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CHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (CN2 NEWS) – A $30 million grant is helping students not only graduate, but stay successful after school. Voorhees University in Denmark, South Carolina is looking to help Chester County students through an academic program called Gear Up. The program’s goal is to prepare current 7th...

CHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (CN2 NEWS) – Chester County First Responders went on a call back in May about a car accident that took place on I-77. Soon after EMS was called to the scene, it was not necessarily for those involved in the wreck, but instead the call was for the towing company who was removing the wrecked vehicle.

CHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (CN2 NEWS) – The Chester County School District handing out diplomas at its three High Schools on this Wednesday. At Chester High School one of those graduates, who is also the Valedictorian, will be continuing his education with the help of more than $1.4 million in college scholarships.

The Chester County Emergency Management Deputy Director Laura Kunzie recently completed a three-week National Emergency Management Basic Academy course. The National Emergency Management Basic Academy is an essential program for individuals committed to emergency management as a professional goal. Like basic academies operated by the fire service and law enforcement communities, the National Emergency Management Basic Academy provides students with a broad foundation in emergency management policy and practice. Aspiring emergency managers from various organizations and agencies come together in this program to share and learn.

Children attend schools in deteriorating conditions in many of South Carolina’s rural areas. Unable to pay for the overwhelming costs of fixing the problems, districts often resort to patch work in the hopes their buildings can last a little longer. Chester County knows this situation well. Rev. Angela Boyd...

ROCK HILL, S.C. (CN2 NEWS) – CN2’s Zane Cina sits down with a Rock Hill resident who says she’ll never go on another cruise after her experience on the Carnival Sunshine. Plus, a man saved by Chester County First Responders gives his thanks in person. And in...

Catawba Community Mental Health Center provides outpatient assessment and treatment services to adults with serious mental illness, children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances, and their families in Chester County, South Carolina. All services aim to support the recovery of persons with mental illness. Affinity Health Center offers Mental Health Counseling. NAMI Piedmont Tri-County: Psychosocial treatments include different types of psychotherapy and social and vocational training, and aim to provide support, education and guidance to people with mental illness and their families. Psychosocial treatments are an effective way to improve the quality of life for individuals with mental illness and their families. They can lead to fewer hospitalizations and less difficulties at home, at school and at work.

Chester County School District is participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for the 2023 -2024 school year. Section 104(a) of the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 amended section 11(a)(1) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(1)) (the law) to provide an alternative to household applications for free and reduced-price meals in local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools with increased levels of low-income students.

Chester County Economic Development went live with their new website last week. According to a statement from Chester County Economic Development Director Robert Long, 'Last fall Chester County and Chester Development Association committed to splitting the cost 50/50 on a $70,000 rebranding effort for Chester County Economic Development. They engaged the marketing firm Blue Avenue of Columbia, SC to assist in this effort.

The 20-year-old suspect was arrested two days after the victim was shot in Chester County, South Carolina.

A horse stuck up to its neck in mud was in a “bit of a mess” in South Carolina, officials said. Photos posted on Facebook by Richburg Fire-Rescue and Chester County Animal Control show the “large fellow” trapped in the deep mud on Friday, May 26, in a wooded area in Chester County.

The sheriff's office has significant shortages of deputies, dispatch and even the detention center. But they’ve taken action to fill those gaps.

ROCK HILL, S.C. (CN2 NEWS) – The Second Harvest Food Bank of the Metrolina is teaming up with Nascar driver Cole Custer and the Gene Haas Foundation to surprise York and Chester County senior citizens with a day of free fun. The non-profit bringing games and food to the...