Area News

May 6, 2020 Graduation plans are finalized The Chesterfield County School District announced the graduation ceremony of the four county high schools will be at 8:30 a.m. Friday, May 29, in each respective high school football stadium. The inclement weather date will be 8:30 a.m. Saturday, May 30. In the event there is inclement weather on both mornings,…

May 4, 2020 Chief Greenlee back on the job  Pageland Police Chief Craig Greenlee is back on the job after a battle with COVID-19. Greenlee said he feels great and is glad to be back.

May 2, 2020 High school graduations set at football stadiums The leadership of Chesterfield County School District has decided to hold modified graduation ceremonies at each of the four high schools in their respective football stadiums. The date of the ceremonies is Friday, May 29, with Saturday, May 30, as the inclement weather day. More…

May 3, 2020 Update on COVID-19 stats  Location Confirmed Cases Estimated Cases Possible Total Cfield County 59 (7 new Friday 1 new today) 362 421   29520 22 135 157 29709 9 55 64 29718 4 25 29 29101 6 37 43 29727 0 6 6 29728 11 68 79 29584 2 12 14 29741…

May 1, 2020 Sheriff’s office looking for attempted murder suspect The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help in locating Rashad Threatt and Kasheena Doster in reference to a shooting that occurred inside Markette #29 on Highway 601 north of Pageland last night. Threatt and Doster fled the scene after the shooting in…

April 30, 2020 Gale-force winds hit Jefferson Gale force winds roared through Jefferson early this morning and knocked down dozens of trees. Shown here is the home of Jefferson Mayor Chuck Raley, who was woken at about 3:45 a.m. when these trees caused major damage to his residence. Raley fortunately escaped unscathed. He was the only person…

Location Confirmed Cases Estimated Cases Possible Total Known Deaths Cfield County 51 (3 new cases) 313 364   1 29520 18 111 129   29709 9 55 64   29718 3 18 21   29101 5 31 36   29727 0 6 6   29728 9 55 64   29584 2 12 14   29741…

April 29, 2020 McBee A.O. Smith plant shut down for two days The McBee plant of A.O. Smith has shut down operations for two days beginning last night, April 28, after the completion of second shift after assembly line employees testing positive for the COVID-19 virus Sanitation crews are currently scrubbing down the plant with…

April 29, 2020 Melton now in custody The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office has announced Tebieus Nyke “Chief” Melton is in custody in Anson County, N.C., and awaiting an extradition hearing. Melton was wanted in reference to a shooting that occurred Saturday, April 25, at Pageland Place Apartments. Melton and another defendant shot into a vehicle…

April 29, 2020 Update on A.O. Smith Closing Tami Kou, A.O. Smith director of corporate communications, has told The Link the two individuals at the McBee plant who were diagnosed with COVID-19 have minimal symptoms and are on the path to recovery. Both individuals were last in the plant Friday, April 24. Other employees who had…