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A teenager was struck in the face with an axe Monday while defending his stepmother. Warrants have been issued for the male suspect in the case. Patrick Gatlin, 39, a black male, is wanted for [Read More]

An altercation involving as many as ten people devolved into gunfire near Tabor City Sunday. No one was injured in the incident, the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were called to the 1300 block [Read More]

A woman is being held under no bond after allegedly striking a road worker with her vehicle and fleeing the scene. Chloe Sagendorf, 27, was charged with felony hit and run resulting in death, felony [Read More]

An investigation by county Vice Narcotics detectives and the Patrol Division led to the arrest of two armed felons who were manufacturing marijuana, according to the sheriff’s office. Dustin Randall Duncan, 34, and Regina Earl [Read More]

 A Clarkton area man will serve 11 to 14 years in prison after assaulting and attempting to immolate his father. In Bladen County Superior court Tuesday (Nov. 12), Kirby Elkins entered guilty pleas to charges [Read More]

Whiteville Police Chief Douglas Ipock announced Tuesday that he will retire next year. “It’s hard,” Ipock told the city council. “You have become my family.” The Craven County native came to Whiteville in 2019, having [Read More]

Former Sheriff Lewis Hatcher and his family escaped injury Thursday after someone fired multiple rounds at his home. Hatcher, his wife and nephew were inside the home at Pridgen Acres near Clarkton when an individual [Read More]