Chief Jerry Gore had no idea of the celebration taking place inside of Lake Waccamaw Fire and Rescue Department in his honor until he and wife Anne Gore pulled up...
The Clarendon man charged with child sex abuse now faces additional charges.Frederick William Booth, 56, is being held under $350,000 secured bond on three counts of statutory sex offense and...
4:52 p.m. Hallsboro Volunteer Fire Department is responding to a woods fire located at 5640 Sam Potts Highway. The cause is currently unknown. Dry conditions and intense heat across 26...
Seniors celebrated in style Sunday with a baccalaureate service and parade around Lake Waccamaw as the community came out to celebrate the East Columbus High School graduating Class of 2021. ...
N.C. Forest Service officials urge the public to postpone any outdoor burning through early June. During the next two weeks as warmer, drier weather patterns continue across the state, fire...
Whiteville city council will discuss the troubled Sandy Ridge apartment complex Tuesday.An amendment to the regular agenda was emailed Friday (today). The agenda item gives no details other than to...
1145 update: The gas line has been repaired, and the roads are now reopened. Traffic is still congested in downtown Whiteville.A construction crew broke a gas line on J.K. Powell...
3:45 p.m. updateOne man is in custody after a brief standoff with Lake Waccamaw Police and State Park Rangers on Bella Coola Drive at the lake. A witness said the...
Detectives have charged a Clarendon man with sexually abusing a preadolescent boy. Frederic William booth, 56, is being held on a $50,000 secured bond on a charge of indecent liberties...
A Whiteville-area man was charged with a felony after an Animal Protective Services officer found a starving, sick and injured puppy at his home. The puppy was seized, but had...
Doodle eyed me suspiciously, then fluffed his neck feathers before announcing the pending new day. I have no idea why I was up early; it had been a fitful night....
Thursday’s shooting incident at Whiteville’s Sandy Ridge apartment complex beside Nolan Park has increased calls for a larger, county-owned park outside of the city. Shane Hardee, whose daughters play...
12:45 UPDATE: WPD said further investigation showed only one suspect is involved at this time. One of the victims was a pregnant woman shot in the abdomen. Two people, including...
Two people were injured and two are in custody after gunfire from Sandy Ridge apartments broke up Dixie Youth baseball this evening. Whiteville Police Chief Douglas Ipock said the gunfire...
UPDATE: some customers now have power; trees blamed for outage.More than 1,500 Duke Progress Energy customers are without power this afternoon (Thursday).The outage was reported at 12:30 p.m., accordi...
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance identifying and contacting a man about a crime that occurred in Fair Bluff. Detectives have not released any additional de...