Deputies have arrested the man who allegedly shot a Swamp Fox Highway resident while a bedridden family member was in the home. Jacques Ali Vereen, 26, was taken into custody...
A collision between a sheriff’s deputy and another vehicle sent the officer and two civilians to the hospital Wednesday night. The Highway Patrol reported that the 6:50 p.m. collision occurred...
Tips from citizens led to a major roundup of narcotics suspects in recent days, according to the sheriff’s office. Columbus County Sheriff Jody Greene said in a press release that...
Columbus County’s most recognizable landmark could once again be home to court proceedings. On a 5-2 vote Monday, commissioners approved a plan that would use some of the proceeds from...
Poor driving and poor choice of words led to a narcotics and a disorderly conduct arrest in Whiteville Jan. 14. Christopher Scott Deans, 25, of 543 Old Farm Rd., Whiteville,...
A child custody dispute escalated after a man allegedly fired a shotgun near a deputy Jan. 12. Scottie Mack Nobles, 37, of 1037 Hickory Hill rd., Chadbourn, was charged with...
Deputies picked up 19 suspects on a variety of outstanding warrants and criminal offenses Jan 14. Operation Safe Streets targeted a laundry list of defendants wanted for everything from drug...
The case could be described as a modern version of sneaking change from grandmother’s purse. William Carroll, 28, of 838 Bullard Rd., Cerro Gordo was arrested Jan. 8 on 65...
Fire crews are on the scene of a structure fire at 216 E. Webster Street. No injuries have been reported. Smoke was visible throughout downtown just after the 2 p.m....
A space heater is being blamed for a fatal fire Saturday morning. Deputy Fire Marshal Chase Lancaster said the fire on Tommy Wooten Road was called in at 7:03. a.m....
A burn barrel allegedly shot a Tabor City man Jan. 5. Joshua A. Vereen, 29, was transported to Columbus Regional with multiple bullet wounds in both legs, according to the...
The man charged with the county’s first serious assault of the year had a cigarette box of narcotics between his buttocks, according to the sheriff’s office. James Levi Clewis, 29,...
A man was stabbed repeatedly Friday in broad daylight at the Hallsboro sam’s Pit Stop. James Levi Clewis was arrested Friday night for the attack, Chief Deputy Aaron Herring of...
A pack of Newport cigarettes usually costs a little over $6, but a pack of smokes is costing a local man much more than that. Warrants and jail reports show...
An all-terrain vehicle stolen Monday was retrieved Tuesday, and the alleged thief jailed. Theodore Jevaugh Booker, 44, of Pinewood Drive, Whiteville, was charged with felony larceny and held under a...
UPDATE: John Maples has been located and is safe, according to the Whiteville Police. Whiteville Police are searching for a man reported missing early Wednesday (today). John Maples, 54, was...