An alligator was “neutralized” after allegedly injuring a child at Lake Waccamaw today. Lake Waccamaw Police reported via social media that the child was seriously injured, but the wounds were not lif...
Around 60 people concerned about a proposed 4,500 home development turned out Thursday for a question and answer session at Lake Waccamaw. County Commissioner Lavern Coleman, who attended Tuesday’s me...
For years, Acme Delco Riegelwood Fire Rescue (ADR) has faced problems with flammable materials. The thousands of commercial trucks move through the east end of Columbus every day. There’s also a conce...
Around 200 people turned out Tuesday to speak out against a planned development for Old Lake Road between Lake Waccamaw and Buckhead. Bay Branch LLC wants to build 4,531 homes on 1,000 acres between U...
A Whiteville area woman is being held under no bond after allegedly smashing another woman’s windshield with a cinderblock, then shooting her twice. Andrenaishia Davis, 19, was charged with assault wi...
Whiteville Police have charged a man with having sexual relations with an underage girl. Norman Isiah Greenleaf, 32, of Brunswick, was charged with taking indecent liberties with a minor, statutory ra...
Developers will host a meeting Tuesday (June 10) at 6 p.m. to provide more details on a proposed 4,500 home development near Lake Waccamaw. The property, located roughly between Union Chapel Baptist C...
City officials and R.J. Corman Railroad are closer to improving stormwater runoff in downtown Whiteville. At their meeting Tuesday (June 10), Whiteville City Council will hear an update from City Mana...
A ceremony and bridge dedication Friday will honor a fallen local officer. Franklin Dale “Frankie” Perritte died in a car crash while pursuing a felony suspect in Cumberland County in 1995. Perritte w...
It was just another Saturday in June. The corn was tall, but cried out for mercy in the heat. The only clouds in the sky gave but the faintest hope of a late afternoon thunderstorm. I shooed the last ...
Attorney Tabitha Etheridge has been stripped of her law license after failing to respond to two complaints before the bar association. Etheridge practiced family law in Whiteville. The order from the ...
Parents of second graders turned out for a stylish sendoff today for Whiteville Primary students headed for Elementary next year. Pack parents painted the boulder at front of the school, and had a spe...
A drug suspect had a modified AR-15 loaded with armor-piercing rounds when he was arrested May 29. Dalvin Davonta Smith, 24, of 515 Pine Circle Dr., Tabor City, was held under $250,000 secured bond on...
There has been study after study of late showing that young men are even less interested in dating, marriage and families than young women. They seem to prefer video games, television and yes, pornogr...
A Williamson Road man was severely beaten by an unknown assailant Friday, then dragged in to a wooded area and left. Dep. S. Lee reported that the sheriff’s office responded to a call about an assault...
A device that helps monitor flooding was stolen from Delco June 2. The Flood Information Management (FIMAN) gauge at Livingston Creek and N.C. 87 was discovered missing June 2, the sheriff’s office re...