A bulldozer and excavator were nearly destroyed by vandals Sunday, according to the sheriff’s office. Damages to the equipment were estimated at $200,000, according to the report The four unknown juve...
Nationally-known speakers, praise music and more are coming too Legion Stadium beginning Sunday. The Encounter Crusade is sponsored by the Columbus Baptist Association, in partnership with Every Natio...
My host insisted we stop the truck, get out and walk around some. I didn’t argue; it was a beautiful day for February, bright and dry, not terribly chill, and if a gentleman staring his 90th year in t...
Donations are being accepted through Friday for the Chadbourn Library yard sale Saturday. Clothes and shoes will not be accepted, but other items in good condition are welcome. Donations may be droppe...
A months-long investigation into alleged drug activity in a notorious Columbus County community sent three men to jail Friday.Dalvin Davonta Smith, 26; Don Smith, 44; Demetrick Smith, 30, and Tanicka ...
A joint effort by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Sheriff’s Office led to the detention of several suspects Thursday, including two alleged drug offenders. ICE did not immediat...
A checking station near Whiteville Sept. 23 led to a brief chase and an armed felon. Jaeshan Daryan Freeman, 23, was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, carrying a concealed weapon, failu...
The suspect in a Sept. 22 shooting has been jailed. Kyron Spivey, 26, of 1491 Rico Rd., Whiteville, is being held under no bond on a single charge of attempted first degree murder, according to warran...
While renovations begin on the current N.C. DMV driver license office in Whiteville, customers will have to visit a temporary facility a few hundred feet away. The permanent office, at 917 Washington ...
An early morning collision with a deer claimed the life of a Whiteville motorcyclist Saturday. Terry Walker, 55, of Whiteville was killed when his 2023 Harley Davidson struck a deer on U.S. 701...
Prison officials and the Tabor City Police are investigating after an inmate apparently died by his own hand Sunday. Steven Liddick was found unresponsive in his cell at Tabor Correctional around 3 a....
If robots conquer the world, it won’t be armies of evil cyborgs stalking the landscape with superweapons. It will be through telephone and computer screens. On a daily basis, my computer, iPad or phon...
County commissioners Monday approved holding a public hearing in October before voting on a moratorium for data centers. The hearing will be held Oct. 5, and the public will have the chance to speak u...
A deputy checking on a stopped car in the roadway seized a firearm and a vehicle Tuesday morning. Larry Dewayne Berry, 35, was held under $3,000 secured bond, according to detention center records. He...
A man was hit by gunfire during an apparent road rage incident in North Hallsboro Tuesday. Willie James Shine II was in the 6300 block of Hallsboro Road North when a female suspect allegedly opened f...
A felony death by vehicle charge has been filed against the woman who allegedly killed a beloved local baker in a collision on N.C. 130. Charlotte Milligan, 54, of Ash crossed the centerline and struc...