Twelve law enforcement officers from Columbus County will be honored at the sheriff’s office memorial park Friday as part of National Police Week and Peace Officer’s Memorial Day. The earliest recorde...
A false report of a potential school shooting may result in real trouble for two Whiteville High students. The sheriff’s office said an anonymous tip submitted via the “Say Something” app claimed that...
Horry County Police are investigating after a worker at a kangaroo farm was found dead Friday. Horry Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard said Eric Slate, 52, died of multiple blunt injuries. He was fo...
The N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program and state and local law enforcement are launching a statewide enforcement campaign to remind drivers of the importance of the Move Over Law. North Carolina’s...
The suspect in the murder of a Delco woman last year now faces a charge of killing her unborn child. Lance Errington Sandlin IV, 47, of 4868 Delco Prosper Rd., was charged with murder of an unborn chi...
Michelle Sykes knew something was wrong the moment her daughter called. It was 2:30 a.m. on Feb. 24, 2019, and the then-13 year old was spending the night with her best friend, the daughter of Keith D...
Keith Douglas Wilkins Jr. of Delco took an Alford plea on charges of indecent liberties Thursday in Columbus County Superior Court. An Alford plea means the defendant does not admit guilt but recogniz...
Justin Burney was found guilty in a Brunswick County courtroom today of multiple charges of statutory sex offense and indecent liberties with a minor, and sentenced to at least 104 years in prison. Bu...
The Sunset Road fire moves into its second week tomorrow, and firefighters are on “seek and destroy” missions targeting smoldering hotspots in the 1,300 acre affected area. “The main focus now is seek...
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Squatted trucks are no longer welcome in Tabor City. In a memorandum sent to Tabor City Police and shared on social media this week, Major C.G. Hilburn reminded officers that squatted trucks are now i...
Citizen complaints led to an investigation and a raid on a home in Brunswick April 30, netting a quantity of drugs and cash. Joseph Stephens, 48, was jailed under $500,000 secured bond, according to a...
A traffic violation and a black metal box commonly used for narcotics transportation led to the arrest of a Hallsboro man May 1. Jemel Antwan Thompson, 33, was held under $155,000 secured bond, accord...
A Lumberton woman pleaded guilty Wednesday (today) to bank fraud and misuse of Social Security numbers. Jillian Scott, 31, faces a maximum penalty of 35 years in prison when sentenced later this year....
The driver of the truck that damaged a Columbus County Sheriff’s patrol vehicle May 1 admitted that she shouldn’t have been driving, the report said. Roseanne Deloreta, 63, allegedly backed out of a d...
William Cody Perritt will spend up to 26 years in prison after entering an Alford plea in the shooting death of his girlfriend. The plea came today in South Carolina, just days before Perritt was sche...