May was a big month for legalized gambling in North Carolina. The North Carolina State Lottery Commission has released its sports wagering activity report for May. The report compiles the sports wagering activity in May [Read More]
Coastal Horizons is expanding its Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) to include nighttime services, making it only the second program of the kind in the state. Coastal Horizons has been offering daytime OTP in New Hanover [Read More]
Whiteville water customers are under a boil advisory while repairs are made to the city water system. Emergency Services Director Hal Lowder said city officials opted to manually restore pressure, rather than using the automated [Read More]
The man charged with killing a pregnant woman and her child could face the death penalty. District Attorney Jon David said today that Najee Dizon Leach, 31, was held under no bond on charges of [Read More]
May 5, 1948 ~ May 31, 2024 (age 76) Mr. O’Neal McKoy passed on May 31, 2024, at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at Shady [Read More]
March 2, 1947 ~ June 6, 2024 (age 77) Barbara Jean Lanier, age 77, of Chadbourn, NC, died Thursday, May 6, 2024, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCare Center, Whiteville, NC. Born on March [Read More]
I was taken aback the other day while talking with a random diner at one of my favorite eateries. I didn’t know him from Adam’s housecat, but we struck up a conversation. We’re around the [Read More]
A Clinton businessman who focuses on conservation is the newest member of the Wildlife Resources Commission. Reid Smith joined the governing board today (June 6). Smith was sworn in by Rep. John R. Bell IV [Read More]
Najee Dizon Leach was arraigned this morning on charges of murder, murder of an unborn child, and other felonies in Bladen County. Leach, 31, allegedly gunned down Bolivia Monique Williams Tuesday night on Dixon Road [Read More]
Robert Worley was dismissed as a magistrate today (June 6) by Superior Court Judge C. Ashley Gore. Citing conduct unbecoming an officer of the court, social media posts and concerns that he had intimidated law [Read More]
A water line break near Hallsboro has led to a boil advisory for a small number of residents. The break occurred at the Lakeland Village subdivision, near the intersection of Sam Potts Highway and Honey [Read More]
UPDATED at 4:33 p.m. A Riegelwood area man has been arrested on murder charges after allegedly shooting and killing a pregnant woman. Najee Dizon Leach, 31, was taken into custody around 4 p.m. today (Wednesday), [Read More]
Saturday wrapped up three days of aggressive traffic enforcement coordinated by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office, resulting in seven more fugitives being arrested and multiple traffic violations. Operation Heat Wave began Thursday and continued into [Read More]
One of the two people who died in a Wilmington wreck Sunday was an Evergreen native. Parker Elizabeth Nance, 22, and Jeanette Yoho, 59, both of Wilmington, died in a collision in the 6000 block [Read More]
First it was armadillos and nutria rats, then hammerhead worms and “murder hornets” – and now, flying spiders. Invasive Joro spiders with four-inch-long legs and a habit of spinning webs for flying have been making [Read More]
May 19, 1968 ~ June 2, 2024 (age 56) Bruce Wayne Fountain, 56, of Whiteville, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2024, at the Lower Cape Fear Life Center in Whiteville. Bruce was born [Read More]
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