DEVELOPING: Three inmates at the Columbus County Detention Center have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said Friday. Chief Deputy Aaron Herring said the jail medical staff is monitoring the con...
Updated 10.01.20 at 2:27 p.m. Gunfire – but no injuries – ended a chase Wednesday that involved two stolen vehicles and a manhunt through the Green Swamp. Jeffery Kelly Jr....
Governor, DHHS secretary brief state North Carolina can move into Phase Three of reopening in the pandemic, Gov. Roy Cooper announced today. Beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, outdoor venues with...
For the second time in less than three days, a female was shot in the Chadbourn area Monday.The juvenile, whose name and age were not released, was shot in a...
The sheriff’s office is hunting for a man who allegedly raped a child. Jeremy Thomas Ward, 36, is wanted on a single warrant for statutory rape of a child. The...
When a K-9 Deputy and his dog made a traffic stop near Tabor City Sept. 25, he had no idea he would find a vehicle full of fake identification, personal...
Animal Control and the sheriff’s office have charged a man with cruelty to animals after he shot his dog in the head with a shotgun. The dog survived, but lost...
Gunfire erupted on a residential street in Chadbourn Saturday, leaving a woman with multiple gunshot wounds. Police Chief Anthony Spivey said the victim, whose name is being withheld, was found...
Former Animal Control Director Joseph Prince has asked the state Attorney General to investigate alleged improper actions in the District Attorney’s office. Prince resigned as director of the departme...
Resource Prosecutor Charles Spahos will represent the state in the larceny case against County Commissioner Giles “Buddy” Byrd. Byrd was arrested Friday on charges of felony larceny and possession of...
Between heavy marketing efforts, a presidential election, and fears of the COVID-19 virus, mail-in absentee ballots are coming into the Columbus County Board of Elections office by the box almost...
The attorney for Commissioner Giles “Buddy” Byrd said Friday that Byrd’s arrest is politically motivated, and the storage shed he is charged with stealing was the center of a misunderstanding....
Marcus Ryan Heimnick will spent four to ten years in prison and 30 on the state’s sex offender registry for his May 2020 sexual assault on a 75 year old...
BREAKING: County Commissioner Giles “Buddy” Byrd was arrested Friday morning on felony larceny charges.Byrd, 71, was booked at 9:32 a.m. at the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Deten...
An additional 33 new cases of COVID-19 were reported since Monday, bringing the total for Columbus County to 1,304. Active cases total 188. Eight residents remain hospitalized form the virus,...
Columbus County has once again been designated among the 15 worst counties in the state for seat belt usage. The Department of Transportation said in a press release today that...