Major renovations are underway at the Columbus County Animal Protective Services (APS) shelter. “It takes a while to get things up to where they were supposed to be,” said Sheriff Jody Greene. “We are really [Read More]
Woman charged in Friday Bladen fatality. Two people died in unrelated crashes within 24 hours in Columbus, and a Clarkton man died in a Bladen crash Friday afternoon. Charges have been filed in the Bladen [Read More]
The water is high, and the weather is warm. Events in the county are happening all over the place, so how about a little fishing to add to the mix. The second annual Waccamaw Siouan [Read More]
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has finally hit North Carolina’s deer herd. Officials with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission announced today (Thursday) that a sample collected from a hunter-harvested, white-tailed deer in Yadkin County has tested [Read More]
The man who beat his uncle to death in a Clarkton home has been found guilty. Gabriel James McDowell, 21, was a teenager when he assaulted Leon Leach in a home off Ida’s Lane in [Read More]
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for our area through 8 p.m. Conditions are good for a spinup or isolated tornado to form this afternoon and evening as a front moves off [Read More]
Suspect had more drugs hidden in underwear at jail, CCSO says. Two stolen guns, methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana were confiscated after a traffic stop involving a Leland woman Monday. Taleesha Angel Bryant, 22, was held [Read More]
The East Columbus High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) is literally selling the fruits of their labor this year. The horticulture chapter will host a plant and BBQ plate sale Saturday to raise money for [Read More]
A commercial turkey operation in Johnston County has tested positive for High Path Avian Influenza (HPAI), according to state officials. This is the first case of high path avian influenza in domestic poultry in North [Read More]
A traffic stop turned into a water rescue for a Whiteville man March 21. Christopher Scott Deans, 26, was charged with resisting an officer, misdemeanor child abuse, possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia, according to [Read More]
More than 185,000 North Carolina drivers with revoked licenses could see their privileges restored over the next two months. The Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) said in a press release Monday that drivers whose licenses [Read More]
None of her streetnames are even vaguely polite, so I’ll call her Sally. I saw her the other day, talking to herself as she debated crossing a five-lane street from the middle of the block. [Read More]
A Columbus County narcotics officer is recovering after a suspect allegedly used his vehicle as a weapon. Duane Henderson Manning, 55, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon on a government official, resisting an [Read More]
Four firearms and drugs were recently confiscated thanks to the sharp nose of a Sheriff’s Office canine. Jeroid Long, 33, of Riegelwood was held under $8,500 secured bond after a traffic stop March 11, the [Read More]
One man was jailed after a shootout on Whitehall Road Extension Friday. Karsten Maurice Powell, 52, of 125 Stabley St., Whiteville, was charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver methamphetamine, trafficking in [Read More]
Justin Lee Locklear became the county’s eleventh road death Friday when his soft drink truck slammed into the rear of a tanker on U.S. 74-76. First Sgt. Andrew Pait of the Highway Patrol said Locklear [Read More]
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