Whiteville Police want to know what concerns the community. Chief Paul Rockenbach said today that WPD is asking residents to participate in a community survey to find out more about...
Deputies, Whiteville Rescue and Animal Protective Services worked together to save a puppy that allegedly overdosed with his owner Friday. The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were called to 8...
Trees were damaged, power was knocked out and some minor roof damage was reported Friday evening when a line of storms rolled through Columbus County, producing three tornado warnings and...
First responders are clearing trees from roads in western Columbus after a reported tornado touched down. There are unconfirmed reports of damage in Evergreen and Cerro Gordo, as well as...
A Bolton man is being held under no bond after allegedly killing another man in Sandyfield Tuesday. Quashaun Freeman, 28, was taken into custody in a Raleigh apartment complex Thursday,...
Seniors, disabled people and shut-ins can now get a daily phone call from Whiteville Police. The “We Call, We Care” program started this week, Chief Paul Rockenbach said. Subscribers will...
A fight between inmates at Tabor Correctional sent one man to the hospital. Tabor City Police Officer J. Hicks reported that Francisco Bastian-Castaneda, 29, allegedly attacked fellow inmates Marteise...
Investigators are awaiting final autopsy results in the February death of a Tabor City area man. Irvin Hakeem Johnson, 25, disappeared from his Bermuda Bay home in the early morning...
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) is encouraging livestock and poultry owners to protect their animals from black bears. Black bears tend to consume a mostly plant-based diet and are attrac...
State revenue officials said Tuesday that roughly 100,000 refund checks have been mailed after a contractor assigned to the task shut down. The N.C. Department of Revenue (NCDOR) announced on...
Developing story A man was shot to death in Sandyfield Tuesday evening after an argument at a Browntown Road home. Sheriff Bill Rogers said the victim and another man argued...
We were gifted a dandy flock of chickens the other day, so restoration of the Chicken Castle jumped to the top of the to-do list. The castle was a gift...
More than 584,000 pounds of litter was collected by participants in the recent spring litter sweep, but there’s still trash out there in need of a new home. “Removing litter...
A shoplifter took $122 worth of very specific merchandise from the Whiteville Walgreen’s Saturday morning. Whiteville Police reported that the thief allegedly took a male fertility test, deodorant, Su...
As Columbus commissioners and administration look at cutting positions and finding other ways to save money, the county is facing a $731,000 medical bill for inmate care. Most of the...
Two parks in Chadbourn will officially open Thursday, after the threat of rain postponed today’s ribbon cuttings. Wilkes Park at 689 South Wilkes Street and Our Park at 214 East...