Local governments in areas hit by Hurricanes Florence and Matthew can apply for $19.4 million in state storm relief funding –if they have “shovel ready” multifamily projects waiting for financing....
Three people, including a juvenile, were arrested after a chase from South Carolina went through Columbus County into Lumberton. Ahmad Devonte Scott, 24, Ke’vonna Enve Mendoza-Smith, 21, and a 17...
Jury selection for the long-delayed capital murder trial of James McKamey got underway today (Monday). McKamey is charged with the 2016 stabbing and slashing death of Carol Greer in Whiteville....
Whiteville could see “dramatic” improvements in its water and wastewater systems, if the city is approved for two additional federal grants. At tonight’s city council meeting, City M...
Juvenile allegedly strikes officer with car. Officers manning a checking station in Chadbourn Saturday night had a busy two hours. Chadbourn Police, assisted by multiple agencies, arrested six suspect...
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Dennis Willis has been identified as the man shot to death in Chadbourn Thursday morning. Stevan Barfield was also shoot around the same time, Mayor Phillip Britt said, but it...
A second deer in North Carolina has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Officials with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission say the deer was tested as part of ongoing...
• Movies on Madison at The Museum of Natural Sciences is moving inside tonight due to the weather. Raya and the Last Dragon will be shown starting at 8 p.m.,...
One man is dead and another was hospitalized after a midnight shooting in Chadbourn Thursday. Mayor Phillip Britt said more details will be released Friday. Britt said the Chadbourn Police...
Firearms, tobacco and cash were the targets of three alleged thieves arrested after a string of break-ins in western Columbus. Shawn Demarques Doe, 18, a 14-year-old and a suspect who...
A deputy escaped injury, a Boonville man went to jail, and a dog is in the Animal shelter after an incident at Green Acres early Wednesday. John Joshua Timmons, 36,...
A visit by Social Services led to the arrest of a Tabor City-area couple. Jail reports show Lyndsey Taylor Johnson, 25, and Michael Lynn Soles Jr., 24, were arrested on...
The suspect in five recent break-ins near Tabor City was released on parole in December after 85 previous charges were dismissed. James Stanley “Jimmy” Thompson, 52, of 120 Queen St.,...
As summer draws to a close, flowers are erupting at Galloway Farm in Hallsboro. Sunflowers are blooming on several acres, and Farmer Alma is inviting everyone to come out, pick...
With kids headed back to school, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (NCMNS) in Whiteville rolls out the entertainment for the fall starting this week. Creatures in the...