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Lake woodworker turns hobby into business
Don Delisle is a Lake Waccamaw local with a story to tell. Like many at the height of the pandemic, he was laid off from his job of 46 years. With bills to pay, and [Read More]
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Woman spotted feeding gators at Lake
• Law enforcement searching for alleged “Gator Woman” after Wednesday incident. An unidentified woman was seen Wednesday feeding gators at Lake Waccamaw area. Magistrate Brent Lanier posted pictures of the woman and her vehicle in [Read More]
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16th time the charm for DWI defendant
The 16th conviction for driving while impaired may be enough to keep James Edward Emanuel off the highways. District Attorney Jon David announced Wednesday that Emanual, 56, was found guilty of habitual driving while impaired and [Read More]
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Robber apologized in note
Robbery suspect planned to hit other bank, report says. The suspect in Tuesday’s robbery in Tabor City initially planned to hit the CresCom bank, but decided it was too crowded, according to a police report. [Read More]
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Whiteville man arrested in Tennessee with body in car
Victim was Thomas Academy Honor Student.Some information courtesy Johnson City (Tenn.) Press The woman allegedly strangled by a Whiteville man was a former resident of the Lake Waccamaw Boys and Girls Home and honor student [Read More]
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Fireworks set for July 1 at South Columbus High School
The annual Independence Day fireworks show will be held this year on July 1 at South Columbus High School. The gates will open at 5 p.m., and fireworks are set to begin at 9:30 p.m. Refreshments [Read More]
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First post-pandemic Friday Fest held at museum
The first Friday Fest for 2021 – and the first since the pandemic — was held this past weekend at the Lake Waccamaw Train Depot Museum. The tradition goes as far back as 32 years, [Read More]
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Gun safe found at Forest Lawn cemetery
Tabor City Police received a call Monday from concerned funeral home personnel reporting the finding of a gun safe at a cemetery. The safe was reportedly found pushed down into the water at Forest Lawn [Read More]
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Tabor First Bank suspect caught
BREAKING NEWS 8:45 p.m. update. Deputies arrested the suspected First Bank robber at his home Tuesday evening. Arthur Reid Jennings, 24, was taken into custody at the Green Sea Road home. Green Sea is Third [Read More]
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Armed robbery call leads to stolen van, naked suspect
Tabor City Police recovered drugs, a stolen vehicle, two firearms, and a suspect who didn’t want to get dressed after a foot chase June 16. Shontia Russ, 26, of 107 March St., Tabor City, was [Read More]
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State legislators pass Downs abortion bill
Solons are waiting Gov. Roy Cooper’s signature or veto on a bill prohibiting abortion due to race or Down syndrome. The Human Life Non-Discrimination Act, House Bill 453, Passed the state house by a vote [Read More]
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Firefighter, driver charged in Saturday incident
Both the firefighter and the driver involved in a confrontation that become a viral video have been charged. Jeffery Scott Sherwood, 51, has been charged with misdemeanor assault by point a gun, and Shantasia Donique Williams, [Read More]
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Pandemic sped up plans for Mt. Tabor
On a back street in Tabor City sits a small, local secret — a family-operated café called Mt. Tabor Manna. The cozy little nook sits just behind the post office, a short drive down Orange [Read More]
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Investigators reviewing Saturday gun incident in Delco
The sheriff’s office is investigating a viral video of an Acme-Delco-Riegelwood firefighter aiming a handgun at a woman at a wreck scene on U.S. 74-76 Saturday. The fireman, Jeff Sherwood, has been suspended pending the [Read More]
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Delco wreck claims East Arcadia man
An East Arcadia man died in a high speed crash Road Monday morning. The Highway Patrol said Kedell Marquis Nixon was traveling north on Delco Prosper Road when he crossed the center line, left the [Read More]
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Ex-chief took money from leukemia fundraiser, documents show
Anthony Spivey took $8,000 in fundraising money that was collected for a leukemia patient, according to the newest indictments for the former Chadbourn Police chief. Spivey, 35, now faces 110 felony charges. He was suspended [Read More]