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. “We have create...
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 cleared from an overdose call ne...
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. The dr...
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, 53; Le...
Deputies have arrested a woman who allegedly climbed a fence and broke into several vehicles in June. Amanda Lee Williamson, 40, of 2456 Haynes Lennon Rd., Cerro Gordo, was charged with breaking, ente...
Someone dumped a large bag of used diapers in the 6200 block Ramsey Ford Road over the weekend, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The trash bag of diapers in the same area where other diapers h...
Authorities are searching for a missing teenager from Whiteville.The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said Jamal Bibbins, 15, was reported missing on July 10 from his residence in Whiteville. Hi...
One man is in critical condition and another is in jail after a stabbing and fight Saturday on Peacock Road. The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were called to a Smyrna Road address around 5:2...
Image below may be too disturbing to some viewers. Authorities are searching for the person who apparently left a puppy to smother in a plastic bag at the Whiteville city limits. Chuck Britt found the...
Deputies allegedly found a felon with multiple firearms and marijuana when they raided a home in Buckhead July 9. Joseph Wayne Hunt, 26, was wanted for breaking probation, according to the Bladen Sher...
One suspect has been jailed in the June 16 shooting of another man at a club near the county line. Shamar Devone Keaton, of 63 Buck Keaton Way, East Arcadia, is being held under a secured bond on a ch...
An undercover operation led to the arrest of a Paul Barnes Road man on drug charges. Wayland Benjamin Owens of Paul Barnes Road, Chadbourn was jailed after citizen complaints led to a raid on his home...
City officials are looking into what caused an unoccupied home to burn Friday morning. The property at 220 W. Virgil Street sustained serious damage, but was not destroyed. A passerby asked a neighbor...
A Columbus County K-9 officer rescued a toddler Tuesday after the child’s father led the deputy on a high speed chase. Multiple charges are pending against Austin Church, 39, who was arrested after wr...
The man arrested for a 2018 armed robbery in Loris has been sentenced to five years in a federal prison. United States Attorney Peter M. McCoy, Jr., announced that Fuquan Thompson, 52, of Loris,...
A man and woman were charged with possession of a sawed-off shotgun and other crimes after an altercation near Clarendon Monday, the sheriff’s office reported. Willie Jackson, 42, and Raven Peppers, 1...