Detectives have arrested a registered sex offender who was found in possession of pornography featuring a teenager. Caleb Spurling, 27, was arrested during the pre-dawn hours on charges of failure to ...
A Chadbourn man was arrested after allegedly making more than $55,000 in transactions using a stolen identity. Ruther Stevens III, 57, 39 counts total of obtaining property by false pretense, financia...
A Smyrna Road man has been charged with destroying crops. Gary Keith Powell, 70, was released on a $1,500 unsecured bond, according to Detention Center reports. His address was listed as 702 Union val...
Deputies arrested a man on littering charges only of discover he was also wanted in a domestic violence case where he allegedly fired a gun at his wife. Christopher McPherson, 41, of 7142 J.B. White H...
Tabor City Police have arrested a man who allegedly intentionally damaged machinery at Atlantic Packaging. Michael Gunner McPherson, 25, was held under a $1,000 secured bond, according to detention ce...
One of the two men arrested by Columbus County Deputies July 27 allegedly stole onions from a Whiteville restaurant. Jonathan Grainger, 24, was charged with misdemeanor larceny. He was held under a se...
An ongoing stolen property investigation led to the arrest of a Chadbourn area man on firearm and theft charges. Nicky Delane Blackwell, 54, ofm1663 Bee Tree Lane, was held under a secured bond, accor...
Chadbourn and Whiteville Police will be hosting events for National Night Out tomorrow (Tuesday). National Night Out is designed to allow citizens to get to know their local law enforcement officers, ...
Two men attempting to stop a boat from sinking at Lake Waccamaw Sunday night were apparently injured by a lightning strike. First responders were paged at 8:40 p.m., officials said. The men were tryin...
A wild chase through Riegelwood ended with multiple charges for a woman July 29. Tori Vanette Langdon, 23, is being held under $100,000 secured ond, according to Detention Center records. She was char...
The defendant in the first Columbus County murder in 2022 will serve life in prison without parole after he was found guilty in Superior Court. Lawrence Thomas, 73, was pronounced guilty today (Friday...
More than 20 pounds of marijuana and large amounts of cash were seized as part of a search warrant at a sexual assault suspect’s home. Wade Anthony Garcia, 61, was arrested July 24 on charges of seco...
Updated Zachary James Foose was sentenced to two years probation a single count of indecent liberties with a minor after making an Alford plea in Columbus County Superior Court. An Alford plea means...
A child was struck by a car and injured Monday at Lake Waccamaw in the second such incident in less than 24 hours. Elizabeth Ann Respess, 43, of 4019 Waccamaw Shores Rd., Lake Waccamaw, was held under...
Columbus Sheriff Bill Rogers joined his counterparts from Bladen and Robeson and state officials this morning to announce a new drug task force. The Borderbelt Drug Task Force is a cooperative effort ...
A nine-year-old girl is recovering after she was struck by a car at Lake Waccamaw Sunday. Lake Police Chief Corey Finch said the collision happened around 5:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of Canal Cove Roa...

















