Eugene McMillan of Riegelwood noticed a new scratch-off ticket was available for a new came Friday, so he decided to try his luck. He won the first $1 million top...
Work begins Wednesday (June 23) on a roundabout at a major downtown Whiteville intersection. The intersection of Lee, Madison, and Franklin streets will be converted from a lighted crossing to...
Bethel Methodist Church in Clarendon will host a special music service this Saturday (June 27) with the St. Mark Mass Choir. Rev. Pete House Jr., pastor of St. Mark Union...
Let’s be honest, spending actual money, dollar bills, to build something on a video game was not on my “things I would do as a parent” bingo card. If you...
A wanted man was jailed on meth charges after citizen complaints about reckless ATV riding in Cerro Gordo, the sheriff’s office said. William Colbey Carroll, 34, is being held under...
Whiteville has joined a new network of emergency response teams for an often-forgotten problem: water and wastewater infrastructure. The N.C. Wastewater and Water Response Network (WaterWARN) is a coo...
An AirLink helicopter crew was briefly blinded by someone tracking the helicopter with a laser during a medical mission Thursday. The helicopter crew reported that around 11:43 p.m., someone shone...
Mushrooms, marijuana, methamphetamine, and moonshine were among the contraband seized after a Whiteville traffic stop June 17. Wiley Bramble Memory, 62, of 408 Franklin St., Whiteville, was held under...
A South Carolina woman with a cognitive disorder was found safe Wednesday before a Silver Alert could be issued. The sheriff’s office said a 911 caller reported the elderly woman...
Masked bandits alleged assaulted and kidnapped a Feed Mill Road man early today (June 18). The victim told deputies that at least three masked men broke into his home around...
A warrant scammer conned a Riegelwood woman out of $16.400, according to the sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office said the woman, who is in her 40s, was contacted via phone...
A Bolton woman was not seriously injured after a trespassing suspect shoved her to th ground June 16. The Gum Street residence called 911 after the incident. She told deputies...
Multiple charges were filed against a suspect who allegedly stopped running from the law when he pulled into the driveway of random residence. Billy Jay Wright, 40, of 414 Country...
Updated with corrections Deborah Tyson still waits for her daughter Amanda Grace Little to call, four years after the Whiteville-area woman disappeared in Duplin County. “She always called me, just...
One of the three suspects charged in a Monday murder in New Hanover County is from Sandyfield. Skylar Marie Flores, 18, of 4004 Gen. Howe Hwy., is being held under...
I went into something akin to a full-bore panic the other day when I discovered my primary pocketknife was missing. Miss Rhonda found my beloved Sodbuster in the laundry, none...