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News Briefs for July 29, 2025 The second inmate has died at Columbus Correctional in less than six months. Quashaunn Shuford, 31, was found unresponsive in his dormitory just after...
News Briefs for July 28, 2025 Triple digit heat continues across our area. Make sure you stay hydrated, check on the elderly, and keep fresh water for your animals. ...
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...
News Briefs for July 27, 2025 A woman was charged with assault with a deadly weapon after striking her husband with a car during a domestic dispute Wednesday. Tonya Keel,...
News Briefs for July 25, 2025 The Columbus County Detention Officer who died two hours after being sworn-in to office Monday has been identified by family and friends as AJ...
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...
THE MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK Tomorrow’s Cure: The Future of Cancer Care is at Home Deb Balzer For many cancer patients, treatment can be an isolating and overwhelming journey —...
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...
Sheriff Bill Rogers addressed media reports of Henry Zartman’s autopsy report in a video released Thursday evening. Rogers said the state medical examiner’s use of the term homicide did no...
News Briefs for July 24, 2025 The mother accused of abusing her infant son saw her bond raised to $40,000 Tuesday. Katelyn Regina Hinson, 21, of 569 Beaver Dam Rd.,...
News Briefs for July 23, 2025 Parents are complaining after two new policies were set by Columbus County Schools this week. Beginning with this school year, excessive absences will result...
News Briefs for July 22, 2025 A newly sworn detention officer died Monday, hours after joining the sheriff’s office. Sheriff Bill Rogers said the officer died due to a medical...
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is in shock after a newly sworn-in detention officer die two hours into his first tour of duty. The officer, whose name has not been...
News Briefs for July 21, 2025 Filing ended Friday for the November municipal elections. Contested races are on tap for the Whiteville and Lake Waccamaw Mayor’s seats, as well as...
The Columbus County Commissioners have postponed this week’s meeting due to a lack of air conditioning in the county office building. Commission Chair Laverne Coleman said a lightning strike during...
News Briefs for July 20, 2025 Whiteville Police have charged a man with murder and attempted murder after Friday’s shooting at Sawmill Apartments. Andre Lionel Barr, 41, is in the...