Some time back, I had a problem with a purchase from a locally-owned business. Thankfully I discovered it before leaving the parking lot. I turned the truck off, went back inside, politely asked to sp...
Matthew Mercer pleaded guilty today (Aug. 17) in the shooting death of his son Brady Lee Mercer. District Attorney Jon David said Mercer pleaded guilty to second degree murder, and received a sentence...
As area football teams scrimmaged Friday, local soccer teams kicked the season off for real. In Whiteville, West Brunswick and Whiteville played to a 2-2 tie on Friday in soccer. Whiteville (1-0-2) a...
The last two men wanted in Friday’s shooting in Whiteville have joined three other suspects in jail. Zyon Willis and Dale Freeman were arrested Monday afternoon, Whiteville Police said. Willis and Fre...
A resident of a local RV park has been charged with molesting a girl.Patrick Anthony Keese, 69, whose address was listed as the Lake Waccamaw RV park, is being held under no bond on the single charge ...
Two Whiteville men face charges after a shootout on Ward Street Friday. Shyreak William Belton, 34, of 429 Ward Street, was held without bond on a single count of firing into an occupied vehic...
Corrections Officers stopped a woman form smuggling opiates into Columbus Correctional Wednesday. Pamela Miller Blackwell, 57, of 442 Pine Acres Dr., Chadbourn, is being held under $100,000 secured bo...
Most of Columbus and all of Bladen County are now considered to be in severe drought conditions after several days of spotty but heavy rains across the area. Only a small section of Columbus and Bruns...
Five Columbus County homeowners could see $950,000 in repairs if the county is approved for a new Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). Commissioners will set a date for a public hearing on the gr...
A runaway turkey has a new home after being taken into custody by Bladenboro Police. BPD said in a social media post that a citizen called after seeing the turkey escape from a poultry carrier in the ...
A boy called 911 after the woman he was riding with passed out behind the wheel Aug. 7, and the Virginia woman now faces charges of DWI. child abuse, marijuana and possession of a stolen gun. Natoya C...
LADIES’ TENNIS: Clinton 6, East Bladen 3 ELIZABETHTOWN– Clinton defeated East Bladen Tuesday 6-3 in women’s tennis. East Bladen (1-1) will travel to South Columbus (0-0) while the Dark Horses (1...
The reported victim of a shooting found himself going to jail, rather than the hospital, after another visit to an ex-girlfriend’s home. James Stucarter Best, 48, of 1204 Rico Rd., Clarkton, was held ...
While car theft and identity theft aren’t unusual, the sheriff’s office is investigating after an alleged thief went above and beyond the usual crimes. Deputies were contacted after a local man report...
In Tabor City, East Columbus shut out South Columbus in the season openers for both squads 4-0. Wilbert Avelland led the Gator attack with two goals and an assist. Jesus Jaimes and Ian Mitchell added ...
WHITE LAKE—Conner Padrick held off his twin brother Cooper to win the weekly Showdown at Sundown held at Goldston’s Putt-Putt at White Lake on Tuesday. Conner shot a -6 to top Cooper who shot a -5 to ...