declaring a temporary moratorium on the acceptance of applications and issuance of permits for the establishment of mobile home parks within the unincorporated areas of Chesterfield County after an executive session at last Wednesday’s meeting. This ordinance is…

July 6, 2021 Officers investigating Cheraw shooting Cheraw Police Chief Keith Thomas announced this afternoon the Cheraw Police Department was dispatched July 3 to Highway 1 near Keith’s ABC in reference to a shooting. Officers were able to recover spent shell casings and projectiles from the area. Thomas said no one was injured, but several…