Tabitha Reaves was shielding her infant child when Reaves was struck in the head by at least one bullet Dec. 9.The third suspect in that street corner shooting in Tabor...
4:50 p.m. See updated story.The second suspect has been jailed in the Dec. 9 shooting of Tabitha Reaves of Whiteville. The sheriff’s office reported that the second suspect is a...
An additional 144 COVID-19 cases this week brought the county’s total since the start of the pandemic to 3,243, with 79 deaths. The health department’s Thursday numbers showed that only...
Aggressive drivers in Columbus County might have a surprise the next time the see blue lights in the rear view – rather than a trooper, they might meet a sheriff’s...
More than a century ago, maybe even on a Christmas morning, the doll was unwrapped to squeals of joy. Her body was simple and straight forward – basically just cotton...
Multiple felony charges have been filed against a woman after she allegedly opened fire on a vehicle and struck two people Dec. 9. Allegriana Johnson, 25, reportedly opened fire on...
Two men were charged and one was injured after a frying pan assault Sunday. The sheriff’s office reported that a deputy responded to Flynn Cemetery Road between Hallsboro and Whiteville in...
An extension cord led to a coffee pot, a bag of marijuana and trouble for a Haynes Lennon Road man Sunday Christopher Lawrence Jones, 54, was arrested for possession of...
Two Whiteville firefighters hauled a wheelchair-bound man from his burning apartment Saturday night. WFD Captain J.D. Batchelor and Captain Kyle McDaniel were among the personnel responding to &n...
Two more people have died from COVID-19 in Columbus county, bringing the total to 76 since March. Both of the latest fatalities were patients who were hospitalized. One died Dec....
UPDATED with additional information. A county maintenance worker has been charged with 14 counts each of larceny by employee and obtaining property by false pretense after he allegedly used a...
Citing the ongoing rise in the spread of COVID-19, State Chief Justice Cheri Beasley announced today that all in-person court hearings are postponed for 30 days.The announcement came Friday afternoon...
Developing A woman is in Grand Strand Hospital after a shooting incident in Tabor City Wednesday. Russell Conway of the Tabor City Police said the 7:30 p.m. incident began near...
A Chadbourn man was arrested for littering more than 500 pounds after he allegedly dumped the contents of a storage building in Chadbourn. Ronald L. Cribbs, 66, of 362 Dessie...
While no new deaths were reported this morning, the Columbus County Health Department reports positive COVID-19 cases are increasing. Six of the 90 new cases reported since Monday come from...
Buyers and sellers using the internet and parents dropping off children for visitation now have a new, safer option courtesy of the sheriff’s office and International Paper. Sheriff Jody Greene...