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ADR Improves Response with Foam System

June 12, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on ADR Improves Response with Foam System

For years, Acme Delco Riegelwood Fire Rescue (ADR) has faced problems with flammable materials. The thousands of commercial trucks move through the east end of Columbus every day. There’s also a concentration of industrial facilities [Read More]

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Woman Charged in Cinderblock Attack, Shooting

June 11, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Woman Charged in Cinderblock Attack, Shooting

A Whiteville area woman is being held under no bond after allegedly smashing another woman’s windshield with a cinderblock, then shooting her twice. Andrenaishia Davis, 19, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon,  discharing [Read More]

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Rape, Indecent Liberties Charged

June 9, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Rape, Indecent Liberties Charged

Whiteville Police have charged a man with having sexual relations with an underage girl. Norman Isiah Greenleaf, 32, of Brunswick, was charged with taking indecent liberties with a minor, statutory rape, and failure to appear [Read More]

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Bridge To Honor Fallen Officer

June 9, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Bridge To Honor Fallen Officer

A ceremony and bridge dedication Friday will honor a fallen local officer. Franklin Dale “Frankie” Perritte died in a car crash while pursuing a felony suspect in Cumberland County in 1995. Perritte was with the [Read More]

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Trafficking, Weapons Charges Filed Against Green Acres Man

June 5, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Trafficking, Weapons Charges Filed Against Green Acres Man

A drug suspect had a modified AR-15 loaded with armor-piercing rounds when he was arrested May 29. Dalvin Davonta Smith, 24, of 515 Pine Circle Dr., Tabor City, was held under $250,000 secured bond on [Read More]

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Senior Citizen Beaten, Left in Woods

June 4, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Senior Citizen Beaten, Left in Woods

A Williamson Road man was severely beaten by an unknown assailant Friday, then dragged in to a wooded area and left. Dep. S. Lee reported that the sheriff’s office responded to a call about an [Read More]

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Field Damaged, Cat Missing After Break-in

June 3, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Field Damaged, Cat Missing After Break-in

Someone broken into a home, released the family cat, left a shirt, and may have damaged a field near Tabor City Friday, without stealing anything of value. A resident of the home in the 100 [Read More]

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WPD Opens Community Survey

June 2, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on WPD Opens Community Survey

Whiteville Police want to know what concerns the community. Chief Paul Rockenbach said today that WPD is asking residents to participate in a community survey to find out more about what citizens like, dislike and [Read More]

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Team Effort Saves Overdosed Puppy

June 2, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Team Effort Saves Overdosed Puppy

Deputies, Whiteville Rescue and Animal Protective Services worked together to save a puppy that allegedly overdosed with his owner Friday. The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were called to 8 Bryson Drive around 7:30 p.m. [Read More]

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Friday Storms Trash Trees, Knock Out Power

May 31, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Friday Storms Trash Trees, Knock Out Power

Trees were damaged, power was knocked out and some minor roof damage was reported Friday evening when a line of storms rolled through Columbus County, producing three tornado warnings and one unconfirmed tornado between Evergreen [Read More]

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One Charged in Tuesday Killing

May 30, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on One Charged in Tuesday Killing

A Bolton man is being held under no bond after allegedly killing another man in Sandyfield Tuesday. Quashaun Freeman, 28, was taken into custody in a Raleigh apartment complex Thursday, Sheriff Bill Rogers said in [Read More]

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City Launches Senior Calling Program

May 29, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on City Launches Senior Calling Program

Seniors, disabled people and shut-ins can now get a daily phone call from Whiteville Police. The “We Call, We Care” program started this week, Chief Paul Rockenbach said. Subscribers will be called every day at [Read More]

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Shank, Broomhandle Fight Sends Inmate to Hospital

May 28, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Shank, Broomhandle Fight Sends Inmate to Hospital

A fight between inmates at Tabor Correctional sent one man to the hospital. Tabor City Police Officer J. Hicks reported that Francisco Bastian-Castaneda, 29, allegedly attacked fellow inmates Marteise Javon Hines with a broomhandle just [Read More]

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One Cited for Warning Shot

May 28, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on One Cited for Warning Shot

One man was charged with discharging a firearm in the city limits and another told to stay away from a Tabor City home after an incident May 21. Tabor City Police Lt. J. Grainger reported [Read More]

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Autopsy Results Pending in Johnson Death

May 28, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Autopsy Results Pending in Johnson Death

Investigators are awaiting final autopsy results in the February death of a Tabor City area man. Irvin Hakeem Johnson, 25, disappeared from his Bermuda Bay home in the early morning hours of Feb. 13, according [Read More]

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Argument Leads to Homicide in Sandyfield

May 28, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Argument Leads to Homicide in Sandyfield

Developing story A man was shot to death in Sandyfield Tuesday evening after an argument at a Browntown Road home. Sheriff Bill Rogers said the victim and another man argued and the disagreement escalated into [Read More]

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