Cheraw News

Efforts are under way to turn Cheraw State Park into an avenue for lakeside concerts this summer, but local support is necessary to make it happen.

Students, staff and commissioners representing Northeastern Technical College gather on the front steps of the Statehouse in support of LTA funding.

Northeastern Technical College will hold FAFSA Day on Saturday, Feb. 25, to help individuals planning on going to college in the fall obtain the money they need to pursue their education.

AARP Tax-Aide, the nation's largest, free, volunteer-run tax assistance and preparation service, will again this year be assisting taxpayers in the Pee-Dee with their personal federal and state income tax returns.

Cadet Taylor Marshall Fisher of Cheraw was recently honored for outstanding academic achievement at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, during the fall semester of the 2011-2012 academic year.

Students, staff and commissioners representing Northeastern Technical College gather on the front steps of the Statehouse in support of LTA funding.

To commemorate Black History Month, we begin our intermittent series of profiles of African-American South Carolinians.

The Cheraw Arts Commission Children's Playhouse presents the Tarradiddle Players in the "Commedia Cinderella" on Saturday, Feb.

Deborah Hardison, of Bennettsville, stands in the Small Business Center at Richmond Community College, where she helps people achieve their career goals.

Dale and Jena Forehand were both raised in church and came from fine Christian homes; they felt pretty secure about entering their married life.

Patsy Hendley, president of the Greater Cheraw Chamber of Commerce, has announced her retirement.

Charlotte Iva Sellers, 42, of 10 John Motley Drive in Cheraw, and Wilbert Lee Brown, 48, of the same address, were killed after their car lost control and overturned in a ditch, according to the North Carolina Highway Patrol.

Daffodils, also called jonquils, are usually an early sign of spring. Yet, this winter they're here already, whether there'll be snow or not.

This columnist has prided himself on his safe driving record. He learned at an early age the value of driving safely.

The Theatre on the Green will host a concert this Friday evening, sponsored by the Cheraw Arts Commission, that promises to bring all the excitement of the early Beatles to center stage with The Return; a Beatles tribute band that has quite a following of its own.

Pictured are the Nursing Assistant students who graduated Northeastern Technical College's certificate program on Jan.

On the National Mall in Washington, Martin Luther King Jr. is a towering, heroic figure carved in stone.

The Knights of Columbus Council #10867 from St. Peter's Catholic Church in Cheraw, St.

As Americans honor the memory of Martin Luther King Jr., the image of the slain civil rights leader is evolving.

There's been plenty of conversation, at town hall and around town, about Cheraw's recent purchase of the B.C. Moore's warehouse on the hill that overlooks the Great Pee Dee River.