Tabor City Police have charged a man with having sex with an underage girl. David Oryan Eckert III, 31, of Tabor City, was arrested Thursday (March 10) on one count each of indecent liberties with [Read More]
I was focused on lunch at Sue’s Diner when I almost ran into Spring. I was making my way up the street from my office, and halfway noticing the windows of the stores. I admit [Read More]
Deputies responding to a suspicious vehicle call found a man who was reported missing hours before – and arrested him. Jarred Randall Little, 24, was held under a secured bond of $8,500 on charges of [Read More]
If you suspect bats may be living in your home, biologists at the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission ask that you relocate them responsibly before pup rearing season begins on May 1. Bats hibernate or migrate south during [Read More]
An off-center crossroads that has been the scene of multiple car crashes will soon get a major renovation. Old Lumberton Road at N.C. 410, sometimes called Oakdale Crossroads, will be cut off on the eastern [Read More]
• Both victims recovering. The two victims of Sunday’s shooting in Whiteville are recovering, according to police. Paul Register Jr., 41, and Shamika McAllister, 41, were both struck by gunfire in the incident. WPD reported [Read More]
The Elizabethtown man charged in the county’s first murder of 2022 was arrested the same day after a high speed chase in Clinton. Lawrence Thomas, 69, of Jones Street, Elizabethtown, is being held under no [Read More]
A number of local and state offices will be decided in the May 17 primary election, since there are no challengers. A special meeting of the county Board of Elections has been called for today [Read More]
Elections Board to meet this afternoon to determine next step. No one filed to run for the Whiteville City Council seat held by Tim Blackmon by the noon deadline today. The county Board of Elections [Read More]
A midnight quest for a cigarette ended badly for an Ash man Tuesday morning. Ivan Yanez, 21, was arrested and charged with assault on a government official, resisting an officer, indecent exposure and simple assault, according [Read More]
A local couple with four children could soon be reunited – in court. Heliodoro Noyola Jr., 34, was returned to Columbus County Wednesday after he was arrested in Conway Feb. 6. Noyola faces charges of [Read More]
As prisons fight to recruit and keep corrections officers across the state, a Salisbury company will soon bring a number of high-paying jobs to Columbus Correctional. P&G Kiker Security has provided private guards to the [Read More]
Former Elections Supervisor said she “did not know” she was filing retirement papers. Carla Strickland said she is “not worried” about a computer drive turned over to federal investigators Tuesday. “I’m not worried,” Strickland emphasized, [Read More]
Dear President Biden, As I write these words, you are preparing your first State of the Union address. I’m scared to see what you plan to do to America this time. Honestly, sir, I didn’t [Read More]
The Brown Street Station in Chadbourn will follow their ribbon cutting on March 5 with a nod to first responders. The venue is offering free tickets to the “Them Sweeney Boys” 3 p.m. show to [Read More]
The Columbus County Shrine Club will be having their annual golf tournament on Friday, April 22 at the Land-O-Lakes Golf Course. Registration will begin at 10 a.m., and 11 a.m. is the shotgun start. [Read More]
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