While renovations begin on the current N.C. DMV driver license office in Whiteville, customers will have to visit a temporary facility a few hundred feet away. The permanent office, at 917 Washington ...
An early morning collision with a deer claimed the life of a Whiteville motorcyclist Saturday. Terry Walker, 55, of Whiteville was killed when his 2023 Harley Davidson struck a deer on U.S. 701...
Prison officials and the Tabor City Police are investigating after an inmate apparently died by his own hand Sunday. Steven Liddick was found unresponsive in his cell at Tabor Correctional around 3 a....
If robots conquer the world, it won’t be armies of evil cyborgs stalking the landscape with superweapons. It will be through telephone and computer screens. On a daily basis, my computer, iPad or phon...
County commissioners Monday approved holding a public hearing in October before voting on a moratorium for data centers. The hearing will be held Oct. 5, and the public will have the chance to speak u...
A deputy checking on a stopped car in the roadway seized a firearm and a vehicle Tuesday morning. Larry Dewayne Berry, 35, was held under $3,000 secured bond, according to detention center records. He...
A man was hit by gunfire during an apparent road rage incident in North Hallsboro Tuesday. Willie James Shine II was in the 6300 block of Hallsboro Road North when a female suspect allegedly opened f...
A felony death by vehicle charge has been filed against the woman who allegedly killed a beloved local baker in a collision on N.C. 130. Charlotte Milligan, 54, of Ash crossed the centerline and struc...
The staff of Rep. David Rouzer (NC-07) has scheduled October Mobile Office Hours around North Carolina’s Seventh Congressional District, including events in Whiteville and Elizabethtown. At thes...
Updated 1 p.m. An automobile was the weapon of choice in an alleged assault Monday that left one person trapped and seriously injured. Warrants and arrest reports show Earl James Whitman Jr., 43, was ...
Two shoplifting suspects went on a shopping spree at the Nakina Dollar General Saturday, the sheriff’s office said. The suspects were described as white females, according to the report. Deputies were...
After back-to-back 911 calls, a Tabor City man was jailed for disorderly conduct and other charges Sept. 19. Deangalo Deran Lewis, 39, was charged with disorderly conduct, resisting an officer and ass...
A soccer team got an unexpected free meal Thursday. The Whiteville Domino’s Pizza contacted the sheriff’s office after someone ordered 21 pizzas valued at $184.67, and had them delivered to Legion St...
The suspect fled, but a report of a prowler turned up drugs at the Nakina Dollar General early Friday. Deputies were dispatched to the store at 4248 Swamp Fox Highway just after 3 a.m. after a report ...
Charges have not been dropped against Williams Robert “Robbie” Smith Jr. for the shooting of a deputy Wednesday. An anonymous report by the Columbus County Ledger on social media Saturday claimed that...
Health and safety will dominate Monday’s regular meeting of the county commissioners, and the board will also consider a moratorium on data centers. Among the items on the agenda are requests for appr...