Three men and a woman were charged with a laundry list of drug violations and possession of so-called “cop killer” bullets Wednesday. The sheriff’s office reported that Michael Maurice Sellers, 53; Leah Hooks, 35, of [Read More]
Breaking news School sports will not begin until at least Sept. 1. The N.C. High School Athletic Association (NCSAA) made the announcement on Twitter this morning. The first five days of the school year will [Read More]
School systems can make the choices of what is best for their students when it comes to reopening, Gov. Roy Cooper said in a COVID-19 briefing earlier. Cooper also said Phase Two of the reopening [Read More]
Authorities are searching for a missing teenager from Whiteville.The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said Jamal Bibbins, 15, was reported missing on July 10 from his residence in Whiteville. His cell phone was tracked to Jamestown, [Read More]
Every once in a while, it helps to sit down and take a long, hard look at what you believe. If you don’t remember the basics, you can forget what is supposed to be [Read More]
Image below may be too disturbing to some viewers. Authorities are searching for the person who apparently left a puppy to smother in a plastic bag at the Whiteville city limits. Chuck Britt found the [Read More]
COVID cases continue rise in Columbus The ongoing pandemic registered another 30 new cases in Columbus County as of Thursday. The Health Department reported that the county’s total number of cases is now 592. Nine [Read More]
City officials are looking into what caused an unoccupied home to burn Friday morning. The property at 220 W. Virgil Street sustained serious damage, but was not destroyed. A passerby asked a neighbor to call [Read More]
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A Columbus County K-9 officer rescued a toddler Tuesday after the child’s father led the deputy on a high speed chase. Multiple charges are pending against Austin Church, 39, who was arrested after wrecking his [Read More]
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