Five people escaped injury after a Bolton man barricaded himself in a house Thursday. Jesse James Arp, 39, is being held under no bond on charges of second degree kidnapping and assault on a female. H...
North Carolina’s Landowner Protection Act makes it easier for property owners to monitor who can and cannot enter property. Posted signs every 200 yards or less are still allowed, but many are turning...
While county commissioners were unanimous in their decision to provide half the funding for a new tech firm coming to Whiteville, Mayor Terry Mann had to break a tie before Whiteville City Council app...
Updated 11:50 a.m. A third bomb threat was allegedly made Wednesday, this time at Whiteville High School, according to sheriff’s reports. The sheriff’s office daily incident summary for We...
During a recent inspection, state officials found the Whiteville Walmart regularly overcharged customers . The store was one of eight statewide that the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Ser...
West Columbus High and West Columbus School were temporarily evacuated today after a bomb threat, making the third for the county this week, including one this morning. Deputies searched the schools a...
My favorite young friend bounced into my office the other day, full of excitement. She was out of school, and had been on an adventure or two with her mother. I had to hear about everything, plus some...
A sixth grader allegedly told students that a bomb would be detonated at Central Middle School today during the national emergency broadcast test. Deputies cleared the school this morning, according t...
Sandie Simmons didn’t hesitate Sunday when she received a call about a choking child. The Acme-Delco-Riegelwood firefighter went straight from her home to that of the toddler, and her quick action li...
The second bomb threat to city schools in a week has led to early dismissal today. The call specifically threatened Central Middle this morning, and students were evacuated just after 8:30 a.m. Superi...
Students got an unscheduled break from class Monday morning after a bomb threat was emailed to the city school system. The threat was made around 1030 a.m. The sheriff’s office reported that students ...
Giant invasive snails with poisonous eggs may sound like a science fiction movie plot, but apple snails are real, and in the Lumber River. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) announced Monday...
Brady Mercer loved his father, his grandmother said, even when Matthew Mercer broke his son’s nose. Matthew Hall Mercer, 41, is being held on a murder charge after allegedly shooting his son in the he...
A teenager was allegedly shot to death by his father Friday, according to the sheriff’s office. Matthew Hall Mercer is under no bond on a single count of first degree murder, Sheriff Bill Rogers said....
If anyone tells you there’s nothing going on Columbus County, they’re just not keeping up. This weekend there’s music, classic cars, a special worship service and beautiful weather. Saturday starting ...
Tamrick Hobley of Wilmington and two other suspects have been charged in the July murder of a Riegelwood man. The sheriff’s office said Tracey Taylor was found dead at his residence on Cemetery Road ...