April 15, 11:10 a.m. update: The victim has been identified as Elbert Vereen, 20, of Chadbourn. The sheriff’s office is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Monday night. The body of Elbert Ve...
Inmates at the Columbus County Detention Center are getting a second chance, courtesy of the sheriff’s office and Southeastern community college. Nine inmates are currently enrolled in a High School E...
State authorities have charged a Chadbourn man with felony child abuse after he allegedly refused to seek medical care for a child with a fractured skull. Norman Isiah Greenleaf, 28, is being held und...
A registered sex offender is back behind bars after he allegedly exposed himself in several area businesses. William Maurice Robinson, 53, of 33 Mill Quarters Road, Hallsboro, was arrested Thursday ev...
UPDATE: Brown’s bond was raised to $750,000. Detectives say a Whitehall Road man had sex with a child for six years before his arrest. Gerson Daniel Brown, 24, was arrested April 7 for failure t...
Since 2005, Chadbourn has seen five full-time police chiefs and four interim leaders of the department. The town has seen similar turnover in the manager’s office, with four full-time managers, and t...
Citing “continuous and repetitive” interference by the town staff and council, embattled Chadbourn Police Chief Anthony Spivey submitted his resignation to the town board Tuesday. Spivey was placed on...
Speed and no seatbelt led to the death of a Clarendon man Friday on Lebanon church Road. Nathaniel Ray Ward, 22, was ejected when his 2000 Ford Ranger crashed around 7:31 p.m., according to Sgt. Andre...
Tabor City Police raided a Third Street home April 1, seizing heroin and firearms. Stephanie Fowler, Wayne Lawrimore and Kaylann Bohan were arrested on a number of narcotics and weapons charges. The r...
Two suspects were arrested, and a stolen handgun and narcotics recovered after a fleeing woman got tangled in a ladder Wednesday. Tabor City Police reported that officers were on saturation patrols in...
A Maxton man was sentenced April 5 (today) to 144 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking c...
Hero dog sends suspect running Khaleesi the German shepherd will have all the goodies she wants in the coming days. The all-black dog stopped a fleeing suspect from possibly hiding in her family’s hom...
Updated. The director of Columbus County Animal Protective Services was arrested Saturday night. Loretta Shipman was jailed on charges of assault by pointing a gun, damage to personal property and sec...
A malnourished, injured pit boxer mix with no ears was picked up in near Tabor City Friday afternoon (today). The dog, currently known by her kennel number, 8514, is undergoing medical care, the sheri...
The Peacock Road man facing child abuse charges allegedly choked and struck a child, then forcefed the child while covering his/her mouth and nose. Kyle Page Lerwill Lewis, 29, was jailed March ...
Just two hours at the intersection of two busy highways led to 62 traffic violations and two arrests last Friday. The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office and seven other agencies combined for the ch...