Chadbourn Police will host their annual Community Safety Day Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon. Visitors can learn more about the Chadbourn Police, Fire Department, EMS and Public Works. CPD will also h...
The largest working wildfire in North Carolina has burned 762 acres and is 50 percent contained. Phillip Jackson of the N.C. Forest Service said crews have been on the Rosindale fire since Wednesday a...
A Bolton man has been charged for allowing the September 2025 assault on a child. Anthony Dewitt Ameri Jacobs, 37, of 7848 Old Lake Rd., was arrested today (April 8) on a single count of misdemeanor c...
Updated 8:45 p.m. A wildfire in Bladen County is causing smoke and ash across Columbus County, and is visible for 50 miles. As of 8 p.m., the fire had expanded to 425acres, with zero containment, acco...
Officers tracked a larceny suspect across the county and arrested him for allegedly stealing a gun and a truck Monday. Owen Trent Fowler, 21, of 1502 Chade Fisher Rd., Chadbourn, was held under $20,00...
A narcotics officer sustained minor injuries after deputies fought with a drug suspect who allegedly led them on 100 mile per hour chase March 31. Daniel Dalech Adams, 49, was charged with felony flee...
The interim town manager for Chadbourn is a familiar face. John Bauer served as town manager for Chadbourn from December 2018 through June of 2019. At Tuesday’s town council meeting, Mayor Phillip Bri...
Emergency repairs to the water system are affecting some customers in County Water and Sewer District One. The affected areas include Spivey Ward Road, Nealy Drive, Antinori Drive, Harper Drive, and f...
A landmark fried chicken sale benefitting a local church is set for Saturday. Bethel Methodist Church will hold its Famous Fried Chicken Plate Sale Saturday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., or until all the...
Ongoing aggressive patrols in the eastern part of Columbus led to drug charges for a Bladen County man April 1. Bruce Spencer, 46, of 531 McKoy Loop Rd., Ivanhoe, was charged with three counts each o...
An infant is recovering after apparently ingesting an unknown substance Monday afternoon. The sheriff’s office responded to a medical call at a home on Crusoe Island Road around 3 p.m., according to a...
Spring is one of my favorite times of the year; baby critters are being born, flowers are blooming, more moderate temperatures (even though I love winter, by March the honeymoon is over). There’s East...
Detectives are actively searching for a vandal who damaged around 20 mailboxes early Monday. The vandal hit mailboxes along Peacock Road and elsewhere in North Whiteville, the sheriff’s office said. T...
Columbus Animal Protective Services will hold two free rabies clinics in the coming weeks. County Commissioners in Monday unanimously approved a request from APS to offer the vaccinations for free. No...
Deputies arrested a Bladen County suspect during a traffic stop in Delco March 31, according to the sheriff’s office. Benetta Renee White, 52, was charged with five counts of failure to appear in Blad...