Lake Waccamaw Mayor Matt Wilson said officials hope to find a “happy medium” in dealing with alligators at the lake. “There are folks who just want to kill them all,...
Chadbourn Town officials said this afternoon (Thursday) that the boil advisory has been lifted for the entire town. Chadbourn water customers lost pressure after a water main break earlier this...
State officials hope a new online platform helps prevent losing children in the foster system. The N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services has launched of PATH NC (Partnership and...
Two boys were reunited with their mother after Wednesday spending the night in a tree stand, according to the sheriff’s office. The boys were reported missing just before 9 a.m....
This report is a compilation of media and legislative reports as well as conventional interviews. A bill in the General Assembly would take away local authority to regulate developments like...
Thursday is Juneteenth, marking the anniversary of when slaves in Texas became the last to find out they had been freed in 1865. M<Any professional and government offices will be...
There is no room left at the Columbus County Animal Shelter. On Monday alone, 50 new animals came in, including some strays and others turned over by their owners. The...
After spring planting is complete, agricultural producers should make an appointment with their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county office to complete crop acreage reports before the applicable dea...
We had big plans, the Old Man and I, but they didn’t quite work out like we expected. Papa loved baseball, especially what I call “hungry” baseball, the minor leagues,...
Detectives are searching for a driver who allegedly killed a puppy on purpose while speeding on a Whiteville-area roadway. The Sunday afternoon incident was caught on security camera, according to...
Detectives are investigating after more than $4,125 of corn was destroyed near Whiteville. The victim contacted the sheriff’s office June 12 after discovering the damage. Approximately three acres of ...
A necropsy is being performed on the alligator that attacked and injured a girl at Lake Waccamaw Friday. Sgt. Matt Criscoe of the Wildlife Resources Commission said the girl will...
A former member of the Bladen County Board of Education who nows lives in Columbus is facing charges of child sexual abuse in Columbus and Bladen counties. Keith Edward Locklear,...
The Highway Patrol has identified the pilot and passenger of a plane that crash in Dothan Saturday. Philip Porter, 69, and his wife Cheryle, 66, died when their twin engine...
The pilot who crashed in Dothan today (Saturday) diverted from Grand Strand Airport due to heavy storms. Two people died when the Beechcraft Baron went down at a high rate...
Updated 7:27 p.m. A twin engine plane crashed north of Old Dothan Road Saturday (today), killing two people. Sheriff Bill Rogers said the crash occurred around 1 p.m. The six...