Lake Waccamaw will turn water off for a portion of the town water system for repairs Wednesday. The affected area is from 2310 Canal Cove Rd to the end of Waccamaw Shores, including Wooded Acres. [Read More]
Two suspects are in custody on a panoply of charges after a three-county chase that began in Chadbourn. Christopher Steven Deaver, 35, and Haley Nicole Pittman, 29, were jailed Monday afternoon. Deaver gave his address [Read More]
Community tips led to the arrest of another alleged drug dealer Sept.10, according to the sheriff’s office. James Nathan Stephens, 37, of 1412 Golf Course Rd., Whiteville, was arrested by Vice-Narcotics Detectives and the Special [Read More]
The suspect in Saturday’s arson case in Hallsboro was taken to Columbus Regional after a scan at the sheriff’s office showed a “concealed object” in her body. Amber Muse, 49, of 122 and 144 Bussy [Read More]
Wake County authorities have charged a local man with soliciting photos of a teen girl. Justin Tyler Holmes Riddle, 31, of 203 Central Ave., Lake Waccamaw, is being held under $250,000 secured bond after he [Read More]
By Teresa Smith Deputy Director, Columbus County Emergency Management As we move into fall and winter the Columbus County Fire Marshal’s Office reminds everyone to take this time to check the overall safety around their [Read More]
A search warrant in the Pleasant Plains community shut down an alleged drug dealer after multiple complaints by the public, according to the sheriff’s office. Joe Russell Menser, 46, of 940 Singletary Rd., Whiteville, was [Read More]
Deputies charged a Hallsboro woman with second degree arson Saturday, marking her 11th arrest in less than a year. Amber Muse, 49, was held under $100,000 secured bond, according to detention center reports. Muse was [Read More]
Calls and messages about suspected drug behavior led to an investigation and two arrests by the sheriff’s office in Tabor City this week. Kavin Rudolph Jordan, 35, of 163 Sandy Place Drive, was held under [Read More]
The suspect in a 2022 murder was out on bond when he was arrested on drug charges Sept. 9, according to court records. Xavier Antonio Rayquan Thomas, 24, was arrested Sept. 9 on charges of [Read More]
A toddler is recovering and her parents have been charged with misdemeanor child abuse after she was struck by a truck Wednesday. Willow Sellers, 2, was transferred to UNC Hospitals Thursday. The child ran into [Read More]
Mother Charged in Deaths; Funeral Saturday Basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal and sheriffs from Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina have joined forces to fully cover the funeral expenses of the four girls killed in a structure fire [Read More]
The mother of the four girls killed in a structure fire Aug. 30 has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and felony child abuse. Reagan Noelle Powers, 28, faces four charges each of involuntary manslaughter and [Read More]
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 impaired (DWI) cases, other charges are [Read More]
Testimony is continuing in the first degree murder trial of Prentiss McDuffie in Columbus County Superior Court. McDuffie and Demarius Washington were arrested for the deaths of Alexis Ciprian Trujillo, 5; his mother Nancy Trujillo [Read More]
Deputies confiscated a handgun after a juvenile was removed from a home Monday. A resident of the home on Maple Lane near Chadbourn called 911 after finding the Glock 43 Monday evening. The sheriff’s report [Read More]
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