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...
County water customers are being required to pay their bills in person at the utilities office while new software goes online. A notice via the county’s website says that upgrades to the utility depar...
Someone broken into a home, released the family cat, left a shirt, and may have damaged a field near Tabor City Friday, without stealing anything of value. A resident of the home in the 100 block of C...
Developers want to bring 4,500 new homes to an area north of Lake Waccamaw. The plan by Advance Land and Timber LLC received a positive endorsement from the planning board last week. The Planned Unit ...
Charges are pending after a woman allegedly performed a medical procedure on a dog in May. The sheriff’s office reported that a tip through the county website claimed a Hallsboro woman performed unspe...
Whiteville Police want to know what concerns the community. Chief Paul Rockenbach said today that WPD is asking residents to participate in a community survey to find out more about what citizens like...
Deputies, Whiteville Rescue and Animal Protective Services worked together to save a puppy that allegedly overdosed with his owner Friday. The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were called to 8 ...