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Statutory Rape Charged
A Whiteville man has been charged with raping a 14 year old girl. Michael Chayton Bullard, age 21, is being held under a $150,000 secured bond on a single count of statutory rape, jail reports [Read More]
Year: 2023
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Woman Hospitalized After Power Disconnected
An elderly woman is recovering after twice being treated for heat exhaustion when her electricity was turned off for non-payment The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were contacted when the woman was taken to the [Read More]
Elections
Filing Underway Across Columbus
Municipal filing began Friday in Columbus County. Bolton, Chadbourn, Cerro Gordo, Fair Bluff, Lake Waccamaw, Sandyfield, Tabor City, Whiteville and Brunswick all have town board and in some cases mayoral seats on the ballot. Municipal [Read More]
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Lake Discusses Veterans and Future Plans
The town of Lake Waccamaw held a brief but informative town meeting on Tuesday evening for the month of July. Brent Jernigan caught the board up on ABC sales over the last fiscal year, and [Read More]
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Loud Exhaust Leads to Arrest
Loud mufflers and a tail light led to the discovery of drugs in a vehicle near Whiteville Friday. Josie Camaro Boswell, 19, of 485 J.K. Powell Blvd., Whiteville, was held under $5,000 secured bond in [Read More]
Business
Internet Outage Stalls DMV Offices
An internet outage has interrupted service at numerous driver license offices and license plate agencies in portions of central and eastern North Carolina, the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles reported Tuesday. Lumen Technologies, a local [Read More]
Business
Cell Outage Continues
Cellular phone coverage has been interrupted throughout southeastern North Carolina. A regional cell phone outage is affecting Columbus and Brunswick counties. Emergency officials said landlines and wifi calling are still functioning. The outage came after [Read More]
Business
Bladen Sheriff’s Office Looking for Applicants
The Bladen County Sherriff’s Office is looking to add new family members to their team. BCSO is currently accepting applications for deputy sheriffs, detention officers, and school resource officers. Male staffing is extremely low at [Read More]
Church News
‘Miracles Under the Tent’ Ministry Begins Tomorrow
New Breed Revival is based out of Tampa, Fla., and Whiteville will be the be their next stop for the ‘Miracles Under the Tent’ revival. The ministry will begin tomorrow, July 12. Kevin and Brittney [Read More]
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APS to Host Family Fur Day
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Animal Protective Services will be back once again this summer for their annual Family Fur Day. The event is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 19, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at [Read More]
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Outage in Downtown Whiteville
A power outage in downtown Whiteville is affecting the business day throughout much of the area. Duke Energy says that power will be restored by 1:45 p.m. this afternoon. The outage is causing interruptions in [Read More]
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Chase, Arrest Lead to $1 Million Bond
An ongoing investigation into drug sales in the town of Brunswick led to a chase, a major haul of illegal drugs, and a $1.001 million bond on July 6. Curtis Levi Moore, 36, of Clarkton, [Read More]
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Auger Accident Sends One to NHRMC
A farmworker was seriously injured Monday (today) when his leg was caught in an auger at Byrd Farms in Hallsboro. Chief Joe Tyler of the Hallsboro Fire Department said Joseph Hutt was trying to clear [Read More]
Business
SCC to Partner With Tech Company for Hiring Event
Southeastern Community College (SCC) will be partnering with a cutting edge information technology company to hire IT specialists locally. Provalus hopes to expand to Columbus County and bring more than 200 jobs to the area. [Read More]
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Lake Waccamaw Town Wide Yard Sale
A favorite weekend pastime is coming to Lake Waccamaw in a very big way. Ginger Littrell, wife of town commissioner Terry Littrell, has helped to organize a town wide community yard sale on Labor Day [Read More]
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Wildfire was a Problem, but Beneficial to Forest
Along a narrow, muddy path in the depths of the Green Swamp, Deb Maurer plowed through tree roots and soil dusted with ash and soot. Less than two weeks ago, flames raged here, killing most [Read More]