News Briefs for August 17, 2025
Whiteville City Council woman Helen B. Holden was arrested this morning (Sunday) for driving while impaired.
Two planned unit developments are scheduled for public hearings Monday at the Columbus County Commissioners meeting. The proposed Coleman Tract will be the site of a planned unit development with 190 single family and duplex homes, built on 65 acres between Wright Road and Narrow End Road. The second proposed development, known as the Sardis Tract, would bring between 1,000 and 1,100 homes to a section along Peacock Road near Tabor City.
A Raleigh man got what he apparently wanted when he refused to leave the Columbus County Detention Center Wednesday: more time in jail. Babatunde Okunsokan, 27, of Raleigh, was charged with two counts of second degree trespassing and held without bond, according to detention center reports.
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