The recent Supreme Court decision on Roe vs. Wade handed the responsibility for abortion law back to the states, where it should have been in the first case. Nowhere in the U.S. Constitution is there a [Read More]
Voters in North Carolina now have another choice when it’s time to register. The State Board of Elections on Monday voted 4-0 to recognize the North Carolina Green Party as an official political party in [Read More]
After a brief executive session Monday, Columbus County commissioners voted to cancel the Lake Waccamaw EMS contract with the county. The motion was suggested by County Manager Eddie Madden and Asst. Manager Nick West, who [Read More]
Deputies used the county’s armored vehicle and tear gas to end a standoff on Beaverdam Road with no injuries early Monday. Brandon Nobles, 33, of 3810 Old Cribbtown Rd., Chadbourn, was charged with possession with [Read More]
Surveillance footage and a bank card led to the arrest of a Delco man on multiple theft charges. Curtis Wayne Cruse, 50, of 5316 Delco Prosper Rd., was charged with three counts each of misdemeanor [Read More]
No one was injured after a suspect shot at deputies in a domestic violence call this morning. Brandon Nobles was taken into custody around 4 a.m., Chief Deputy Aaron Herring of the Columbus Sheriff’s Office [Read More]
One woman was burned in an early morning housefire in Whiteville this morning (Sunday). Whiteville Fire Marshal Hal Lowder said three people lived in the home in the 100 block of Sellers Street. The injured [Read More]
This week Jefferson the In-Studio Guest is Dr. Chris English of Southeastern Community College. Jefferson and Dr. English talk about the new Automotive Systems Technology Program, and other Skilled Trades Programs available at Southeastern [Read More]
One of Whiteville’s most notorious havens for crime, especially drug sales, will soon be a parking lot. After a year’s worth of work in the courts, demolition crews levelled the home at 205 Martin Luther [Read More]
Thieves targeted AR-15 rifles and handguns in multiple thefts being investigated by the sheriff’s office in recent days. Reports show that Ned Wayne Taste Jr. contacted law enforcement just after midnight July 22 after his [Read More]
The suspect in a Wrightsville Beach sexual assault was arrested at Lake Waccamaw Monday. Walter Bennett Craven, 56, of 108 Lakeshore Dr., Lake Waccamaw, was charged with one count each of first degree forced sex [Read More]
The sheriff’s office has arrested a senior citizen from Leland on drug trafficking charges. Freddie Everett Ross, 81, was charged with three counts of trafficking opiates, and sale and delivery of opiates. His bond was [Read More]
Full-time security, on-site management and other safety improvements will be required if the owners of Sandy Ridge Apartments want to stay in business. A consent agreement filed with the courts between Sandy Ridge and the [Read More]
After complaints about open air drug sales at Lake Waccamaw, Columbus County Vice-Narcotics agents arrested an alleged customer and dealer July 14. Conrad Demetrius Powell, 51, and Ernest Jerome Bland, 46, were spotted completing an [Read More]
An investigation into fentanyl trafficking sent two men to jail July 7 at the Whiteville Econo Lodge. The sheriff’s office said Lamarquise Pollard, 23 and James Edward Campbell, 30, were arrested in the raid. Pollard [Read More]
With summer soon coming to an end, Whiteville City Schools have announced the date and times for district open houses. Sessions will take place on Aug. 25, and the times for each school is as [Read More]
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