News Briefs for December 20, 2024
The holiday Booze It and Lose It campaign is underway through January 5. After a banner year for seat belt usage in the state, driving while impaired citations have actually gone up slightly this fall. Highway Patrol and local law enforcement are conducting sobriety checkpoints on both major and secondary roads to cut down on impaired driving.
Multiple Homes Struck by Gunfire, while there was evidence there are no suspects in a drive-by shooting that damaged several homes on Godwin Trail Tuesday.
Marty Soles will serve life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of Tony Clayborn in 2020. The Texas man was found shot to death in the roadway in Green Acres. Soles was captured by U.S. Marshalls in South Carolina. The jury deliberated three hours before returning the guilty verdict.
As you’re finishing off that Christmas shopping this weekend, get ready to say goodbye to an icon. Big Lots announced yesterday that a planned sale of the chain fell through, and the entire chain will close in January. The discount retailer has 900 stores across the country, including one in Whiteville.
