A thrown bottle earned not one, but two bursts of gunfire Monday. Logan Blake Prince, 20, called 911 around 9 p.m. to report the shootings. Prince told deputies that a man he knew was driving [Read More]
Some Lake Waccamaw water customers may experience outages starting March 4 due to DOT road construction at Chaunceytown Road and U.S. 74. To reduce inconvenience for residents, the outages are scheduled to take place after [Read More]
• The Primary is Tuesday. More than 1,300 early ballots votes have been reported by the county board of elections, as of Tuesday (Feb. 27). Of the 1,328 early voters so far, 639 were Democrats, [Read More]
In the woods beside our house is a half-forgotten colony box for martins. It was knocked into the trees and vines during one storm or another, and restoring it to service is somewhere down around [Read More]
County crews are working to repair a broken line in Water District II. Contractors cut the line along Old 74 Tuesday, County Spokesperson Amanda Davis said in an email. Customers from 2310 to 3420 are [Read More]
North Carolina’s population boom is causing more conflict with another growing population – black bears. The state’s bear conservation program, funded mostly by hunting fees, has been credited with the burgeoning numbers of black bears [Read More]
No one was injured but a Hallsboro man was left homeless Monday night after a singlewide trailer burned on Pierce Cemetery Road. Dep. Fire Marshal Jonathan Juhl said Curtis Wright was not home when the [Read More]
The single resident of a home in Hallsboro escaped but his home was destroyed in a structure fire tonight (Monday). Multiple fire departments were called to the singlewide trailer on Pierce Cemetery Road before 7 [Read More]
Nicholas J.C. Mitchell turned 18 on Thursday, and was indicted for first degree murder as an adult. Mitchell and Kenneth Bernard Wooten are alleged to have shot and killed Michael Jason Scott, 54, on Ward [Read More]
Two people were transported to Loris Hospital after they were accidentally shot Sunday. Tabor City Police reported that they were dispatched to Forest Glen apartments just before 1 p.m. A resident met police on the [Read More]
March will officially cue the start of spring wildfire season in North Carolina, and the N.C. Forest Service is urging residents to use caution with all outdoor fires, especially yard debris burns. The Forest Service responded to [Read More]
When I was a kid, there were words that would get your tail torn up, and words that might, in some families, mean you were never seen again. Maybe it wasn’t quite that bad, but [Read More]
You have several opportunities to enjoy some good food for a good cause this week. The Columbus Christian Academy Senior Class fundraiser is Saturday morning (Feb. 24) from 8-10 a.m. at Highway 55. $10 gets [Read More]
Tabor City has qualified for a $1 million water improvement grant. Rep. Brenden Jones said Thursday that the State Water Infrastructure Authority had approved a Community Development Block Grant for the town. The grant will [Read More]
For the third time in less than 30 days, the sheriff’s office has arrested a suspect for child sex abuse. Andy Gene Strickland, 68, was arrested by Greenville, S.C. Police Feb. 20, according to a [Read More]
Whiteville will receive $6.8 million for the replacement and rehabilitation of part of the sewer system, and upgrades at several lift stations, Gov. Roy Cooper announced today (Wednesday). The grant includes $1.5 million in principal [Read More]
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