Commissioner Giles “Buddy” Byrd is due back in court Nov. 2 – the day before Election Day – to face charges of felony larceny and possession of stolen goods. Byrd was on the calendar today (Oct. 9) bu...
The second home invasion suspect who assaulted a woman and her three-legged dog with a baseball bat – only to be chased away by the woman’s fire extinguisher-wielding husband – will serve 58 to 82 mon...
Laura Marie Mace was found dead in her City Drive home Wednesday, according to Whiteville Police.Mace, 51, was the subject of a missing persons report, Lt. Andre Jackson said. Her cause of death is un...
This story is part of continuing coverage. We are currently awaiting fulfillment of several public records requests from the county and from a state agency. A public records request for all calls of a...
UPDATE 1 p.m. 10.7.20 In 2017, while he was county attorney, County Manager Mike Stephens told two detectives that “he did not believe” allegations that Joey Prince’s replacement at Animal...
One man is dead after a triple shooting in Tabor City late Monday. The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were called to memory Lane around 11 p.m. to a report of shots fired. Three individuals w...
Lake Waccamaw fire and police, along with State Park rangers and rescue crews were called to the dam Monday night after a man allegedly set his vehicle on fire. The call came in at 11:45 p.m., accordi...
Columbus County Sheriff’s Deputy D. Zehnder is being called a hero after saving a man form a burning home Sept. 26. Columbuscountynews.com broke this story on the day of the fire. The sheriff’s office...
DEVELOPING: Three inmates at the Columbus County Detention Center have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said Friday. Chief Deputy Aaron Herring said the jail medical staff is monitoring the con...
Passenger was the 17th fatality in county this year. The driver of a Ford Fusion that crashed into a combine Sept. 15 has been charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle. Michael Phillip Strickland was...
Updated 10.01.20 at 2:27 p.m. Gunfire – but no injuries – ended a chase Wednesday that involved two stolen vehicles and a manhunt through the Green Swamp. Jeffery Kelly Jr. is being held under no bond...
For the second time in less than three days, a female was shot in the Chadbourn area Monday.The juvenile, whose name and age were not released, was shot in a home in the 1200 block of Dessie Road, the...
The sheriff’s office is hunting for a man who allegedly raped a child. Jeremy Thomas Ward, 36, is wanted on a single warrant for statutory rape of a child. The incident occurred in 2018, according to ...
When a K-9 Deputy and his dog made a traffic stop near Tabor City Sept. 25, he had no idea he would find a vehicle full of fake identification, personal information and other contraband. Jose Salazar,...
Animal Control and the sheriff’s office have charged a man with cruelty to animals after he shot his dog in the head with a shotgun. The dog survived, but lost an eye and suffered a broken jaw. David ...
Gunfire erupted on a residential street in Chadbourn Saturday, leaving a woman with multiple gunshot wounds. Police Chief Anthony Spivey said the victim, whose name is being withheld, was found betwee...