Area News

Aug. 2, 2019 Shooting near Pageland Update According to Sheriff James “JD” Dixon, deputies were dispatched to an active domestic call at 26292 Highway 9 in the Pageland area of Chesterfield County just after 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2. Through the course of the initial 9-1-1 call to deputies arriving on scene, the domestic ended…

Aug. 2, 2019 Robbery at Cheraw Dollar General The Cheraw Police Department is asking the public’s help in identifying and locating a man suspected of robbing the Dollar General store located at 522 Chesterfield Highway in Cheraw. The robbery occurred at approximately 6:30 p.m. this evening. The suspect made it appear he wanted to purchase…

Aug. 2, 2019 Deputy injured in wreck A deputy with the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office was seriously injured in a single-vehicle wreck earlier this evening during a car chase that occurred in the Ruby area. The deputy was conscious on scene and has since been air lifted to a hospital in Columbia.  Sheriff James “JD”…

August 1, 2019 Green contests McBee election decision Shilon Green, erstwhile candidate for McBee Town Council, is contesting the July 29 official results of the Sept. 4, 2018, McBee Town Council election as certified by the McBee Municipal Election Commission, which declared Kemp McLeod and Glenn Odom as the top two vote-getters.  Green is asking…

August 1, 2019 Clark pleads guilty Solicitor Will Rogers has announced Christopher Cullen Clark pleaded guilty yesterday to the charge of sexual battery with a student 16 or 17 years of age, no aggravation or coercion. This is a February 2018 Chesterfield County case. The plea was done in Marlboro County General Sessions Court before…

July 26, 2019 Update on McBee Election Commission The McBee Municipal Election Commission will meet at 10 a.m. Monday, July 29, at McBee Town Hall to open and count the provisional ballots.

July 25, 2019 State Supreme Court rules in McBee election In a decision released July 24, the South Carolina Supreme Court issued its ruling regarding the results of the McBee Town Council election of Sept. 5, 2018. The court ordered the McBee Municipal Election Commission to open the four provisional ballots and apply those votes…

July 24, 2019 Accident victim identified Chesterfield County Coroner Kip Kiser has identified the victim in Monday’s automobile accident on Highway 52 south as 74-year-old Henry Louis Gray of Mt. Croghan. Kiser said an autopsy is scheduled for 11 a.m. today. More information will be posted to Breaking News as details become available.

July 22, 2019 Coroner asks public’s help Chesterfield County Coroner Kip Kiser is asking the public’s help in identifying the victim of an automobile accident that occurred between noon and 12:30 p.m. today on Highway 52 south of Cheraw and just north of the Darlington County line. The vehicle, which was a four-door sedan, caught…

July 21, 2019 Suspicious death in Jefferson The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office has just released a statement the CCSO, along with the Chesterfield County Coroner’s Office and the State Law Enforcement Division, is investigating a suspicious death within the town limits of Jefferson. The deceased has been identified as 74-year-old Beckham Miller. According to Sheriff…