Whiteville City Manager Sean Martin, Deputy City Manager Colburn Brown, Fire Chief David Yergeau and City Councilman Josh Harris toured a fire truck manufacturer in Wisconsin this week. The trip to Wi...
Mrs. Dixie Smith Martin, age 94, of Orrum passed away on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. She was born Oct. 11, 1931 in Robeson County to the late Ford Smith and the late Mary Eliza Hardin Smith. Along with ...
Deputies who stopped a woman for speeding on U.S. 74 confiscated a large quantity of illegal narcotics Sept. 14. Keoni Mauricia White, 33, was held under $90,100 secured bond, according to jail record...
The man charged with shooting a Columbus County deputy Wednesday is being held under no bond. William Robert “Robbie” Smith Jr., 48, was arrested after an 11-hour manhunt off Shackletown Road in Delco...
The suspect in this morning’s shooting of a deputy is in custody. The sheriff’s office and State Bureau of Investigation announced that William Robert Smith Jr., 48, is in custody. He faces a single c...
A joint operation between Bladen County narcotics officers and the Elizabethtown Police led to the arrest of two alleged drug dealers Friday. Eric Mitchell, 35, was charged with possession with intent...
Updated 12:25 p.m. Sept. 16 A massive manhunt is underway in Delco, where the suspect who allegedly shot a deputy is still on the run. The deputy initiated a traffic stop on Delco Prosper Road around ...
Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies are searching for a suspect who allegedly shot a deputy on Prosper Road and fled the scene this morning. The assault occurred in the Delco area after a...
Community complaints led Whiteville Police to a raid that netted one arrest and illegal narcotics at a Ward Street home today (Sept. 15). Andre “Goldie” Pone, 49, of 417 Ward St., Whiteville, was char...
A man is in jail under no bond after allegedly breaking into a woman’s house, assaulting her and damaging her vehicle. Jason Henry, 31, is charged with breaking and entering to terrorize, assault on a...
I was on the phone with a close friend for a half-hour the other day. He recently had surgery, and on top of that, a mutual friend had passed away the day before. In my circle of friends, those exact ...
Ruth Smith Storms, age 89, of Whiteville, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 14, 2026, at West Bladen Assisted Living. A more complete obituary is forthcoming. McKenzie Mortuary, 112 Jefferso...
Columbus County deputies captured one of the suspects in a $200,000 scrap metal theft as he was allegedly committing another larceny, a short distance from the East End Sheriff’s Substation. Forrest K...
A Chadbourn woman was arrested after allegedly fighting with Whiteville Police who were trying to help her early Saturday. Keyozia Anoinia Gore, 27, was held under $5,000 secured bond, charged with di...
Anthony Sumpter will serve 240 to 300 months in prison for the 2025 murder of a woman in her Whiteville apartment. Sumpter pleaded guilty to second degree murder in Columbus County Superior Court toda...
Deputies arrested a woman early Sunday after she allegedly allowed a minor to get drunk. Angela Michelle Guin, 53, of 462 Ward Town Road North, was released on $1,500 secured bond. She was arrested ju...