Complaints from citizens led Columbus County Deputies to spend some extra time in the Rico community recently, and the effort paid off with two arrests for multiple felony charges. Arrest...
Crystal meth, marijuana and firearms were among the contraband seized during a raid on a home at 6368 Old Lake Road home Aug. 14. Barbara Lynn Sessions, 42, was charged with...
Citizen complaints helped put an alleged Brunswick drug dealer behind bars Aug. 8, according to the sheriff’s office. Anthony Legrant Hawkins, 64, was charged with possession of crack cocaine, and...
More drainage relief could be coming to Columbus County in the near future, after commissioners approved a $906,000 grant Monday for the Soil and Water Conservation Service. “We’re really grateful...
Two local COVID-19 patients died while hospitalized Friday and Monday, bringing the death toll to 50 and the total number of cases to 987. The Columbus County Health Department released...
A teenager could face charges after she allegedly assaulted a woman during a car crash Aug. 14. The sheriff’s office reported that Erica Hinz, 26, was involved in a collision...
UPDATED. Cocaine, heroin, opiates, pills confiscated in undercover cases. Deputies seized drugs and cash in a series of narcotics raids over the weekend. The sheriff’s office arrested suspects in Bolt...
Officials are seeing 100 to 200 mail in requests for absentee ballots every day. COVID-19 and a presidential election is making for a busy time at the county board...
An alleged husband and wife crime duo is back in jail after another alleged attack involving a baseball bat. Ashley Nicole Jones, 37, of Ward Town Road, Whiteville, was arrested...
Breaking news update Aug. 13 Columbus County has 51 new cases of COVID-19 reported since Monday, according to the twice-weekly health department report, bringing the total number in the county...
The break-ins occur in batches each night, generally after midnight and before dawn. An additional six vehicle breakins were reported in the Nakina area Thursday, according to the sheriff’s office....
The score is COVID-19 1, High School Sports 0, but the game isn’t over yet. High school football will not be played until February, according to a decision handed down...
Donald Smith is expected to begin collection leaf and limb debris at Lake Waccamaw later this month. The town commissioners Tuesday approved a contract with Smith to provide vegetative debris...
Damon Kempski was sworn in today as the new town manager for Lake Waccamaw. He was hired Tuesday night by a unanimous vote from the board of commissioners. “We did...
Lake Waccamaw voters will get the chance to decide whether to allow liquor by the drink and on-premises sale and consumption of beer and wine this fall. Mayor Daniel Hilburn...
Papa and I had the big house on Divine Street all to ourselves. We decided we were going to a ball game. We had big plans, the Old Man and...