A Clarendon man is being held in South Carolina pending extradition after he allegedly led multiple agencies on a high speed chase driving a stolen law enforcement officer’s patrol vehicle Friday. Mic...
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is closed today to allow staff time to honor Deputy Damien Draper Bost. Patrols and all law enforcement services are continuing, in part due to the assistance of o...
Funeral services for Dep. Damien Draper Bost are today (June 29) at 1 p.m. at South Columbus High School. Visitation will continue until 12:30 p.m. at the school. Motorists are asked to use extra caut...
Funeral services for Deputy Damien Draper Bost will be held Monday at South Columbus High School. The Columbus county Sheriff’s Office said visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m., with a service to follo...
After a fiery public hearing at their previous meeting, Columbus County Board of Elections on Monday is expected to discuss and potentially vote on a plan to cut two early polling places this fall. Ra...
As a coach, you want to win. More than your players, in most instances. But as an adult, we have to think about more important things. We need to nurture, support, love, and help kids as they are goin...
The procession escorting Columbus County Sheriff’s Deputy Damien Draper Bost brought the fallen deputy home to Columbus today (June 26) after an autopsy in Raleigh. A mile-long escort of law enforceme...
Draper Bost loved children and being a law enforcement officer, Sheriff Bill Rogers said today (today) at a press conference about the deputy’s death. The School Resource Officer was killed when his ...
A Clarkton man was charged in the fatal crash of a Columbus County Sheriff’s Deputy this morning (June 25). David Samuel McPherson, 33, of 941 Page’s Rd., Clarkton, is being held on $100,000 secured b...
A Columbus County Sheriff’s Deputy died today (June 25) when his patrol vehicle was struck on U.S. 74. Draper Bost was reportedly on stationary patrol in the median when the crash occurred near the Ha...
One person was seriously injured in a crash involving a Columbus County Sheriff’s Deputy this morning (Thursday) near Hallsboro. The crash occurred minutes ago. A burning vehicle is in the median. The...
Police have identified two local teens as the victims in a shooting in Roanoke Rapids Monday. Mariah Thompson, 15, and Patrick Shane Faircloth, 20, were shot to death Monday afternoon in the area of V...
A man out on bond for domestic violence is back in jail, charged with assaulting another woman. Joe Antonio Dantzler, 41, is being held under no bond in the Columbus County Detention Center. He is cha...
Deputies responding to a welfare check early today (June 24) found a man who had been seriously injured by the driver of an automobile. Joshua Allyn Priest, 38, was transported to New Hanover Regional...
One of the two award-winning young adult books presented to the New Hanover County Library recently has a Columbus County connection. The books, Half-Truths by Carol Baldwin in the young adult categor...
In their first vote as a federally-recognized tribe, members of the Lumbee nation voted against casino development on tribal land. Tuesday’s uncertified results show 5,775 against and 3,490 votes in f...