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Updated Driving 80 miles per hour on Old Lake Road is never a good idea, law enforcement officers say — but especially when there are drugs in the automobile. Daquan Tremain Freeman, 26, of Spearman R...
David Len Ward was dead on arrival at Columbus Regional, according to the sheriff’s office. A teenager has been charged with the stabbing death of a Rico Road man last week. David Len Ward, 30, ...
A teenager was shot in the face Thursday in Whiteville, according to Whiteville Police. WPD was contacted by hospital security after the juvenile was brought to the Columbus Regional emergency departm...
The man who claimed to be a victim in an April shooting was arrested Thursday on assault charges in the incident. Timothy Rossell, 26, of 127 Oscar Blanks Rd., Bolton, was arrested in Pender County Ju...
Columbus County’s Hallsboro satellite court is the first of its kind in North Carolina, state and local court officials said. The closed Hallsboro Middle school campus became a full-service courthouse...
District court will convene in the Hallsboro Middle School cafeteria and media center Thursday. The satellite facility will be the first of its kind in the state, court officials said. “We have create...
An infant is alive thanks to the quick action of two Columbus County Sheriff’s Deputies and the child’s family on July 14. Sgt. D. Floyd and Dep. M. Devalle had cleared from an overdose call ne...
A Whiteville Police officer escaped serious injury after her cruiser was struck by another vehicle Tuesday night. The WPD reports that Officer Brionna Wright was struck by a delivery van. The dr...
Three men and a woman were charged with a laundry list of drug violations and possession of so-called “cop killer” bullets Wednesday. The sheriff’s office reported that Michael Maurice Sellers, 53; Le...
Breaking news School sports will not begin until at least Sept. 1. The N.C. High School Athletic Association (NCSAA) made the announcement on Twitter this morning. The first five days of the school ye...
Deputies have arrested a woman who allegedly climbed a fence and broke into several vehicles in June. Amanda Lee Williamson, 40, of 2456 Haynes Lennon Rd., Cerro Gordo, was charged with breaking, ente...
Someone dumped a large bag of used diapers in the 6200 block Ramsey Ford Road over the weekend, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The trash bag of diapers in the same area where other diapers h...
Authorities are searching for a missing teenager from Whiteville.The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said Jamal Bibbins, 15, was reported missing on July 10 from his residence in Whiteville. Hi...
One man is in critical condition and another is in jail after a stabbing and fight Saturday on Peacock Road. The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were called to a Smyrna Road address around 5:2...
COVID cases continue to rise in Columbus County, with the Health Department reporting an additional 25 cases July 11. The current total cases here is 617, with six recovering in hospitals. 39 de...
Every once in a while, it helps to sit down and take a long, hard look at what you believe. If you don’t remember the basics, you can forget what is supposed to be driving you in the first case...