Chester News & Reporter

06/01/2026

05/30/2026

Some photos from today's graduation at Chester High School...

05/30/2026

Some pictures from today's graduation ceremony at Lewisville High School...

05/29/2026

On May 28th, 2026, around 5:30PM Sheriff’s Deputies received a report of a domestic disturbance involving a boyfriend and girlfriend. The girlfriend was identified as Mara Anderton, a Clover Police Department Officer.

Anderton was reported threatening her boyfriend with a firearm following an altercation.

Anderton has been arrested and charged with the following crimes:

-Domestic Violence High and Aggravated
-Possession of a Weapon During a Violent Crime
-Resisting Arrest

She has been transported to the Chester County Detention Center.

05/28/2026

ATTENTION: Due to a high chance of inclement weather and the potential for hazardous field conditions on Saturday morning, all high school graduation ceremonies will be moved inside to each school's gymnasium to ensure the safety of our attendees, students, and staff members. Seating will be limited to the number of tickets given to each student.

Ceremony times are as follows:
Great Falls High - 8 a.m.
Chester High - 9:30 a.m.
Lewisville High - 11:30 a.m.

Families and community members can access live broadcasts of each ceremony directly on the District’s main page at: https://www.facebook.com/ChesterCountySchools. Recordings of each ceremony will also be available on YouTube at a later date.

Please contact your child’s school with any questions or concerns. We look forward to celebrating this incredible milestone for our students!

05/28/2026

The Chester County School District has been made aware of the arrest of a Lewisville Middle School teacher yesterday evening in Rock Hill, SC. The District will follow all protocols regarding incidents of this nature and is in full cooperation with law enforcement officials. The District can confirm the incident occurred off-site and away from school facilities, and there is no indication that any CCSD student was involved.

In accordance with district policy, the individual in question has been placed on administrative leave. As part of the process, CCSD will conduct its own internal investigation parallel to law enforcement.

Due to the active investigation and privacy considerations related to a personnel matter involving a criminal charge, the District will not make additional comments at this time. Any additional questions regarding the criminal investigation will be directed to the Rock Hill Police Department.

We understand that this situation is concerning to our staff, families, and community. The safety of our schools remains a top priority and the District takes matters of this nature seriously.

05/27/2026

One bond hearing waived, one bond yet to be decided for co-defendants in May 3 Pinckney Street shooting incident

Two of the co-defendants in the shooting incident earlier this month on Pinckney Street in Chester, John David Lee Estes (21) and Quentin Craig Jr. (24) were scheduled for a bond hearing on Wednesday before Circuit Judge Robert Hood.
The bond hearing for Estes, who was charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder, was waived at the request of his defense attorney.
In the case of Craig, who is also charged with two counts of attempted murder and one of murder, the State requested that bond be denied, terming Craig a “flight risk and a danger to the community.”
Defense attorney Ryan Payne asked for a surety bond to be set, and also asked that the usual six-month period to review the bond be lowered to 90 days. The State objected to this.
Judge Hood announced that he would have a decision on bond by the end of the week.
Check back for more details on the hearing at a later date.

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05/27/2026

From the Office of Sixth Circuit Solicitor Randy Newman:
Special Victims Unit Secures Conviction in S*xual Assault case
CRAIG D. GLENN, 41, of Great Falls was sentenced to eighteen (18) years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections on Wednesday May 20, 2026. Glenn pled guilty as charged to S*xual Exploitation of a Minor, First Degree and Criminal S*xual Conduct with a Minor, Third Degree in Chester County General Sessions Court.
Glenn was charged with S*xual Exploitation of a Minor, First Degree and Criminal S*xual Conduct, Third Degree, for events that took place in Chester County on or about February 18th 2025. The investigation showed that the defendant did facilitate and encourage a minor child to participate in creating a photo of the minor child and himself engaging in sexually explicit behavior. During the sentencing, Glenn was placed on the S*x Offender Registry.
The case was investigated by the Chester County Sheriff’s Office and prosecuted by Sixth Circuit Senior Assistant Solicitor Jessica Russo. The Honorable Judge Misti Shelton presided.

05/27/2026

Wednesday's front page.

05/26/2026

SC District 17 Sen. Everett Stubbs spoke to the News & Reporter today about his vote on possible redistricting. He supported redistricting efforts on all votes prior to today, but said he had made it clear from the beginning that if the final vote was pushed back to today, with early voting having started, he would vote "no."
"Once you have started in-person voting, you can't do that. I voted today...I couldn't look at all the other people in line and tell them their vote didn't count. I had to vote my conscience."
Stubbs said there were problems with the redistricting plan handed down to the state. He said "communities of common interest" were split up and some precincts were actually cut in half. That combined with ballots having already been cast is what led him to change his vote to "no."
"It was going to lead to lawsuits on top of lawsuits, logistical problems and it would have cost tens of millions of dollars to fix."
Stubbs said he also wasn't sure the map, as drawn, would have guaranteed seven Republican congressional members the way many think. He said experts looking into the numbers said it would likely be 6-1 or even a 5-2 split.
"I think South Carolina is going to add an additional seat in a few years and at this point, I think that is probably the proper time to look at redistricting."
He said he knows he will face criticism (he already has, he said) for his decision, but also said he isn't less conservative or less of a Republican than he was before today's vote. He noted that fellow Republicans Richard Cash and Harvey Peeler both switched their voted today for much the same reason as him.
"I don't think I'm going to question their conservative credentials...Look, if the people of District 17 ultimately look at this and decide that it makes me unworthy to represent them, that is their right, but I believe pushing the decision to today, with early voting starting made it too problematic from a logistical standpoint."

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