The staff of Rep. David Rouzer (NC-07) has scheduled October Mobile Office Hours around North Carolina’s Seventh Congressional District, including events in Whiteville and Elizabethtown. At thes...
Updated 1 p.m. An automobile was the weapon of choice in an alleged assault Monday that left one person trapped and seriously injured. Warrants and arrest reports show Earl James Whitman Jr., 43, was ...
Two shoplifting suspects went on a shopping spree at the Nakina Dollar General Saturday, the sheriff’s office said. The suspects were described as white females, according to the report. Deputies were...
After back-to-back 911 calls, a Tabor City man was jailed for disorderly conduct and other charges Sept. 19. Deangalo Deran Lewis, 39, was charged with disorderly conduct, resisting an officer and ass...
A soccer team got an unexpected free meal Thursday. The Whiteville Domino’s Pizza contacted the sheriff’s office after someone ordered 21 pizzas valued at $184.67, and had them delivered to Legion St...
The suspect fled, but a report of a prowler turned up drugs at the Nakina Dollar General early Friday. Deputies were dispatched to the store at 4248 Swamp Fox Highway just after 3 a.m. after a report ...
Charges have not been dropped against Williams Robert “Robbie” Smith Jr. for the shooting of a deputy Wednesday. An anonymous report by the Columbus County Ledger on social media Saturday claimed that...
Health and safety will dominate Monday’s regular meeting of the county commissioners, and the board will also consider a moratorium on data centers. Among the items on the agenda are requests for appr...
Whiteville City Manager Sean Martin, Deputy City Manager Colburn Brown, Fire Chief David Yergeau and City Councilman Josh Harris toured a fire truck manufacturer in Wisconsin this week. The trip to Wi...
Mrs. Dixie Smith Martin, age 94, of Orrum passed away on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. She was born Oct. 11, 1931 in Robeson County to the late Ford Smith and the late Mary Eliza Hardin Smith. Along with ...
Deputies who stopped a woman for speeding on U.S. 74 confiscated a large quantity of illegal narcotics Sept. 14. Keoni Mauricia White, 33, was held under $90,100 secured bond, according to jail record...
The man charged with shooting a Columbus County deputy Wednesday is being held under no bond. William Robert “Robbie” Smith Jr., 48, was arrested after an 11-hour manhunt off Shackletown Road in Delco...
The suspect in this morning’s shooting of a deputy is in custody. The sheriff’s office and State Bureau of Investigation announced that William Robert Smith Jr., 48, is in custody. He faces a single c...
A joint operation between Bladen County narcotics officers and the Elizabethtown Police led to the arrest of two alleged drug dealers Friday. Eric Mitchell, 35, was charged with possession with intent...
Updated 12:25 p.m. Sept. 16 A massive manhunt is underway in Delco, where the suspect who allegedly shot a deputy is still on the run. The deputy initiated a traffic stop on Delco Prosper Road around ...
Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies are searching for a suspect who allegedly shot a deputy on Prosper Road and fled the scene this morning. The assault occurred in the Delco area after a...