Public comments will return to the top of the county commissioners agenda next week. “This was just something I wanted to try, to see how it would work,” said board Chair Laverne Coleman. “I ha...
Law enforcement agencies across the state will be paying extra attention to speeding drivers through April 20. The “Speed A Little. Lose A Lot.” initiative is one of several annual joint campai...
By Cynthia Nelson The Fifth Annual Spring Has Sprung Festival was again successful. Each year has brought growth. While the number of vendors only slightly increased this year, the car show experienc...
I am ashamed to admit I rarely make it to a sunrise Easter service anymore. Animals and malfunctioning body parts make for a slow start to any day, and starting one even earlier is to say the least di...
Eight law enforcement agencies combined for saturation patrols and a sobriety checkpoint in Evergreen Friday. A total of 46 traffic citations were issued during the operation, the Columbus Coun...
Less than 36 hours after a fight and shootout at Functionz Venue and Lounge, multiple safety violations shut the doors on a downtown Whiteville business. “During my inspection I found condition...
Moments before midnight Sunday, shots damaged a home on Sidney Cherry Grove Road. The sheriff’s office said deputies were dispatched to the home in the 3000 block at 11:53 p.m. The residents of the ho...
Assault and false imprisonment charges have been pressed against a man who allegedly shot at two teenagers for parking on the shoulder of the roadway. Waylen J. Cartrette, 74, of 1093 Feed Mill Road, ...
An early-morning “altercation” at a Whiteville business led to gunfire on Madison Street early Sunday. Whiteville Police have no suspects in the 2 a.m. melee at Functionz, Chief Paul Rockenbach said. ...
Whiteville Police have identified Jaquez Cribbs as the victim in a Sunday shooting that blocked two major roadways for hours. Cribbs was shot to death around 9 a.m. while driving north on JK Po...
A gathering at a downtown Whiteville business turned into a panic early Sunday morning. Police are still trying to determine exactly what happened at Functionz Venue and Lounge at 910 South Mad...
Post time 2:48 p.m. Washington Street at Powell Boulevard has reopened in Whiteville after a crash and shooting this morning (April 13). Whiteville Police Chief Paul Rockenbach said that one male was ...
On this edition of the Columbus Connection, Jefferson discusses the changing attitudes of Americans, the General Assembly’s efforts to curb a growing illegal substance trend, and his ideas on de...
Southeastern Community College has always had a close connection with Chadbourn, and this year’s N.C. Strawberry Festival will honor those ties. SCC has been named as the official Parade Marshal for t...
Updated with corrected arrest information. The family of a murder victim is suing Whiteville Police and the State Bureau of Investigation for allegedly revealing in court documents that the victim was...
Authorities captured a wanted man in Bolton Wednesday after a brief foot chase that left one detective with a dog bite. Seth Logan Fowler, 24, is being held under no bond in the Bladen County D...