Cheraw News

When Joyce McGirt-Hickey of Cheraw decided to throw her husband, Johnny, a surprise birthday party on Oct.

The Town of Cheraw was honored recently when First Lady Michelle Obama designated it as one of the nation's newest Preserve America Communities.

In recognition of October as Fire Safety Month, Cheraw Intermediate School recently held a number of activities and experiences for the students to learn about fire safety.

CHERAW a ' After the voting polls closed for the Nov. 3, Cheraw Municipal Election, as of 7 p.m. on Tuesday, the unofficial results are in, according to Cheraw Town Administrator Bill Taylor.

A dedication ceremony for a state historical marker for the old Darlington County jail, now the home of the Darlington County Historical Commission offices, will take place at 1 p.m. Nov.

A Chesterfield man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison - the statutory maximum sentence - for being a felon in possession of a firearm in connection with a hsotage situation earlier this year, U.S. Attorney W. Walter Wilkins said in a press release.

We have all heard the phrase, "We are what we eat, and according to the Northeastern Rural Health Network , what is good for the heart is definitely good for the mind and body.

The Greater Cheraw Chamber of Commerce will celebrate its 64th anniversary on November 19 at the annual banquet and meeting, Cheraw Community Center.

Jazz great John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was born on Oct. 21, 1917, in Cheraw, S.C., and settled in Englewood in the mid-1960s, where he lived until his death in 1993.

Coker College's evening program is hosting information sessions for prospective adult students in Lake City and Mullins.

For the past 4 months, Chesterfield County and the town of Cheraw have encountered 35 to 50 car break-ins. Many of the vehicles were unlocked and parked in the owner's driveways.

The Darlington County Fire District Byrdtown Rural Fire Department Station 12 celebrated its 30th anniversary and honored Larry Stegner, who has been with the station since its beginnings in 1979.

"The Fall Line culture is an amalgam of Low Country as well as upstate" said Paul Metheny, art curator of the South Carolina State Museum.

Two men thought to be responsible for a home invasion, a pistol-whipping and the lockdown of schools in Darlington were arrested Friday after a brief manhunt, Darlington County Sheriff's Capt.

Some people know how to keep a secret. For nearly a year, Maureen Wilson Thomas and her mother, Veronica Thomas, both of Hartsville, were kept in the dark about plans to name the medical exam room at the new Durant Children's Center 4th Judicial Circuit Satellite in Hartsville in their honor.

Cheraw, S.C.- Chesterfield-Marlboro Economic Opportunity Council, Inc. announces changes to the agencya s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program for Direct Assistance , Emergency Crisis Intervention Program for winter for the period of Oct.

The Artisans of the South Carolina Cotton Trail will present their Second Annual SC Jazz Festival Fine Arts and Crafts Show on Saturday, Oct.17, in Cheraw.

Monday, October 05, 2009 at 12:43 p.m. The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Advisory Committee to the S.C. Natural Resources Board will meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct.

A Cheraw man, Everette Chrishaun Bridges, 29, 84 Campbell Road, was arrested after officers responded to an activated burglar alarm at the Pee Dee ABC Store located at 102 Powe St.

The winter weather is approaching soon and what better place to stock up for the cold weather than the Cheraw Farmer's Market located on Front Street.