Multiple suspects have tried to outrun law enforcement in recent days, according to arrest reports. A traffic violations led to more serious charges for a Brunswick man who allegedly fled, then fought, deputies Tuesday. Arrest [Read More]
Gambling on horses and sports will now be legal in North Carolina. Governor Roy Cooper today signed House Bill 347, Sports Wagering/Horse Racing Wagering, into law. The bipartisan legislation will authorize and regulate wagering on [Read More]
Traffic is partially blocked at J.K. Powell Boulevard and Washington Streets in Whiteville after a collision this afternoon. First responders are on the scene. Whiteville Police are investigating.
Union Grove Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church will host a First Responders Appreciation Lunch Saturday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. All fire, EMS and law enforcement are welcome. There will be free hot dogs, [Read More]
Several times a week, she chases my car. She always stays on the yard side of the ditch in front of her home. She always stops and runs back to her mother when she’s called. [Read More]
A Whiteville man was among four fatal overdoses on fentanyl-laced crack cocaine that sent a Beulaville man to federal prison this week. Marshall Ray Scarborough, 65, pled guilty in February to four counts of conspiracy [Read More]
The alleged gunman who became a robbery victim after a January shooting, and his alleged robber, have been indicted by a Columbus County grand jury. Jeremiah Nyree Long, 18, died at an area hospital after [Read More]
Trasmine Hemingway is being held under charges of assault with intent to kill and firing into an occupied dwelling after two people were shot in Tabor City Monday night. Hemingway, 30, is charged with assault [Read More]
New cell door locks at the county detention center will eliminate the chances of inmates “popping” the locks and getting out. County commissioners on Monday approved a request from Capt. Robert Creech of the detention [Read More]
Cadaver dogs, federal agents and detectives are conducting a search today (Thursday) in reference to a 2015 disappearance near Fairmont. Sara Graham was reported missing Feb. 4, 2015, according to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office. [Read More]
Observances of what is considered the true end of slavery are scheduled across the area in honor of Juneteenth. Juneteenth is short for June 19, the date in 1865 when U.S. Army troops moving into [Read More]
Smoke from intense Canadian wildfires has led to dramatic sunsets and sunrises in Southeastern North Carolina — along with air quality alerts. Columbus County and all of Southeastern North Carolina is under a Code Yellow [Read More]
Multiple charges were filed against a Tabor City area man who allegedly tried to steal a detective’s handgun during a fight. Donald Zane Russ, 34, is under a $212,500 secured bond in the Columbus County [Read More]
Time is a funny thing. The concept of measuring time was created by man, since we couldn’t be satisfied with looking up, holding a hand parallel to the horizon and figuring if the day was [Read More]
Deputies were called to Old Lumberton Road Sunday morning after a fight involving a board, a hammer and a knife between two relatives. Johnnie Mack Evans, 72, was charged with a single count of assault [Read More]
County commissioners agreed to return $58,000 in cuts to the Parks and Recreation Department Monday but otherwise made no changes to the proposed Fiscal 23-24 budget. There will be no tax increase, Finance Director Lacie [Read More]
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