Area Breaking News

March 22, 2021 Sheriff’s office investigating suspicious death The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious death on McManus Road off Highway 207 outside of Pageland, according to CCSO Capt. Wayne Jordan. “We are treating it as if foul play is involved,” said Jordan. The State Law Enforcement Division Crime Scene is assisting in…

March 20, 2021 Area vaccine clinics Several vaccine clinics have been scheduled or rescheduled for residents of Chesterfield County. Mass COVAX rescheduled for Central and Cheraw high schools The mass COVID-19 vaccination events for school district employees that were originally scheduled at Central and Cheraw high schools for this week have been rescheduled for 9…

Cheraw Man Sentenced to Nearly Seven Years for Transferring Obscene Material to Minor After Multi-State Operation Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Nathan Branham, 40, of Cheraw, was sentenced to nearly seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to transferring obscene material to a minor and having his federal supervised release…

March 15, 2021 Mass COVAX events set for Central and Cheraw High Central and Cheraw high schools, in conjunction with CareSouth Carolina, have scheduled mass COVID-19 vaccination events for school district employees only in the schools’ gyms from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, March 18. Employees should bring a valid photo ID. For more information,…

March 11, 2021 New charges in Chesterfield shooting Chesterfield Police Chief Eric Hewett has announced Marshay Peurifoy, the son of Jacqueline Peurifoy, has been taken into custody in connection with the shooting that occurred in the parking lot of Edwards Elementary School on Monday. Marshay Peurifoy was arrested out of state and is awaiting extradition…

  March 10, 2021 Do you recognize this woman? The Pageland Police Department is looking for this woman in reference to an armed robbery at K&J’s grocery store about 9:21 last night, March 9. The suspect is a white female who presented a handgun to a clerk and got an undisclosed amount of money. She…

  March 10, 2021 Kline selected as incoming McBee High AD McBee High School principal Dr. Josh McLaurin announced March 10 that McBee head football coach Johnny Kline has been selected as the incoming Panther athletics director effective July 1. The Chesterfield County School Board approved the personnel decision at Monday night’s board meeting. Kline,…

March 10, 2021 Search continues for shooter The Chesterfield Police Department is continuing its search for Jacqueline Puerifoy in reference to the shooting yesterday in the parking lot of Edwards Elementary School. The shooting began as a domestic dispute that ended in the parking lot and did not concern anyone at the school. Puerifoy has…

March 9, 2021 Drake taken into custody The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office has announced Austin Drake has been taken into custody by the Union County (N.C.) Sheriff’s Office. Citizen information led deputies to a residence on Mangum Dairy Road where he was discovered hiding under the crawl space. Drake was wanted for two counts of…