Surveillance of suspected drug activity in several communities have led to a number of narcotics arrests in recent weeks, the sheriff’s office said in a press release. Columbus County Sheriff’s Office...
The sheriff’s office and Animal Protective Services (APS) have identified a woman who wass reportedly going door to door threatening to shoot dogs. The woman allegedly said she was from “Animal Contr...
From six to nine inches of rain across central and southern Columbus is leading to delays, closures and cleanup this morning. Sheriff Bill Rogers reported more than a dozen water rescues between Sunda...
Updated and corrected information at 9:45 p.m. Two rescue vehicles were wrecked and third was damaged as heavy rains brought flash flooding to much of Columbus today (Sunday). Radio traffic indicated ...
Whiteville Police have arrested a man on charges of possessing and duplicating child pornography. Bryson Benjamin Jonston, 22, was arrested Monday on one count each of second and third degree sexual e...
No contraband was found but an early morning drone flight over Columbus Correctional caught the eye of law enforcement Tuesday. The sheriff’s office said that prison officials spotted to drone around ...
Deputies arrested an impaired, naked man Oct. 5 who said he was being bitten by snakes. Troy Edward Adkins, 54, of 99 McKeithan Dr., Whiteville, was charged with misdemeanor indecent exposure, and int...
The man who shot four people in a Clarkton home in 2020, killing three, will spend the next 66 to 87 years in prison. Taureen Reshaul Johnson, 41, was found guilty of three counts of first degree murd...
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...
Law Enforcement Begins ‘Operation Crash Reduction’ to Combat Dangerous Driving The N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program (NCGHSP) is urging drivers to follow the speed limit, as part of a statewide e...
A Green Sea woman allegedly starved four pit bull dogs to death and killed another dog, according to warrants. Tangela Deloris George, 41, of 3470 Bay View Dr., Green Sea and 41 Phillips St., Fair Blu...
Whiteville Police charged a man with driving while impaired and leaving the scene of a collision after an incident Saturday night. Wesley Simkins, 63, was initially held under no bond since he refused...
Two teachers and several students were assaulted after a brawl at South Columbus High School Tuesday, according to a sheriff’s report. Juvenile petitions are being sought after the morning incident, t...
Deputies found a bullet hole in the wall of a home where a man allegedly fired a gun while a woman pleaded for help. Christopher McPherson, 41, of 1404 Pinelog Rd., Whiteville, was held without bond. ...
Deputies have charged a Bladen County woman with choking her stepson and throwing him against a wall. Crystal Ann Roberts, 40, of 13652 N.C. 87 Hwy., Tar Heel, was held under $500,000 secured bond in ...
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...