Children and their parents can get to know local first responders, have bikes, safety seats and golf carts inspected, and have fun Saturday at Chadbourn Safety Day. Chadbourn Police,...
By Cynthia Nelson The fifth annual Spring Has Sprung Festival is this Saturday, April 5 in downtown Tabor City. We look forward to seeing y’all there! Here’s a short list...
Checkpoints in the county turned up quantities of drugs and resulted in a chase that ended in South Carolina over the weekend. Cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine were seized after...
A woman is facing felony child abuse charges after allowing an infant to ingest cocaine. Kayana Yolanda Moore, 30, of 115 Marvin’s Dr., Chadbourn, was arrested just after midnight today...
Hallsboro Volunteer Firefighters and the N.C. Forest Service were busy yesterday stomping out a brush fire on Dismal Road. It was extinguished quickly before it spread. Please remember that a...
A career criminal jailed for narcotics charges will serve up to 23 years in federal prison, the U.S. District Attorney said today in a oppress release. Marion Lamont Flowers,...
A third candidate has announced his plan to jump into the Columbus County Sheriff’s Race, nine months before filing begins and a year before the primary. Whiteville City Councilman...
Updated The man who led law enforcement on an all-night manhunt has been jailed after he allegedly shot at deputies early Tuesday. Thomas Devine Barsh, 45, was arrested around...
Forest Service crews are keeping a close watch on the remains of the Crusoe Island wildfire that threatened a number of homes Tuesday. The N.C. Forest Service said that...
Attorney General Jeff Jackson has recommended that North Carolinians delete their 23andme accounts and private health information from the DNA testing firm as soon as possible. 23andMe filed fo...
No injuries were reported after a pilot reported someone shined a green laser at his aircraft Monday near Whiteville. The sheriff’s office said Myrtle Beach Air Traffic Control reported being...
Developing story A wildfire at the end of Crusoe Island Road is being fed by gusty winds and dry conditions this afternoon (Tuesday). The N.C. Forest Service has redeployed some...
Three people were jailed after state and local agents raided a Chadbourn home last week and found hundreds of bottles of stolen liquor. N.C. Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) and Chadbourn...
North Carolina is closer than ever to having a constitutional carry law. The senate passed its version of a bill that would not require a permit to carry a...
Updated 4 p.m. March 20 A former county finance office employee told commissioners Monday that County Manager Eddie Madden is “vindictive” and unable to separate personal disagreements from profession...
Whiteville Police are investigating a string of vehicle thefts and vehicle break-ins in recent weeks. In a social media post, WPD urged residents to lock vehicles, remove all valuables and...