Area Breaking News

Oct. 15, 2020 Central revises football schedule The Central varsity football game against Buford originally scheduled for tomorrow has been moved to Oct. 30. This will also be Senior Night. The revised schedule for Central varsity football is now: Oct. 23       Central at Cheraw        7:30 p.m. Oct. 30       Central hosts Buford    8 p.m. (Senior Night)…

Oct. 15, 2020 COVID-19 affects Cheraw football – again The Cheraw football game against North Central this week has been canceled as COVID-19 has quarantined the Knights’ team. Plans for a make-up game have not been announced. The Chesterfield/Andrew Jackson game originally scheduled for Friday night will not be played as AJ’s team remains under quarantine. Central…

Oct. 14, 2020 Workplace accident causes death at Nestle The corporate headquarters of Nestle Waters North America has issued a statement concerning a fatality at the McBee bottling plant last night. “A third-party truck driver passed away following a tragic trailer change accident that occurred in the exterior truck yard at our (McBee) Chesterfield County, South…

Oct. 9, 2020 Man faces charges from sheriff’s office, DNR The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office has announced a joint operation with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources to execute search warrants yesterday on Julius Raymond Loflin Jr. at his residence at 2302 Highway 52 South in Cheraw. The search came about as part of…

Oct. 1, 2020 Central football games rescheduled Chesterfield County School District has issued the following announcement: Due to a COVID-related incident, Central High football will not be able to play Cheraw this Friday or Chesterfield next Friday. Those contests will be rescheduled for Oct. 30 and Nov. 6 respectively.

The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a tornado warning for south central Chesterfield County and east central Kershaw County until 4:30 PM EDT, including McBee and Bethune. TAKE COVER NOW! If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to an interior room or closet on the lowest floor…

Sept. 25, 2020 Woman arrested for heroin-related death A Pageland woman has been charged with involuntary manslaughter for contributing to the death of a male in the Pageland area. The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office investigated the death of the man Sept. 4 and determined Rebecca Dawn Hildreth sold heroin to him Sept. 3. An autopsy…

Sept. 17, 2020 Fire at A.O. Smith plant evacuates employees An electrical fire last night at the McBee plant of A.O. Smith caused the evacuation of all employees on shift. Fire department personnel and equipment are currently on site investigating the cause of the fire, which occurred in the production facility. The engineering buildings were…

Sept. 16, 2020 County administrator comments on animal shelter “Chesterfield County Administrator Tim Eubanks has released a statement on the county animal shelter: “Over the last several weeks, and especially the last few days, there has been a significant amount of misinformation spread through social media and other means concerning Chesterfield County Animal Services.  I…