Area Breaking News

June 29, 2021 Standoff ends in arrest A standoff between a resident and law enforcement officials took place on Highway 151 just north of McBee this afternoon. Members of the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office and the State Law Enforcement Division were on the scene when the man was finally taken into custody. More information will…

June 25, 2021 Missing 5-year-old girl found Cheraw Police Chief Keith Thomas reports, “She has been found safe!”

June 25, 2021 Search on for missing 5-year-old girl The Cheraw Police Department is searching for 5-year-old Shayla Marie Streater. She was last seen outside an apartment in the Dizzy Gillespie complex of Cheraw around 5:30 p.m. today. Officers are currently searching the area and reviewing camera footage. Anyone who has any information as to…

June 25, 2021 Coach Al Usher dies Former Central High School football coach and athletic director Al Usher died yesterday. He was 72 years old. This picture of Coach Usher was taken Sept. 26, 2014, at the 25th anniversary reunion of the 1989 2-AA State Championship team. More information about Usher will be in the…

June 4, 2021 SLED investigating death The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating the death of an individual who had just been taken into custody last night by the Pageland Police Department. SLED Public Information Officer Tommy Crosby said EMS was called when the person experienced a “medical event.” While en route to a hospital,…

June 3, 2021 Do you recognize this man? The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help in identifying a suspect in reference to an assault yesterday morning at the truck stop on Highway 601 in Pageland near the North Carolina line. The suspect left before deputies arrived but was last seen driving towards…

June 2, 2021 Sheriff’s Office seeks suspect The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help in locating 42-year-old Jason Scott Schaefer. The CCSO has warrants on Schaefer for the larceny of two trucks in the McBee area, one from McLeod Farms and the other from Nestle Water Bottling. Sheriff James Dixon asks for…

May 14, 2021 Narcotics search warrant results in arrest The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office has just announced the arrest of a man after conducting a narcotics search warrant on a residence in the Hunts Mill area of the county earlier today. A statement from the CCSO said the Florence County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team assisted…

May 13, 2021 Shooting in Cheraw area A shooting occurred overnight in the Cheraw area, according to the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office. Capt. Wayne Jordan said one person was shot several times. Jordan added a suspect has been identified, and there is no threat to the community. More information will be posed to Breaking News…

A tornado watch has been issued for Chesterfield County from 1:25 to 7:30 p.m. A tornado watch means tornadoes are possible in and around the watch area, so be prepared to act quickly if a tornado watch is issued or a tornado is spotted.