A a coalition of agencies dedicated to helping residents in Marlboro and Chesterfield counties has received a $375,000 grant to assist in their efforts to spread knowledge through the area about health and well-being.

A Patrick man charged with felony driving under the influence in connection with the death of a Chesterfield County sheriff’s deputy is back in jail after a judge issued a bench warrant for his arrest Monday, Chesterfield County Sheriff Sam Parker said.

A Jefferson teen died Thursday after he was struck by a car, S.C. Highway Patrol reports show.

A new principal has been named at Plainview Elementary School in Chesterfield County School District. Kim Gaskins, director of the Palmetto Learning Center, has been named the school’s new leader.

An office furniture company plans to relocate its operations in Chesterfield, bringing up to 20 new jobs to the area in the next five years.

Former solicitor for the Fourth Judicial Circuit Jay Hodge is being investigated by the FBI for his involvement in Mercy Ministries Inc., a faith-based nonprofit in Cheraw that aims to help battered women and children, according to first assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin McDonald.

Chesterfield County School District’s $50 million general fund budget for the 2009-10 school year has been approved by members of the board of education.

The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of deputy Bernard Smith, who died in a traffic accident Saturday night.

The victim of a fatal motorcycle crash Saturday has been identified as an off-duty Chesterfield County sheriff’s deputy.

A Chesterfield man has been charged with burglary of a post office, U.S. Attorney W. Walter Wilkins said in a press release.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is evaluating a proposal from the Alligator Rural Water and Sewer Co. Inc. and Progress Energy Carolinas Inc. to construct and install an 8-inch HDPE water main and three-phase power line under an existing refuge road and within the road shoulder of S.C. 145.

Deputies continue to investigate the death of a Chesterfield County man whose body was found in a roadway Saturday.

South Carolina Forestry Commission law enforcement personnel have charged six men for theft of forest products from Sand Hills State Forest near Patrick in Chesterfield County.

A Pageland man was sentenced Monday for his role in a July 2008 home invasion.

A federal judge has ordered the trial of a Mount Croghan teen accused of plotting to bomb Chesterfield High School to began in August, according to court documents filed Friday.