Area News

A routine patrol in the Hunts Mill area resulted in the arrest of a Wallace man. Chesterfield County Sheriff Cambo Streater said Deputy Chase Freeman was patrolling in the Hunts Mill area when he observed a suspicious vehicle and initiated a stop. Upon making contact with the vehicle, Freeman attained probable cause to search the…

The Investigation Division of the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office has arrested and charged a man following an investigation into the illegal tattooing of a juvenile.   According to police reports, a 16-year-old arranged and received a tattoo from a man identified as Derrick “Ghost” Williams without parental knowledge on May 1.   The investigation revealed…

A Lancaster man has been arrested for attempting to arrange the murder of his wife. According to Chesterfield County Sheriff Cambo Streater, Kevin Donel Meadows, 34, of Lancaster was arrested and charged Thursday, April 3, with solicitation to commit a felony following an investigation. The investigation began when a tip was called into law enforcement.…

        The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office has arrested and charged three people in the shooting death of Jonathan Alexander Williams on Sunday, Feb. 16 in the Cash community. Chesterfield County Sheriff Cambo Streater said 20-year-old Christopher Shane Hatcher, 17-year-old Gage James Lee Starling, and 19-year-old Charles Wayne Williams III. Hatcher is charged with murder…

Chesterfield County School District Superintendent Dr. Chan Anderson announced plans to leave his position at the end of the 2024-25 school year. “After a time of prayer, reflection and conversation with my family, the time has come to bring my season as superintendent of Chesterfield County School District to a close, effective June 30, 2025,”…

The National Weather Service issued an advisory on possible hazardous travel conditions during the morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 23. Officials said there has been some melting snow Wednesday, Jan. 22 with temperatures plunging in the teens in the evening. Any lingering water on roadways will refreeze. This could create hazardous travel conditions, especially on…

CSX Transportation has two railroad tie teams that will began working in Chesterfield County on Monday, Jan. 13 and are working toward Kershaw County. CSX officials said the company hopes to be finished with the maintenance by Feb. 6, weather permitting. The work will require a total closure of the railroad crossings along the way…

Cheraw Police arrested the alleged instigator in connection with the recent shootings. Cheraw Police Julius Riley said Jamie “Jada-Boo” Buchanan Jr., was taken into custody on Friday, Jan. 10. Buchanan was apprehended through a collaborative operation involving the Cheraw Police Department, the US Marshals Office, and the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office. Riley said the arrest…

The South Carolina Office of the Inspector General’s Office issued a report Friday detailing an investigation into Northeastern Technical College’s dual enrollment and fiscal issues. In the report, Inspector General Brian Lamkin wrote the SIG Office’s investigation was initiated from a confidential complaint that alleged NETC senior officials purposefully enrolled high school students in the…

Four males are in custody after a robbery at the Verizon store in Cheraw resulted in a chase on I-95 in Dillon County on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Cheraw Police Chief Julius Riley said the robbery occurred around 6:45 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Verizon Store in Cheraw. Four male suspects entered the store and got…