When I was a kid, there were words that would get your tail torn up, and words that might, in some families, mean you were never seen again. Maybe it...
You have several opportunities to enjoy some good food for a good cause this week. The Columbus Christian Academy Senior Class fundraiser is Saturday morning (Feb. 24) from 8-10 a.m....
Tabor City has qualified for a $1 million water improvement grant. Rep. Brenden Jones said Thursday that the State Water Infrastructure Authority had approved a Community Development Block Grant for...
For the third time in less than 30 days, the sheriff’s office has arrested a suspect for child sex abuse. Andy Gene Strickland, 68, was arrested by Greenville, S.C. Police...
Whiteville will receive $6.8 million for the replacement and rehabilitation of part of the sewer system, and upgrades at several lift stations, Gov. Roy Cooper announced today (Wednesday). The grant...
A commercial turkey operation in Duplin County has tested positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). This is the second case of high path avian influenza in commercial poultry in...
A Delco girl was allegedly bound and gagged before being raped by a Winnabow man, according to the sheriff’s office and warrants. James Kirk Harrelson, 39, is being held under...
Three suspects have now been charged with resisting an officer after an incident involving a stolen truck and firearms Saturday. The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office was searching for 2005 Dodge...
Jurors may be seated as early as Wednesday in the first degree murder trial of Leroy Moore Jr. Moore, 38, is alleged to have shot and killed Tony Baker during...
The registered sex offender and convicted felon caught Friday in Riegelwood was reportedly reaching for a firearm in his vehicle when he was arrested by deputies. Hugo Alberto Bautista-Gaspar is now...
Part of U.S. 74-76 at Chaunceytown Road at Lake Waccamaw will be closed Tuesday night while girders are moved into place for the new overpass. The eastbound lanes will not...
Deputies arrested a registered sex offender with a concealed handgun in his truck Friday. Hugo Alberto Bautista Gaspar, 40, with addresses in Riegelwood and Rose Hill was arrested on Old...
State Forest Service officials have charged a man for setting a Feb. 4 brushfire. Darcy Ty Hardwick, 23, was released on an unsecured bond on a single charge of setting...
Tabor City Police have charged a father and son with several larcenies. Warrants show that Darrell Wayne Gore, 55, and Aaron Hunter Gore, 25, were charged with breaking, entering, and...
Juvenile petitions are pending after a teenager allegedly stole a car in Elizabethtown and led law enforcement on chase that ended in Johnston County. Bladen Sheriff James McVicker said in...
Whiteville Police will kick off an intensive enforcement effort on Valentine’s Day aimed at cracking down on speeders, squatted trucks, seatbelt use and other violations. Officer Christian Cribb, the ...