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Warmer weather is bringing out the alligators -- and gator photographers -- at Lake Waccamaw. This one drew a number of admirers near Dale's Seafood this week.
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MB Resident Killed by Gator

June 24, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on MB Resident Killed by Gator

In what is thought to be the first confirmed alligator-fatality in decades, Horry County Police said today (Friday) that one person is dead after an alligator attack this morning. HCPD said in a press release [Read More]

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Saturation Effort Leads to Arrests

June 24, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Saturation Effort Leads to Arrests

It was a hot day in Columbus June 17, and the night got even hotter. The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office joined forces with three other law enforcement agencies to conduct a saturation patrol in the [Read More]

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Driver Shoots Self During Traffic Stop

June 22, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Driver Shoots Self During Traffic Stop

Updated 11 a.m. Thursday The sheriff’s office is investigating after a driver in a traffic stop shot himself in the head Wednesday. In a press release, the CCSO said a deputy on patrol in Evergreen [Read More]

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Dollar General Case Resolved

June 21, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Dollar General Case Resolved

The couple who left the Seven Creeks Highway Dollar General with dog food and a pregnancy test came back and “the situation was resolved,” according to the sheriff’s office. On June 1, according to a [Read More]

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Sentence Thrown Out in Shovel Murder

June 21, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Sentence Thrown Out in Shovel Murder

• Felicia Porter was raped, then beaten to death with a shovel by her nephew, Riley Conner, in 2016. The state’s highest court has overturned what was effectively a life sentence for a man who [Read More]

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Hallsboro Drug Dealer Sentenced

June 20, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Hallsboro Drug Dealer Sentenced

• Stevan Trent Boone has extended criminal history. The owner of a well-known “hot spot” in Hallsboro has been sentenced to prison. Stevan Trent “Boonie” Boone, 34, was arrested during a narcotics raid on his [Read More]

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Four Sought in Gunshop Break-in

June 15, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Four Sought in Gunshop Break-in

The sheriff’s office is seeking the identity of the men who allegedly broke into a Nakina gunshop June 1. Deputies responded to an alarm call at MAT Gun Garage on Seven Creeks Highway just before [Read More]

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Sex Assault, Car Theft Charged

June 14, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Sex Assault, Car Theft Charged

Multiple felonies have been filed against a Tabor City man who allegedly choked a woman, forced her to have sex then took her car and cash. Warrants show Whitney Leon Duncan, 52, was charged with [Read More]

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Landlord Charged with Sexual Battery

June 13, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Landlord Charged with Sexual Battery

A Clarendon man allegedly threatened to mutilate a woman while sexually assaulting her last week. Logan Andrew Williamson, 38, was charged with two counts each of sexual battery and assault on a female, along with [Read More]

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Friday Shootings Keep LEOs Busy

June 13, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Friday Shootings Keep LEOs Busy

Man reported injured. City and county law enforcement were kept hopping Friday with multiple shootings.  It is not known if any of the incidents are related. The sheriff’s office was called to Grand Strand Hospital [Read More]

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