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Two Shot at Sawmill Apartments

July 18, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

Developing story. Two individuals were shot at the Sawmill Apartments Friday evening (today), Whiteville Police said. One of the patients was airlifted with critical injuries, according to WPD Chief Paul Rockenbach. A large law enforcement [Read More]

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Green Acres Raid Jails Two

July 18, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

Two men were arrested and narcotics seized after a raid on a Green Acres community home June 14. Michael Jermaine Strickland, 41, was held under a $10,000 secured bond on charges of trafficking in cocaine, [Read More]

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Three Charged for Prostitution, Meth

July 17, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

Developing story A Conway man and two women have been charged in a human trafficking, methamphetamine, cocaine and conspiracy case in Columbus County. Hector Luis Mercado, 31; Julie Mae Aguilar, 42; and Carlie Alexis Turner, [Read More]

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Mother, Three Kids Plea in Soles Killing

July 15, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

Samantha Watts will serve 45 years in prison, and one of her sons will serve 35, for the 2023 beating death of Corey Adam Soles of Chadbourn. Samantha Watts, 42 and her son Payton, both [Read More]

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Woman Charged After Sick Infant Hospitalized

July 15, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

Updated An infant is recovering after being taken to the hospital with a 100 degree fever, covered in feces and “bumps.” The woman described as her caregiver has been charged. Warrants show that Eugenia Kaye [Read More]

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Deputy, Driver Hurt in Thursday Wreck

July 14, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

A deputy and a Chadbourn area resident were hurt Thursday when the deputy’s patrol car struck a truck near Whiteville. Deputy Timothy Stewart was cited for failure to reduce speed, according to Sgt. J. Weissinger [Read More]

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Chase Suspect Fights Troopers

July 14, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

A high speed chase in the rain led to the arrest of a Las Vegas man Thursday after he fought with troopers. Joseph Paul SIngletary, 36, of Las Vegas, Nev., was held under $25,000 secured [Read More]

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Drug, Child Abuse Charged after Chase

July 14, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

A Whiteville woman faces 30 charges ranging from drugs to child abuse and traffic offenses after a high speed chase across state lines. Quasheima Reeves, 27, had three children under the age of two in [Read More]

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Sunday Crash Kills One; Firefighter Hurt on Way

July 13, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

One man died when his motorcycle struck an SUV near Clarkton Sunday morning, and a firefighter en route to the wreck was injured in an unrelated crash. Raykwan Jennell Davis rammed his Kawasaki motorcycle into [Read More]

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Johnson Gets 15-20 Years for Standoff, Shooting

July 11, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Johnson Gets 15-20 Years for Standoff, Shooting

The man who barricaded himself in a Bolton home and exchanged gunfire with law enforcement will serve 15 to 20 years in prison after a plea deal in Columbus County Superior Court. Gregory Johnson, 49, [Read More]

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Nearly 100 Animals Seized in Hallsboro Case

July 11, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Nearly 100 Animals Seized in Hallsboro Case

In what investigators are calling “one of the most significant animal cruelty investigations in county history,” a Hallsboro woman faces 94 charges after nearly 100 animals were seized from inhumane conditions. Deborah Ross Dahl, 70, [Read More]

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Three Jailed in Chadbourn Theft Ring

July 10, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Three Jailed in Chadbourn Theft Ring

Three suspects are behind bars and a fourth is being sought after a string of thefts in Chadbourn Police Chief Ken Elliott said the arrests Wednesday morning came after weeks of work by CPD. Anthony [Read More]

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Woman Charged with Fake Sex Assault Claim

July 9, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Woman Charged with Fake Sex Assault Claim

A false claim of sexual assault led to the arrest of a local woman July 1. Emma Paige Ward, 21, of 509 Fair Bluff Rd., Tabor City, was charged with a single count of making [Read More]

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DMV Announces Two Year Grace on Licenses

July 9, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on DMV Announces Two Year Grace on Licenses

Long lines at DMV License offices led lawmakers and the governor to allow some drivers an additional two years on expired licenses in the state. Drivers with the most common type of license – Class [Read More]

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Elizabethtown Woman Charged in Murder

July 9, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Elizabethtown Woman Charged in Murder

Additional details as of 2:30 p.m. A frequent critic of the Bladen County Board of Education and former publisher of an online newspaper has been charged with murder. Charlotte Brandy Smith, 45, of 307 Woodhouse [Read More]

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Visitation for Deputy Starts at Noon; Some Roads Will Close

July 8, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Visitation for Deputy Starts at Noon; Some Roads Will Close

Darlington Deputy Devin Mason will be eulogized today at 2 p.m. at West Columbus High School. The Darlington County officer died in the line of duty July 1. Visitation will be at WCHS until just before the [Read More]

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