Cocaine and cash sent three men to jail Saturday in the Dothan area. Jamie Mejia Garrido, 36; Juan Enrique Guerrero, 32; and Jaime Mesia, 21, all of Bolivia, were arrested...
A Hallsboro woman was jailed after allegedly breaking a windshield and trying to burn a man’s car at the Holiday Motel. Patricia Ann Jackson, 39, was held under $5,000 secured...
The Columbus County Fair now owns the fairgrounds it has called home for years. Rep. Brenden Jones (R-Tabor City) brokered the deal between the Department of Corrections, which has owned...
Couldn’t make it to the parade? We hope you enjoy these images from what is thought to be the largest fair parade ever in Columbus County....
After more than two weeks of testimony it took four hours for a Columbus County Jury to find Daquon Rollo Carrothers guilty of first degree murder today (Oct. 10). Corrothers...
After two years of hurricanes, COVID-19, floods and the need for a new contractor, the Elwell Ferry began running again today (Monday) just past 7 a.m. The ferry crosses the...
It was déjà vu for a Bolton man Tuesday. Paul Wallace Young, 46, of Bolton was arrested on drug charges after a traffic stop for the second time in less...
Additional deputies were put in place at West Columbus High School at Cerro Gordo today after an alleged threat of a mass shooting. The sheriff’s office reported that someone made...
Interim Sheriff William “Bill” Rogers was sworn in this morning at 7 a.m., along with deputies and Animal Protective Services staff. Rogers was appointed to the temporary post by the...
Retired Highway Patrol Trooper William “Bill” Rogers has been named interim sheriff. The Evergreen resident will serve until the Sheriff Jody Greene is reinstated, or the winner of the election...
County commissioners will meet at 4 p.m. today (Wednesday) in an emergency session to appoint an interim sheriff. A notice from the board clerk said the meeting is open to...
Bladen authorities have arrested a man for selling property without permission, and pocketing the money. Kevin Heath Todd, 47, was released on $25,000 unsecured bond on charged of obtaining property...
Breaking news Sheriff Jody Greene has been suspended from office pending a hearing Oct. 24 in Columbus County Superior Court. Superior Court Judge Douglas Sasser signed the order today, and...
It took a photograph to convince a Tabor City man that his car wasn’t stolen. Tracy Dean Brown, 51, of 403 S. Lewis St., Tabor City, was charged with DWI...
They know, just as surely as if they had a calendar. Their tails wag more; some bounce at the sight of any truck. Others bay constantly, even more than a...
District Attorney Jon David officially requested Sheriff Jody Greene resign in a letter today (Monday). David refused to comment on the letter, referring all requests to the public records branch...