Area News

May 25, 2018 Possible shooting in McBee area The Link has just received word of a possible shooting in the McBee area. More details will be posted to Breaking News as they become available. Read the May 30 issue of The Link for the full account.

May 25, 2018 Five charged in McBee Shooting Five people from Darlington County, all ages 15-17, have been charged with two counts of home invasion and one count of attempted armed robbery of a convenience store following a shooting that occurred in the McBee area earlier today. According to a statement from Chesterfield County Sheriff…

May 24, 2018 McBee town council rethinks mobile home policy Following a 45-minute executive session at a called meeting Thursday, May 24, in which McBee Town Council discussed the legal ramifications of a recently passed motion regarding mobile homes, council returned to open session and unanimously rescinded that motion. The original motion, which passed unanimously…

May 23, 2018 New Panthers football coach named Johnny Kline has been selected as the incoming head coach of the McBee Panther football program. He succeeds Charlie Poole, who is retiring effective June 30. Kline, who earned his Bachelor of Science degree in physical education from Newberry College in 2016, has been coaching at Central the…

May 19, 2018 McBee Panthers win state baseball championship The McBee Panthers just won the Class A state baseball championship, defeating Hannah-Pamplico 3-2. Read the full account of the game in the May 23 issue of The Link.

May 8, 2018 Arrests made in home invasion The Cheraw Police Department has made four arrests in reference to armed suspects entering a home at 333 Christian St. yesterday morning while the residents were inside the home. According to a statement by Cheraw Police Chief Keith Thomas, officers responded to a call a little after 8 a.m.,…

May 4, 2018 Pageland Police ask public’s help The Pageland Police Department is asking the public’s help in reference to a possible kidnapping that occurred Saturday, April 28, at the Clyburn Center, located at 519 N Elm St. in Pageland. Officers arrived on scene at approximately 11:45 p.m. and then relocated to the area of N.…

May 2, 2018 Arrests made in connection to armed robbery, Robinson death The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office has charged seven individuals in connection with a 2017 armed robbery that resulted in the death of 25-year-old Darius Robinson of Mt. Croghan. Twenty-two-year-old Daquan Marquis Timmons of Monroe, N.C., and 19-year-old Jamison Jashawn Chambers of Wingate, N.C.,…

April 24, 2018 Football coaching changes at Chesterfield Rams head football coach Chris Arnoult has accepted a position as athletic director and head football coach at Mid-Carolina High School in Prosperity, S.C., according to Athletic Director Craig Hatcher. “We’re really proud of him and what he’s done here and the things he’s done with this…

April 5, 2018 Groundbreaking agribusiness coming to county Chesterfield County Council unanimously approved an economic inducement package at Wednesday’s meeting that sweetened the pot for an agribusiness to invest $22 million and create 50 new full-time jobs for the county over the next several years. Based in Laurinburg, N.C., Southeast Specialty Crops Processing, a division…