Area News

Sept. 23, 2018 Schools Have Two-Hour Delay The Chesterfield County School District has released the following message: Chesterfield County School District will operate on a two-hour delay Monday, September 24, 2018, in order to give drivers better visibility on this first day back. We recognize that some are still being impacted by the storm, but we feel…

Sept. 23, 2018 Farmers Need to Report Damage Farmers in Chesterfield County need to report storm-related losses by Sept. 28 to be included in the first round of funding, according to a representative with the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service. The United State Department of Agriculture is partnering with Clemson Extension to conduct initial damage assessments.…

Sept. 22, 2018 McLeod Health offering free virtual doctor visits for those impacted by Hurricane Florence and continued flooding McLeod Health is waiving the fees for its McLeod TeleHealth service now through Sept. 27 to help those affected by Hurricane Florence and the continued impacts from the devastating flooding taking place throughout the Carolinas. McLeod…

Sept. 20, 2018 Hurricane Damage Reporting We have a very important Hurricane Florence RECOVERY message from Rep. Richie Yow. He needs your help TODAY. If you had any damage to your home, business or church, you need to call and give your name, address, phone number and damage that you had.  It is VERY, VERY IMPORTANT…

Sept. 19, 2018 Schools closed Sept. 20 and 21 Teacher work day Friday Chesterfield County School District has issued the following statement: ‘After careful review and consultation with a number of local and state agencies, we find it necessary for Chesterfield County School District to be closed for students Thursday, September 20, and Friday, September…

Sept.18, 2018  Town of McBee issues boil water alert The Town of McBee has issued a boil water notice due to a major water line break. Residents may experience an interruption of service while emergency repairs are underway. Once service is restored, customers are advised to boil water for one minute. More information will be…

Sept. 14, 2018 Curfews for Friday and Saturday nights The following curfews are in effect: Cheraw: from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. for Friday, Sept 14, and Saturday, Sept. 15 Chesterfield: from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. for Friday, Sept 14, and Saturday, Sept. 15 Jefferson: from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. for Friday, Sept 14, and Saturday, Sept. 15 McBee: from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. for Friday, Sept 14,…

Sept. 11, 2018 Tight election in McBee leads to protest A record turnout of about 66 percent of the electorate in the town of McBee yielded extremely tight numbers in the results of the two contested seats in the Sept. 4 McBee Town Council election. There was a total of 429 ballots cast. Prior to…

Sept. 11, 2018 SC Forestry Commission Issues Statewide Burning Ban With the approach of Hurricane Florence, the South Carolina Forestry Commission has issued a State Forester’s Burning Ban for all counties, effective at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12. The ban is being issued because so many firefighting and emergency personnel and resources are committed to…

Sept. 8, 2018 Governor declares state of emergency Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency for South Carolina earlier today and advised all residents to use the weekend to prepare for the possibility of Tropical Storm Florence’s becoming a major hurricane before making landfall next week. This is a good time to remove dead…