Bomb Threat Unfounded
Students got an unscheduled break from class Monday morning after a bomb threat was emailed to the city school system. The threat was made around 1030 a.m. The sheriff’s office reported that students at all [Read More]
Students got an unscheduled break from class Monday morning after a bomb threat was emailed to the city school system. The threat was made around 1030 a.m. The sheriff’s office reported that students at all [Read More]
Giant invasive snails with poisonous eggs may sound like a science fiction movie plot, but apple snails are real, and in the Lumber River. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) announced Monday that apple snails [Read More]
Brady Mercer loved his father, his grandmother said, even when Matthew Mercer broke his son’s nose. Matthew Hall Mercer, 41, is being held on a murder charge after allegedly shooting his son in the head [Read More]
A teenager was allegedly shot to death by his father Friday, according to the sheriff’s office. Matthew Hall Mercer is under no bond on a single count of first degree murder, Sheriff Bill Rogers said. [Read More]
If anyone tells you there’s nothing going on Columbus County, they’re just not keeping up. This weekend there’s music, classic cars, a special worship service and beautiful weather. Saturday starting at 11 is the inaugural [Read More]
Tamrick Hobley of Wilmington and two other suspects have been charged in the July murder of a Riegelwood man. The sheriff’s office said Tracey Taylor was found dead at his residence on Cemetery Road in [Read More]
Less than a mile and a half from our house in the hollow, there’s a new Dollar General. All the jokes aside, I actually like the DG stores, both the businesses and the business model. [Read More]
The alleged gunman in a Sept. 4 shooting near Whiteville is being held under no bond. Jansean Daryan Freeman, 20, was arrested Monday for attempted first degree murder and failure to appear, detention center records [Read More]
The disgraced police chief who faked his suicide to avoid prosecution pled guilty in Columbus Superior Court today. William Anthony Spivey will serve 138 to 267 months in prison after pleading guilty to 14 felonies [Read More]
A dog was found beaten to death in a field in Nakina Sunday. The sheriff’s office reported that the Sarah’s Avenue resident who owned of the animal let the dog out to go to the [Read More]
Around $91 million in the state’s $30 billion budget is coming to Columbus County. Rep. Brenden Jones and Sen. Bill Rabon announced the funding Thursday. Gov. Roy Cooper said in a statement that he will [Read More]
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) reported that zebra mussels, a harmful invasive aquatic species, have been identified in Iredell County. This is the first time this species has been identified in the wild in [Read More]
September in North Carolina means football, harvest time, hunting seasons, fishing – and the start of fall forest fire season. As North Carolina transitions to the fall, the N.C. Forest Service is reminding the public [Read More]
Assistant District Attorney Heath Nance has a new title – judge. Nance will fill the seat left vacant by C. Ashley Gore, who was recently appointed to fill the Superior Court seat of retired Chief [Read More]
Traffic was snarled for hours this morning when a logging truck overturned in Riegelwood. The truck lost its load at the intersection of N.C. 87 and Fertilizer Road, forcing delays in the area during the [Read More]
It wasn’t a good week for Pender County teams on the Columbus gridirons Thursday, as play was pushed up in advance of today’s potential tropical weather. Whiteville stomped a strong-hearted Heide Trask team, 49-12. It [Read More]
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