State officials ask that anyone receiving unsolicited packages of seeds contact the Department of Agriculture. Odd packages of unknown seeds are turning up across North Carolina and the country, accor...
Whiteville Police are investigating a possible case of gang-related graffiti on two local churches. Police reports show that someone spray painted the words “Low” and “Foe” as well as other...
Fire crews and the Highway Patrol are on the scene of a wreck on N.C. 130, just outside of the village of Brunswick. Travelers in the area should prepared for...
You can’t outrun the long arm — or all four legs — of Deputy Law.UPDATED Complaints from citizens led to the arrest of a Whiteville man on narcotics charges July...
Although neither of the tropical systems currently churning in the Atlantic pose a threat to North Carolina, emergency officials are encouraging planning ahead will help make enduring and recovering f...
A Raleigh man has been indicted for setting fires inside two Raleigh businesses after a demonstration over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Robert J. Higdon, Jr., U.S....
New program will have deputies working roadways and waterways. Deputies were hard at work Saturday across Columbus County, monitoring boat and vehicle traffic for impaired drivers, seatbelt violations...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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....
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...
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....
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,...