Layken Lancaster of Central Columbus hit a grand slam to propel the Angels to a 5-3 victory over South Carolina in the series final of the DYB World Series Softball Tournament, held in Ruston, La. Dow...
County commissioners on Monday expressed support for a proposal to require permits for large protests, as well as limiting where protests can take place. Commission Chair Laverne Coleman emphasized th...
A woman who allegedly brandished a handgun at a group of people has been arrested. Ernestine Victoria Jackson, 61, of 107 Mill Stream Apartments, Brunswick, was released on a $20,000 unsecured bond. S...
Deputies are searching for a bandit who couldn’t quite complete a robbery in Brunswick. The sheriff’s office reported that a clerk called 911 after the unidentified male came into the store around 6:3...
Whiteville High School announced recently that eight of their varsity cheerleaders have been named UCA All-Americans. Lauryn Singletary, Kamyia Moody, Carrie Nicholson, Jenna Arrington, Grace Wilkins,...
Four black males allegedly stole a Kawasaki motorcycle from another man during a robbery in Whiteville Thursday. Whiteville Police reported that the victim was contacted by an alleged buyer for the Ka...
Neither heat, lightning, nor time could stop the Central Columbus Angels Sunday in a nine-inning thriller in Ruston, La., as they came back from 3-0 to win 4-3. It was a pitcher’s duel with heat in th...
A Lee County woman has been charged with attempting to bring narcotics into the prison facility at Brunswick. India Leandra Berryman, 30, was charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell a...
The State Bureau of Investigation is looking into the death of another inmate at Columbus Correctional Center in Brunswick. Quashaunn Omar Shuford, age 31, was found unresponsive in a dormitory just a...
A pair of local teams will be among the 42 squads invading Harnett County this weekend as the World Series of DYB starts today (July 25) in Dunn. Two teams from Riegelwood will represent North Carolin...
Deputies charged a woman for assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly hitting her husband with a vehicle, then insisting she go to the hospital. Tonya Keel, 39, of 816 Williams Rd., Chadbourn, wa...
Deputies are investigating a late night shooting near Chadbourn that injured one man Thursday. Deputies were called to Williams Road just before midnight, where they found Patrick Davis, 30, with a gu...
A man who was stabbed in the abdomen refused medical treatment and wouldn’t cooperate with investigators early Wednesday, after he was tracked by an ankle monitor. The sheriff’s office was called to T...
A domestic violence warrant led to multiple narcotics charges and no bond for a Whiteville-area man. Joseph Daniel Wells, 36, of 37 Ruth Stanley Lane, was held under no bond on charges of domestic vio...
Several head of cattle are recovering after reportedly being shot in northern Columbus County. The sheriff’s office was called to Pine Drive, Bladenboro July 22 after a farmer discovered what appeared...
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