Lake Waccamaw Mayor Daniel Hilburn will not run for reelection. “I’ve been in office for 15 years here, and in public service in one way or another for 34 years,”...
More members of Group Four will have access to COVID-19 vaccinations March 17, Gov. Roy Cooper said this afternoon. Cooper and N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy...
Someone broke into the Whiteville City Garage and stole more than $6,000 worth of equipment over the weekend. City workers discovered the thefts Monday morning, according to Whiteville Police. Two...
Gov. Roy Cooper and the COVID-19 task force will hold a video briefing at 3 p.m. Among the topics expected to be discussed are the compromise bill to reopen schools...
The standoff over reopening in-person instruction in public schools may be over. In a press conference in Raleigh this morning, Gov. Roy Cooper and Senate Majority Leader Phil Berger announced...
UPDATED with warrant information.Narcotics officers arrested a Columbus County deputy on drug and pornography charges last night.Bradley Scott Rockwell, 48, a two-year veteran of Columbus Co...
I finally caught Hope on a day when the thermometer in the truck read 105. She was mangy, covered in ticks, scratched up and infected. She was too hot, tired...
Local and state leaders will meet March 19 to discuss the future of Whiteville. Whiteville City council will meet with local legislators to discuss growth, infrastructure and financing in a...
A man on a stolen motorcycle led law enforcement on a high speed chase, then a brief foot pursuit March 2. Lamarquise Rashaaad Pollard was riding a dirtbike down Madison...
Burning off old grass, preparing gardens and disposing of winter-killed leaves and limbs is a big part of spring in Southeastern North Carolina. All too often, those traditions can quickly lead...
Gov. Roy Cooper today said North Carolina is being called a leader in ensuring minorities are vaccinated for COVID-19 at proportional rates to white residents. Of the 1.1 million vaccines...
The sheriff’s office on Monday announced three arrests for sex offenses against minors. None of the cases are related, according to the sheriff’s office. All came after extensive investigations....
Chadbourn Chief of Police Anthony Spivey was placed on paid administrative lead Friday. Mayor Phillip Britt said the town is conducting an internal investigation into “leadership issues. “It’s early, ...
Two additional suspects have been jailed in the county’s first murder of the year. Jamaal Green has been charged with murder and Amanda Williamson as accessory after the fact in...
Detectives found four children with easy access to a sawed-off shotgun and narcotics in a Jan. 26 investigation, and have since arrested the children’s mother. Victoria Noyola, 27, with addresses...
The board of the Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation of North Carolina has set the 2021 boll weevil assessment at 75 cents per acre of cotton. The amount remains the same...