Updated 11 a.m. Nov. 21 A teacher at Thomas Academy is being held under no bond on child sex charges. Jody Watts, 49, was arrested today (Wednesday) and booked into the county detention center at [Read More]
Attempted murder and maiming charges have been filed against a Bladen County woman who allegedly stabbed a man with a screwdriver, and chewed off part of his nose. Sandra Lynette Davis, 53, of Fayetteville, ius [Read More]
Multiple homes were hit in an apparent drive-by shooting near Tabor City Monday night. The sheriff’s office reported that Dep. D. Hilburn responded to the call after at least three homes were shot Monday. Hilburn [Read More]
Rep. Brenden Jones of Tabor City was elected Majority Leader of the state house today (Tuesday) by an overwhelming majority of his colleagues. “This vote of confidence means so much to me, and I am [Read More]
Almost every evening, I get home, change shoes, toss my necktie and sigh. My bride brings me a cup of coffee or a glass of tea, I mess with the dogs, she starts supper, and [Read More]
The agency tasked with administering relief funds to victims of Matthew and Florence is hundreds of millions of dollars over budget, and cannot account for where the rebuilding money has gone. Rep. Brenden Jones and [Read More]
A teenager was struck in the face with an axe Monday while defending his stepmother. Warrants have been issued for the male suspect in the case. Patrick Gatlin, 39, a black male, is wanted for [Read More]
Corey Robert Heckler of Bladenboro has been charged with felony statutory rape of a child. The Bladen Sheriff’s Office said Heckler was arrested after a parent of a juvenile found inappropriate material on a child’s [Read More]
Churches in Eastern Columbus County paused Sunday to remember the eight victims of the 2006 Riegelwood tornado. The storm struck a community between Old Lake Road and N.C. 87 in the predawn hours of November [Read More]
Inns and accessory dwellings are on the agenda for Lake Waccamaw Commissioners Tuesday. In August, the board of adjustments heard an appeal from Lynn Hinnant, who wants to renovate ten rooms at the Lake Waccamaw [Read More]
An altercation involving as many as ten people devolved into gunfire near Tabor City Sunday. No one was injured in the incident, the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were called to the 1300 block [Read More]
The 17th annual Carolina Youth Challenge is Saturday (Nov. 16) in Winnabow. There’s a treeing contest at 12:30, followed by the AKC-recognized YEP training class at 2:30, bench show at 3:30, and a one hour hunt [Read More]
A shoplifting call turned into a life-changing mission and an award for a Whiteville Police lieutenant. Lt. Thomas Riggins was honored with a Chief’s Commendation Award by WPD Chief Doug Ipock on Tuesday at Whiteville [Read More]
Gov. Roy Cooper has commuted the life sentence for a convicted murderer from Robeson County. George Lesane, 47, has served 30 years in prison for killing Larry McCormick. In addition to earning his GED and college [Read More]
Sometimes I really worry about my friends and family in Sub Carolina, also known as the Palmetto State of South Carolina. Every time you turn around, they have problems with invasive species. Armadillos, Tegu lizards, [Read More]
State officials say 283 more DNA matches have been verified during this fiscal year, allow investigators more evidence to track and solve crimes. In October, the State Crime Lab uploaded 1,183 samples to the CODIS database, which led [Read More]
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