Brunswick deputies used a large offroad vehicle to rescue – and arrest – a missing man near Leland today. Anthony Andrew Snyder, 40, is being held for failure to appear, probation violations and two c...
It’s the middle of Teacher Appreciation Week as I write this, and I’ve been thinking about the teachers I’ve had in my life. It has been a minute or two since I was in high school in Coop...
Parents interested in fostering or adopting children can find out more about the process June 1. The Columbus Baptist Association will host an informational meeting at 7 p.m. at the CBA offices in Whi...
Complaints about teens getting sick from vape products led to the arrest of a tobacco store owner and four raids Tuesday. Abdulfatah Moha Mozib, 25, of 109 S. Franklin St., Whiteville, was charged wit...
On a daily basis, I feel sorry for some folks. In this particular case, it was a lady in a much larger city, in another part of the state. As the saying goes, she ain’t from around here. Whilst trimmi...
An “outside agency” will investigate whether there was fault when a child got left on a school bus last week. A mechanic found a sleeping child on a school bus at Williams Township May 15, the county ...
This is a Columbus Connection that every member of Blue Cross/Blue Shield needs to hear. The guest on this edition of The Columbus Connection is North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey. Jeff...
A Pennsylvania man died Thursday when his motorcycle collided with a dump truck near the state line. Robert Kuhn, 58, was killed in the collision. His Harley-Davidson motorcycle was headed south on N....
Identification will be required at all polling places starting with this fall’s municipal elections. Municipal elections are Nov. 7. Voters in Whiteville will cast ballots for two District 01 and one ...
Two felonies have been filed against a local man for having sex with an adolescent. Christopher Robert Mintz, 36, was arrested Wednesday on two counts of statutory sex offense, according to detention ...
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler is encouraging equine owners to have their animals vaccinated against Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis and West Nile Virus. “Mosquito-breeding season in North Ca...
A new pilot program through the state court system aims to reduce the amount of time children spend in foster care. The Safe Babies Court Team (SBCT) project was announced today by State Supreme Court...
Whiteville Police are searching for a local man who allegedly stole a handgun from a gun shop, then cut off his ankle monitor. Justin McPherson is alleged to have gone into Country Boy Outfitters on P...
Four deputies escaped serious injury after a suspect allegedly rammed their patrol vehicles with his car Monday. Camdon Lee Sisler, 33, of 982 Harrelsonville Rd., Whiteville, was held under $20,000 se...
A North Hallsboro woman is recovering after she was beaten unconscious Tuesday. The sheriff’s office said deputies were called to Columbus Regional after the woman was brought into the emergency depar...
It had been a particularly frustrating week piled on top of another similarly pestiferous seven days. I did beat the sun to the draw on that lovely spring Saturday morning, but the coming days didn’t ...