A man robbed the North Whiteville Dollar General at gunpoint Tuesday, making off with an undisclosed amount of cash. Deputies were called to the store at 2448 James B. White Highway North just before ...
The most recent update from the N.C. Drought Monitor shows Columbus County and much of Southeastern North Carolina is abnormally dry. Columbus shares the designation with Robeson and parts of Bladen, ...
No injuries were reported after a standoff lasting more than an hour in Whiteville Thursday. Jimmy Elroy Scott was taken into custody after allegedly threatening Whiteville Police and a victim. Chief ...
Wally Whaley will serve 18 to 20 years in prison for molesting children in Tabor City. District Attorney Jon David said Whaley pled guilty to multiple charges in Superior Court Thursday. Whaley, 62, w...
An elderly woman who wandered away from home was discovered Tuesday while deputies were gearing up for the second search in a week. Family members called 911 just after 5 p.m. Tuesday when the 93-year...
Narcotics agents from Columbus and New Hanover counties say a Chadbourn man was a major part of a narcotics trafficking ring that stretched across multiple counties. Cortez Mikell Smith, 30, of 118 S....
A series of fights and threats against schools and school personnel are being investigated by the sheriff’s office. Reports show that a bus driver was nearly assaulted by a student at Williams Townshi...
There is no police record of an alleged incident between Whiteville Police and mayoral hopeful Brittany Payne, officials said today. In an Instagram reel, Payne claimed that she was harassed by a Whit...
A man and woman from East Arcadia were jailed after they allegedly robbed a Rouse Lane man Oct. 28, and left behind some of their loot. Cierra Myree Young, 37, and Robert Terrell Lacewell, also 37, we...
9 p.m. update The elderly man who was missing on Braswell Road has been found safe. Mr. Danny Britt was found in a cornfield in the Evergreen community, Sheriff Bill Rogers said. Britt was transporte...
State officials are urging parents to ensure their trick or treaters don’t have a special surprise in their candy bags this Halloween. Attorney General Jeff Jackson is reminding North Carolinian...
Two alleged dealers and two fugitives were jailed after early morning narcotics raids in Fair Bluff Thursday (today). Ernest Lavon McLeod, 45; Anthony Jama Bethea, 35; Nieasha McLeod, 20; and Anthony ...
Three murder suspects at the county detention center have been charged with beating another inmate. Inmates Kenneth Wooten, Tallis Vereen and Julius Stephens all face charges of assault inflicting ser...
Deputies arrested a woman after she allegedly violated a restraining order and tried to bring narcotics into the county detention center. Jessica Akins, 36, of 111 Barbcrest Dr., Whiteville, was charg...
Child abuse charges have been filed against a woman who allegedly beat her son with a belt. Gina Ann Soles, 35, of 4846 Old Stake Rd., Chadbourn, was arrested early today (Oct. 29) on two charges of m...
Following is a weekly feature of Columbuscountynews.com. All records and information are obtained through arrest reports and warrants. While the focus is primarily to draw attention to driving while i...