Two wrongs don’t make a right, as a Tabor City man found out after a big paycheck turned into big trouble Tuesday. Jaqun Rico Miller, 18, was held under $10,000 secured bond, charged with felony [Read More]
A Gaston Sellers Road woman died Monday when her vehicle was struck by an SUV that failed to slow down for a stop sign. Betty Nance Stevens, 74, was pronounced dead on the scene, [Read More]
Whiteville Police are investigating the second city homicide in three days. Chief Paul Rockenbach said a woman was foundshot to death in an apartment at Covey Run Tuesday afternoon. Investigators were on the scene until [Read More]
Hippity Hoppity the Easter Bunny is on his way, and so are the residents of Columbus. Church services are in full swing, and there are egg hunts galore. Be sure to check out our [Read More]
Public comments will return to the top of the county commissioners agenda next week. “This was just something I wanted to try, to see how it would work,” said board Chair Laverne Coleman. “I [Read More]
Law enforcement agencies across the state will be paying extra attention to speeding drivers through April 20. The “Speed A Little. Lose A Lot.” initiative is one of several annual joint campaigns to curb [Read More]
By Cynthia Nelson The Fifth Annual Spring Has Sprung Festival was again successful. Each year has brought growth. While the number of vendors only slightly increased this year, the car show experienced more growth as [Read More]
I am ashamed to admit I rarely make it to a sunrise Easter service anymore. Animals and malfunctioning body parts make for a slow start to any day, and starting one even earlier is to [Read More]
Eight law enforcement agencies combined for saturation patrols and a sobriety checkpoint in Evergreen Friday. A total of 46 traffic citations were issued during the operation, the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said in a [Read More]
Less than 36 hours after a fight and shootout at Functionz Venue and Lounge, multiple safety violations shut the doors on a downtown Whiteville business. “During my inspection I found conditions that constitute a [Read More]
Only one of 26 vape and tobacco shops raided in Brunswick County last week had no contraband, according to the BCSO. A multiagency sweep of the businesses turned up hundreds of pounds of drugs, including [Read More]
Moments before midnight Sunday, shots damaged a home on Sidney Cherry Grove Road. The sheriff’s office said deputies were dispatched to the home in the 3000 block at 11:53 p.m. The residents of the home [Read More]
Assault and false imprisonment charges have been pressed against a man who allegedly shot at two teenagers for parking on the shoulder of the roadway. Waylen J. Cartrette, 74, of 1093 Feed Mill Road, Chadbourn, [Read More]
An early-morning “altercation” at a Whiteville business led to gunfire on Madison Street early Sunday. Whiteville Police have no suspects in the 2 a.m. melee at Functionz, Chief Paul Rockenbach said. “Apparently there was an [Read More]
Whiteville Police have identified Jaquez Cribbs as the victim in a Sunday shooting that blocked two major roadways for hours. Cribbs was shot to death around 9 a.m. while driving north on JK Powell [Read More]
A gathering at a downtown Whiteville business turned into a panic early Sunday morning. Police are still trying to determine exactly what happened at Functionz Venue and Lounge at 910 South Madison Street. The [Read More]
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