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An Elizabethtown man is out on bond on felony drug charges because he failed to wear a seatbelt. James Warner Littrell, 19, of David Street, Elizabethtown, was charged with possession...
A man narrowly escaped injury after he was robbed at gunpoint and reportedly shot at Wednesday. The victim, Kelly Delane Mills, said a man he knows assaulted him and took...
Saturday is the last day for early voting in Columbus County. All five Columbus county one stops are open until 7:30 p.m. tonight (Friday), and until 3:30 p.m. Saturday. As...
Four people suspects face charges after an attempt to supply prisoners at the county jail with contraband. Curtis Demetrius Gowans, 36; Christopher Jerome Taylor, 47; Latonya Willis, 40; and Savannah...
All events are scheduled for OCt. 31 (Halloween). Trinity Baptist Church at 201 South Thompson Street in Whiteville will host trunk or treat from 5 to 8 p.m. Whiteville Police...
The sheriff’s office has completed its sixth and last – for now – hurricane relief trip to the North Carolina mountains. Sheriff Bill Rogers said two tractor-trailer loads of local...
No one was injured when a Peacock Road home was destroyed by fire Tuesday. The sheriff’s office reported that fire units were called to 15575 Peacock Road at 7:09 a.m....
Checkpoints led to drug charges in two separate cases Monday. James Walter Dicicco, 57, was released on a $50,000 secured bond after he was charged with trafficking in cocaine, possession...
A Tabor City area man is in jail after he allegedly had a suppressed handgun converted to fully automatic as well as a marijuana growing operation in his home. Dustin...
More than one third of Columbus County’s registered voters had cast a ballot as of close of business Monday. The board of elections said 12,658 ballots had been filed out...
The Highway Patrol is seeking any information about a hit and run early Saturday that resulted in a fatality in Fair Bluff. Troopers were called to the scene of that...
An investigation is underway after a local man serving time for drug charges died Wednesday while incarcerated at Albemarle Correctional Facility. Curtis Levi Moore, 38, died at a hospital near...
A Green Acres drug trafficker has been sentenced to 35-51 months in prison after a conviction led to a plea deal in two separate narcotics cases. Banks Raphel Batton, 37,...
A traffic violation led to the arrest of a Williams Tosnwhip man and his conviction for multiple drug felonies. Johnathan Terrell Jordan, 36, was sentenced to 19-24 years in prison...
The driver who led officers from multiple agencies on a high speed chase in September faces more charges. Claude Jarrett Jr., 47, of Longs, S.C., was arrested Wednesday on multiple...
Someone took a carport from a residence near Cerro Gordo, according to sheriff’s reports. Janice Nash, who owns the property, contacted the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office after a real estate...