Area News

April 1, 2018 Body found with multiple gunshot wounds A body was discovered in a still-running vehicle on Sandy Plains Road at the intersection of Hwy. 145 North this morning after a passerby reported the car in the middle of the road at 8:15 a.m.  The man was identified by Chesterfield County Coroner Kip Kiser as Wendell…

March 30, 2018 Filing for Candidates Closes Filing for the June 12, 2018, primary election closed at noon today. Those filing in Chesterfield County are as follows: Probate Judge: Gail Ingram County Council 8: Mary Anderson County Council 4: Douglas Curtis County Council 3: Al Johnson County Council 2: Gerald Miller S.C. House District 53:…

Early this afternoon a man was pulled from the Pee Dee River downstream from Laney Landing. Lorne Carlson, in his early 60s, was transported to McLeod Health Cheraw but couldn’t be revived. Chesterfield Coroner Kip Kiser has ordered an autopsy, and the S.C. Department of Natural Resources is handling the investigation since the event occurred…

March 22, 2018 A.O. Smith adding jobs in McBee As a result of corporate restructuring, the A.O. Smith plant in McBee will soon be adding 20 more skilled production jobs to the facility that currently employs 450 workers. According to a March 21 press release by Chuck Wright, director of corporate communications for A.O. Smith,…

March 2, 2018 New bill introduced regarding trash along highways S.C. Rep. Richie Yow has introduced a bill to amend the code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding section 57-23-810 so as to provide that the Department of Transportation shall require a company that enters into a contract to mow vegetation along a…

March 1, 2018 A new tool to enforce litter laws South Carolina lawmakers have written new legislation that aims to help litter control efforts. House Bill 4458 (H. 4458) revises the state code that addresses litter providing new regulations for community service, defining illegal dumping and changing fines based on weights and types of violations.…

Feb. 26, 2018 Lawsuit filed against school district, teacher A lawsuit was filed last Friday afternoon against the Chesterfield County School District and a teacher at New Heights Middle School alleging they did not keep a student safe in the classroom. More details will be posted to Breaking News as they become available. Read the…

Feb. 16, 2018 Threats made regarding Cheraw High, Long Middle schools The Cheraw Police Department was made aware of someone posting false information about a threat at Cheraw High School and Long Middle School. We have identified the source of this post and has arrested Eric Davis for Disturbing Schools for the false Facebook post…

County council suing big pharma Following a short executive session earlier this week, Chesterfield County Council voted unanimously to authorize the engagement of several law firms to pursue certain pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors and others for their roles in the opioid epidemic and the resulting costs incurred by Chesterfield County. All attorneys involved have agreed to…

Former Chesterfield High School girls’ basketball coach arrested Former Chesterfield High School girls’ basketball coach Chris Clark has been charged with sexual misconduct with a 16-year-old student. The 42-year-old turned himself in at the Chesterfield County Detention Center on Wednesday morning. According to a press release from the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office, Clark is accused…