In addition to electronic calls, nighthunting, dogs and bait, hunters have another tool to use in hoghunting– technology. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has unveiled a new online reporting tool for people to report any sightings of [Read More]
The phone rang, strident and screaming in the pre-dawn, at an hour that nothing good ever comes via telephone call. I tapped Toni the Pillow Puppy, and she moved without even waking up. The caller [Read More]
Thursday’s incident involving a mentally challenged man whose caretaker allegedly kept him from casting a ballot as he wished has been sent to the state Board of Elections for further investigation. It also wasn’t the [Read More]
A scorned woman in Riegelwood allegedly stole a handgun, burned a home, a Jeep and shot at two people Oct. 21, according to the sheriff’s office. Monica Renee Simpson, 33, is under $161,000 secured bond [Read More]
Despite long lines in the first few days, early polls are flowing smoothly across the county. Senior elections specialist Kathy Enzor said Friday that 9,809 ballots have been cast in the county. The county has [Read More]
Updated More details have been released in the case of a father charged with abusing his 13-day-old infant girl. Warrants show that Justin Dewayne Williamson, 22, of 2323 Jim Jolly Rd., Clarendon, was initially released [Read More]
The Board of Elections is investigating whether a caretaker kept a local man from voting for Donald Trump at the Whiteville one stop poll Thursday. Brandon Patrick said he had taken his father to the [Read More]
Garrison Simmons and Jonathan Hammond took this wild hog in Nakina recently with a Browning 6.5 mm. Email your trophy photos and some basic information to news@ccnews2020.com or message us on Facebook.
The most recent death from COVID0-19 in Columbus County brings the local toll to 60. The Columbus County Health Department, in its regular Thursday report, said the individual died today (Oct. 22) in an area [Read More]
Local, state and federal authorities worked together to arrest a Riegelwood man accused of sending nude photographs to an eight year old girl. Alberto Leon, 29, is being held under a $50,000 cash bond on [Read More]
Gov. Roy Cooper extended the ‘modified’ Phase 3 COVID lockdown to Nov. 13. Meanwhile 36 counties have been told to do more to control the spread of the novel corona virus. Cooper made the comments [Read More]
Two conversations with dear friends got me to thinking the other day about what things will be like when “this is all over.” Whether “this” is the pandemic, the quarantine, the civil unrest, the safety [Read More]
Whiteville officials want to know what residents and business owners think will help downtown grow and become more attractive.The city will be holding the first public meeting for the downtown streetscape master plan Tuesday evening [Read More]
A high speed chase started in Whiteville and ended with a manhunt in the Mount Olive community Sunday. Stewart Thomas Luck, 46, is being held under more than $1 million secured bond on charges ranging [Read More]
Candy, cigarettes, laundry detergent, even laundry hampers were among the things allegedly stolen by a Bladenboro man during a string of break-ins at area stores, according to the sheriff’s office. Coleman Dean Johnson, 41, of [Read More]
Deputies arrested an Horry County woman and recovered two handguns, brass knuckles and an ATV after a chase back and forth across the state line Tuesday. Samantha Elizabeth Kirsch faces charges of felony fleeing to [Read More]
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