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Cash app transfers lead to arrest

January 15, 2021 Jefferson Weaver 0

The case could be described as a modern version of sneaking change from grandmother’s purse.  William Carroll, 28, of 838 Bullard Rd., Cerro Gordo was arrested Jan. 8 on 65 charges of obtaining property by [Read More]

Smoke billows from under the eaves of the home. Firefighters were on the scene within a few minutes.
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Home damaged by fire in Whiteville

January 11, 2021 Jefferson Weaver 0

Fire crews are on the scene of a structure fire at 216 E. Webster Street. No injuries have been reported. Smoke was visible throughout downtown just after the 2 p.m. fire was called in. We’re [Read More]

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Fire claims life Saturday

January 9, 2021 Jefferson Weaver 0

A space heater is being blamed for a fatal fire Saturday morning. Deputy Fire Marshal Chase Lancaster said the fire on Tommy Wooten Road was called in at 7:03. a.m. Despite quick response from multiple [Read More]

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Victim says burn barrel shot him

January 8, 2021 Jefferson Weaver 0

A burn barrel allegedly shot a Tabor City man Jan. 5. Joshua A. Vereen, 29, was transported to Columbus Regional with multiple bullet wounds in both legs, according to the sheriff’s office. He told deputies [Read More]

James Levi Clewis
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CCSO: Stabbing suspect had drugs when arrested

January 8, 2021 Jefferson Weaver 0

The man charged with the county’s first serious assault of the year had a cigarette box of narcotics between his buttocks, according to the sheriff’s office. James Levi Clewis, 29, of Chadbourn, was held under [Read More]

Crime scene tape surrounded the gas pumps and front door of the Sam's Pit Stop Saturday after a man was stabbed.
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Man stabbed in Hallsboro store attack

January 4, 2021 Jefferson Weaver 0

A man was stabbed repeatedly Friday in broad daylight at the Hallsboro sam’s Pit Stop. James Levi Clewis was arrested Friday night for the attack, Chief Deputy Aaron Herring of the sheriff’s office said,. The [Read More]

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$6 smokes lead to more costly problems

December 31, 2020 Jefferson Weaver 0

A pack of Newport cigarettes usually costs a little over $6, but a pack of smokes is costing a local man much more than that. Warrants and jail reports show that Joshua Michael Zimmerman, 32, [Read More]

Theodore Jevaugh Booker
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Stolen ATV retrieved in Whiteville; one charged

December 30, 2020 Jefferson Weaver 0

An all-terrain vehicle stolen Monday was retrieved Tuesday, and the alleged thief jailed. Theodore Jevaugh Booker, 44, of Pinewood Drive, Whiteville, was charged with felony larceny and held under a $5,000 secured bond, according to [Read More]

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Man reported missing in city

December 30, 2020 Jefferson Weaver 0

UPDATE: John Maples has been located and is safe, according to the Whiteville Police. Whiteville Police are searching for a man reported missing early Wednesday (today). John Maples, 54, was reported missing just after 5 [Read More]

Damion Marquez Moody and Davern Jaquan Inman (CCSO Photos)
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Two suspects, two chases, two arrests early Sunday

December 30, 2020 Jefferson Weaver 0

Two suspects in the same vehicle were involved in two different incidents and two foot chases  near Chadbourn Sunday.  The sheriff’s office said a deputy was on stationary patrol on Joe Brown Highway just after [Read More]

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