• Suspect allegedly abused victim for years. Bladen County authorities have charged a Harrells area man with multiple sex offenses after he allegedly abused a family member for several years....
Margaret French McLean will be the topic of the next meeting of the Southeastern Genealogical Society this Saturday. Blake Tyner will discuss the state’s little known first lady who spearheaded...
August slunk into the shadows the other morning, hissing, spitting and licking its wounds, as September’s loving embrace rose with a sunrise worthy of song. As much as I despise...
Following are the driving while impaired arrests reported in Columbus County for the period Aug. 25 through Sept. 2. All records and information are obtained through arrest reports and warrants....
State and local authorities are investigating Saturday’s fire that killed four children near Chadbourn, and more information is expected today. Ansley Hayes established a GoFundMe with the permission ...
James Rico Gore is being held under a $1 million bond after he allegedly tried to burn down a house with his mother and a small child inside. Gore, 54,...
Following is an edited transcript of this week’s Columbus Connection. Dissenting opinions are welcome. See our letters to the editor section for information. A lost, misguided soul shot up a...
Detectives arrested a Cerro Gordo woman on multiple felony charges after finding 15 firearms in her home during a drug investigation. Ruth Marlowe Strickland, 58, of – Bill Nobles Road,...
No adults were in the home when the fire was reported around 2:59 a.m. Four sisters, ages 2 to 7 years, died in a structure fire near Chadbourn early Saturday...
Updated 12 noon Aug. 30 Four small children are reportedly dead after an early morning structure fire near Chadbourn. The fire on Colony Road was called in around 3 a.m....
Whiteville Public Works crews are on the scene of three water leaks in the area of Edgewood School. Water service to the area has been interrupted. The city hopes to...
A fugitive who has been wanted since 2023 is being held on multiple charges ranging from drugs and firearms violations to assault on a female. Jasper Erwan Johnson, 26, of...
Detectives from multiple counties worked together to arrest a Bladen man whose crime spree extended in Columbus. Wesley Keith Carroll, 44, of 1676 N.C. 211 W., Clarkton, was held under...
For the second time in a week, county Water District I customers in Waterfall Estates are dealing with a water outage. County spokeswoman Amanda Prince said contractors broke a water...
A federal grand jury returned an indictment Tuesday charging a Canadian citizen with illegally registering to vote and voting in federal elections in 2022 and 2024. “Every single time a...
An alleged narcotics trafficker in Cerro Gordo was shut down this week after tips from the public via the sheriff’s office app. Earl Oxendine, 58, was arrested at home on...