Cheraw News

" Several churches in Chesterfield County are pulling together to hold another - Chesterfield County for Jesus' rally this Sunday, Nov.

" With banquet tables showcased to the hilt and music filling the air by Jazz player, Carl Sinkler, it was one classy event as - The Greater Cheraw Chamber of Commerce' held its 64th annual banquet last Friday evening at the Community Arts Center.

Heartland Publications The search for the Cheraw Chroniclea s Golden Christmas Tree is over.

A College of Charleston student who was third runner-up in Miss South Carolina two years ago was crowned Miss Darlington on Saturday night.

A brief press conference was held in front of Cheraw Town Hall last Friday afternoon as S.C. Republican Sen.

A Cheraw man was arrested on Saturday after Cheraw Police Department responded to a dispatched call in the IGA parking lot related to a hit and run incident.

A Cheraw teen who stole several vehicles and went for joyrides before leaving them abandoned has been sentenced on larceny and multiple burglary charges, according to a press release issued Wednesday by 4th Circuit Assistant Solicitor Adam Foard.

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.