Area News

April 10, 2019 Update on yesterday’s shooting deaths The three people who died in yesterday’s shooting at 3021 Society Hill Road near Cheraw have been identified. They are 29-year-old Hailey Brown, 27-year-old Cordarius Foster and a three-year-old whose name is not being released per state law, according to Chesterfield County Sheriff James (JD) Dixon. Dixon…

Three Dead Lynsee Carroll, PIO with the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Departments has confirmed three fatalities in the Cash community.   We’ll update when more information is available.

April 3, 2019 Multi-agency car chase ends in arrest The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office was involved in a car chase earlier today that ended up involving multiple agencies and resulted in the arrest of the driver. A statement from Sheriff James (JD) Dixon said a patrol deputy attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a…

March 29, 2019 Man dies while doing electrical work A 26-year-old man from Heath Springs was killed earlier today while doing electrical work at South Pointe Christian School near Pageland. According to Chesterfield County Deputy Coroner John James, Michael Pearson was electrocuted while working at the school. James said an autopsy will be held but hasn’t…

March 14, 2019 Chesterfield man dies from shooting A Chesterfield man has died from a shooting early this morning. Chesterfield County Coroner Kip Kiser identified the man as 50-year-old Emmanuel Palmer of Chesterfield. An autopsy is being scheduled. More information will be posted to Breaking News as details become available. Read the full account in…

March 14, 2019 Suspects charged in shooting death The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office has charged three people in the shooting death of 50-year-old Emmanuel Palmer, which occurred at 892 James Teal Road. Alexander Terrel Watson, 24, had been charged with murder. Na-kee Makissia Don-janiece Palmer, 17, has been charged with misprison of a felony. Nijmah…

March 2, 2019 McBee High senior finishes second in half-marathon Panther senior student-athlete Zach Wright finished second in a field of 40 runners in the Viking half-marathon of 13.1 miles this morning, setting his third McBee High School record for distance running in eight weeks. With a time of 1:33:49.3, he averaged just over seven minutes…

March 1, 2019 Cheraw High student exonerated The Cheraw Police Department today issued a statement that completely exonerated a 15-year-old male student at Cheraw High School who allegedly showed improper behavior toward some of the female students at the school. “Once we received the electronic data from the search warrants and all of the data…

Feb. 25, 2019 Missing Hartsville Teen Darlington County Sheriff’s investigators are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing Hartsville teen. Madison Hancock was reported missing this morning by a family member. Madison is a 16-year-old white female last seen wearing a jean jacket, black pants and white shoes.  She is believed still to…

In response to the fights at Cheraw High School yesterday, Chesterfield County School Superintendent Dr. Harrison Goodwin issued a statement this morning:     On Wednesday, Feb. 20, there were two fights at Cheraw High School involving five students. These altercations took place during a period at the school known as “Tomahawk Time,” which is…