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Detectives arrested a Cerro Gordo woman on multiple felony charges after finding 15 firearms in her home during a drug investigation. Ruth Marlowe Strickland, 58, of – Bill Nobles Road, was jailed und...
News Briefs for August 31, 2025 Monday is the day many hunters have been waiting for: the season opens for doves. We have a full breakdown of the rules and regulations for dove hunters under the Outdo...
No adults were in the home when the fire was reported around 2:59 a.m. Four sisters, ages 2 to 7 years, died in a structure fire near Chadbourn early Saturday morning. The home is located at 259 N. Co...
TABOR CITY–South Columbus took down the Vikings of West Columbus 49-20 in a non-conference match on Friday night in high school football. The Vikings jumped on the board early with a eight yard ...
ELIZABETHTOWN – The Victory Bell will stay in the Elizabethtown for one more year as the Eagles defeated West Bladen 26-0 in football Friday night. Being an early season matchup, the rivalry was plagu...
Updated 12 noon Aug. 30 Four small children are reportedly dead after an early morning structure fire near Chadbourn. The fire on Colony Road was called in around 3 a.m. The children are ages 2-7. Fir...
News Briefs for August 29, 2025 The Labor Day Booze It and Lose It campaign kicks into high gear today as the Labor Day weekend gets underway. Law enforcement will be operating sobriety checkpoints an...
Detectives from multiple counties worked together to arrest a Bladen man whose crime spree extended in Columbus. Wesley Keith Carroll, 44, of 1676 N.C. 211 W., Clarkton, was held under a $75,000 bond ...
Columbus County Clerk of Superior Court Jess Hill has been named president of the N.C. Conference of Clerks of Superior Court. Hill was sworn in Aug. 21 at the annual conference, held this year in Bea...
An alleged narcotics trafficker in Cerro Gordo was shut down this week after tips from the public via the sheriff’s office app. Earl Oxendine, 58, was arrested at home on charges of trafficking ...
News Briefs for August 28, 2025 Dahl, 70, faces 21 counts of cruelty to animals, including two felony charges. Dozens of dogs and other animals were removed from her home on Pone Hill Road in Hallsbor...
The suspect in a July murder near Tar Heel has been arrested in Wake County. Elijah Jamal Dixon, 19, of Clinton was arrested Wednesday during a traffic stop in Wake County, according to the Bladen Cou...
In Dublin Wednesday, the East Bladen Soccer squad squeezed out a win 2-1 against West Bladen. The Eagles (1-2-2) got their first victory of the year. The Knights fell to 0-2-1 on the season. Tevin McL...
The Lady Knights swept the East Bladen Eagles in doubles tennis to break a 3-3 singles tie to defeat the Eagles 6-3 Wednesday in the Knights’ season opener. The Eagles (1-3) will play host to the Knig...
East Bladen’s Lady Eagles volleyball team went to West Bladen hoping to give West Bladen an upset Wednesday, but the Knights declined the offer, defeating the Eagles 3-1. West Bladen pushed their reco...
News Briefs for August 27, 2025 Columbus County Commissioners will hold a public hearing Sept. 15 on proposed changes to the county subdivision ordinance. The changes were requested by the county at t...