A woman who was allegedly impaired was arrested while walking two small children in traffic on U.S. 74, according to the sheriff’s office. Hilda Marie Scarborough, 42, of 837 Burkhead St. Whiteville, ...
DEVELOPING STORY: Whiteville Police and the State Bureau of Investigation are on the scene of a reported homicide. The victim was female. Police were called to a physical therapy facility at 711 Nort...
The driver of a pickup sustained a scratch when the rear window of his truck was shot early Sunday. Vincent Drayton called the sheriff’s office after he said he was driving on Woodyard Road near the r...
A homeless man was cut on the toe and robbed of $3.58 after an early morning fight with another panhandler in Whiteville March 4. Bruce Pollard, 24, told Whiteville Police he was panhandling near the ...
A Chadbourn area resident narrowly escaped injury when someone threw a rock through her window early Monday. Moesha Gause of 44 Larry Drive, Chadbourn told deputies she and Kendal Reynolds were in a b...
Someone stole thousands of dollars worth of tools from a county department in a larceny that wasn’t reported for several days. Whiteville Police said they were called to the Columbus County Parks and ...
A teenager is facing charges after allegedly joking that he had a bomb in his backpack at West Columbus High School. The threat came just days after an anonymous call about a bomb on the West Columbus...
Whiteville Police arrested a man who was stabbed Tuesday after he allegedly assaulted a former girlfriend. Sherman Deandre Evans, 45, of 5979 Pleasant View Church Rd., Nichols, S.C., was held under no...
Less than 24 hours after being installed, license plate reader (LPR) cameras helped Whiteville Police capture a woman wanted in connection to a homicide. LPR cameras scan license plates when instructe...
While body armor is a part of every law enforcement officer’s uniform, that hasn’t always been the case for K9s in Columbus County – until now. The Columbus Humane Society presented protective vests t...
Authorities are investigating after a man allegedly brandished a rifle from inside his truck during a dispute with an Animal Protective Services employee. The report said the APS officer was attemptin...
A fight in the parking lot at a West Columbus basketball game led to a female suspect and two juveniles being charged with assaulting a pregnant woman. Advaneek Ridgeway, 32, of 22 W. Second St., Cha...
A crackdown on dangerous drivers with 41 officers from multiple agencies led to 41 charges Friday in Clarendon. The Columbus Couny Sheriff’s Office worked with the Highway Patrol, Robeson and Brunswic...
No one was injured but a home sustained damage Monday after someone fired shots at the property. Deputies were called to 72 Ninth St., Bolton at 5:32 p.m., the sheriff’s office said. The homeowner tol...
The sheriff’s office is investigating a case of potential animal cruelty after a family’s cat was found dead in a plastic bag. Johnny High contacted the sheriff’s office Tuesday, the report said. High...
Juvenile petitions have been sought against a masked juvenile who was allegedly pulled door handles at several homes in Cerro Gordo. The sheriff’s office said deputies were contacted Feb. 27 about the...