Update: The sheriff’s office said today (Jan 28) that the owner of the animals has purchased appropriate shelters and the animals are now housed in compliance with state law. Deputies are checking on ...
Whiteville Police and the sheriff’s office are investigating separate shooting incidents that left one man seriously injured. WPD said a man was shot and seriously injured at Kent Place Apartments Thu...
Stay off the roads — That’s the main message from the N.C. Department of Transportation after snow blanketed the state’s eastern half. “We have significant amounts of snow and slick roads in areas of...
From six to as much as nine inches of snow hit Columbus County Tuesday and Wednesday. It was the largest snowfall since 2018. The snow has stopped falling, but the ice is causing headaches acro...
Due to hazardous road conditions, Whiteville City Schools, Columbus County Schools, and Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville, including Carolina Adventist Academy are operating on remote for this F...
Four people were shot, one critically, separate shooting incidents in Columbus County over the weekend. All of the incidents are under investigation. The sheriff’s office said deputies were called to ...
Two people were arrested on drug charges after an early morning traffic stop turned up methamphetamines Jan. 17. Jerry Delane McBride, 51, of 1417 Bill Hooks Rd., was held without bond. He was charged...
Columbus County commissioners on Tuesday will hear a request to transfer 911 operations under the sheriff’s office. The request comes after several fire chiefs asked the sheriff’s office to tak...
A Bolton man faces multiple charges after he was arrested with drugs and firearms in Currie. Jameson Freeman, age 36, was on release from prison on felony drug charges. Probation and Parole agents fou...
The sheriff’s office is investigating a drive-by shooting along Peacock Road that occurred Saturday night. A teenager sustained non-life threatening injuries. We have reached out to the sheriff’s offi...
Another Burger King restaurant, this time in Whiteville, was damaged by fire Friday morning. Whiteville Fire Marshall Hal Lowder said staff at the Columbus Corners BK called 911 at 6:32 a.m. They disc...
Updated Jan. 17 10 a.m. Two people were charged with larceny after allegedly stealing a burn barrel near Tabor City. Tara Little McPherson, 52, of 10625 Swamp Fox Hwy. Eat, Tabor City, and Steven Best...
A road crew picking up trash along Pine Log Road Monday found part of a handgun, a sheriff’s report said. Cpl. Z. Morris of the sheriff’s office responded to the call in the 2000 block just before noo...
Deputies and Chadbourn Police arrested a mother and son early Wednesday after the pair allegedly ran a family-based drug enterprise. The months-long investigation, which involved the sheriff’s office ...
Two masked bandits allegedly robbed an Arn Ward Road family Saturday. The sheriff’s office reported that the victims were confronted by two men with a firearm. One victim was physically restrained and...
Barry Darnell White, 63, pled guilty Tuesday to knowingly discharging tert-Butyl alcohol and other pollutants into the Cape Fear River in violation of the federal Clean Water Act. White did so while ...