Traffic was tangled for more than an hour Sunday after a Durham man allegedly opened fire on another motorist near Chadbourn. The sheriff’s office reported that Keyontae Dashawn Datcher, 21, was initi...
District Attorney Jon David is being sued for alienation of affection after allegedly being a relationship with a Bladen County woman while she was still married. Court documents show that Jon David i...
Since April 1, Columbus Regional has had more than 20 overdose patients come into the emergency department. Eight to 10 of those patients have died. “It’s shocking,” said hospital spokesperson Stephan...
Two men were arrested on multiple drug and weapon charges, and a woman is recovering from a gunshot wound after a dispute in Riegelwood Wednesday evening. Emily Partain, 25, was transported to New Han...
Chadbourn Police and deputies jailed a Whiteville man on multiple charges after he allegedly had narcotics in his vehicle and spat on the arresting officers. Chadbourn Police and Columbus County deput...
The suspect in an April 10 break-in wasn’t satisfied with entering her victim’s home once – she allegedly came back for more. Tykayla Danielle Mason, 28, was charged with breaking, entering and larcen...
April 15, 11:10 a.m. update: The victim has been identified as Elbert Vereen, 20, of Chadbourn. The sheriff’s office is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Monday night. The body of Elbert Ve...
Columbus Regional will be hosting vaccine clinics at the Southeast Primary Care locations in Whiteville and Tabor City Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Monday. The Moderna vaccine will be administered....
Let’s get something straight — I am not a racist, nor am I a bigot. There’s a difference, and neither have traits I tolerate. I’m not going to follow the path of so many folks and try to prove my nega...
Inmates at the Columbus County Detention Center are getting a second chance, courtesy of the sheriff’s office and Southeastern community college. Nine inmates are currently enrolled in a High School E...
State authorities have charged a Chadbourn man with felony child abuse after he allegedly refused to seek medical care for a child with a fractured skull. Norman Isiah Greenleaf, 28, is being held und...
A registered sex offender is back behind bars after he allegedly exposed himself in several area businesses. William Maurice Robinson, 53, of 33 Mill Quarters Road, Hallsboro, was arrested Thursday ev...
UPDATE: Brown’s bond was raised to $750,000. Detectives say a Whitehall Road man had sex with a child for six years before his arrest. Gerson Daniel Brown, 24, was arrested April 7 for failure t...
COVID-19 may not have stopped a bumper crop of strawberries, but it stopped the annual festival in Chadbourn for the second year. The N.C. Strawberry Festival announced on its Facebook page this week ...
Since 2005, Chadbourn has seen five full-time police chiefs and four interim leaders of the department. The town has seen similar turnover in the manager’s office, with four full-time managers, and t...
New jobs and a new industry are coming to Fair Bluff. Pipeline Plastics Holdings manufactures industrial pipeline systems for construction, municipal systems and other uses. PPH announced today (Thurs...