Updated and corrected information at 9:45 p.m. Two rescue vehicles were wrecked and third was damaged as heavy rains brought flash flooding to much of Columbus today (Sunday). Radio traffic indicated that a Tabor City [Read More]
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Lower speeds on South Madison and no parking on part of Franklin Street are on the agenda Tuesday for Whiteville City Council. The N.C. Dept. of Transportation (NCDOT) has asked that the city support dropping [Read More]
Whiteville Police have arrested a man on charges of possessing and duplicating child pornography. Bryson Benjamin Jonston, 22, was arrested Monday on one count each of second and third degree sexual exploitation of a minor [Read More]
No contraband was found but an early morning drone flight over Columbus Correctional caught the eye of law enforcement Tuesday. The sheriff’s office said that prison officials spotted to drone around 7 a.m. and contacted [Read More]
Deputies arrested an impaired, naked man Oct. 5 who said he was being bitten by snakes. Troy Edward Adkins, 54, of 99 McKeithan Dr., Whiteville, was charged with misdemeanor indecent exposure, and intoxicated and disruptive. [Read More]
The man who shot four people in a Clarkton home in 2020, killing three, will spend the next 66 to 87 years in prison. Taureen Reshaul Johnson, 41, was found guilty of three counts of [Read More]
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Voter registration ends tomorrow (Oct. 10) for the November municipal elections. Early voting begins Oct. 16, and anyone who wishes to vote but has not registered may cast a provisional ballot during the early voting [Read More]
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Whiteville officials turned the ceremonial shovels Tuesday on a project designed to improve life downtown and help flooding. The $1.3 million Madison Street Park will cover what was once the county’s first modern shopping center [Read More]
Residents of incorporated towns and cities have until Friday to register to vote for the Nov. 4 election. All municipalities in the county have elections this fall. Only town residents may cast ballots. Friday is [Read More]
A boil advisory has been issued for county water customers along Greens Mill Road. Contractors broke a pipe this afternoon (Wednesday). Crews are reversing flow in some areas to effect repairs, according to a county [Read More]
Fall means hunting seasons, cooler air and an increase in new cases of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The Wildlife Resources Commission said HPAI cases emerge due to the high numbers of migratory waterfowl [Read More]
Following is a weekly feature of ColumbusCountyNews.com. All records and information are obtained through arrest reports and warrants. While the focus is primarily to draw attention to driving while impaired (DWI) cases, other charges are [Read More]
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