Traffic was snarled for hours this morning when a logging truck overturned in Riegelwood. The truck lost its load at the intersection of N.C. 87 and Fertilizer Road, forcing delays...
No one was injured when an armed woman robbed the Pireway Dollar General store Monday night. Deputies were called to the store in the 18000 block of Swamp Fox Highway...
A registered sex offender is out on bond after he allegedly worked at an area retailer where he had access to minors. Jeffrey Perritte, 32, was arrested Sept. 15 on...
A motorcyclist leaving a wedding rehearsal dinner died early Friday in Union Valley. Kerwin D. Chavis, 33, crashed his 2002 Harley Davidson in a ditch, according to the Highway Patrol. ...
Cory McDougal was indicted for involuntary manslaughter by a grand jury Thursday . McDougal, 51 struck and killed Connell Faulk on South Wilkes Street on June 16, 2022, according to...
Community Health Assessment is the foundation for enhancing and improving the health of county residents. Community is defined as “county” for the North Carolina Community Health Assessment Process. T...
Two suspects are in jail after they led Bladen and Robeson deputies on a high speed chase that endangered school buses and children. Bryan Austin Potts Freeman, 25, of Lumberton,...
Tyquise Baker will spend the rest of his life in prison. Baker was found guilty Sept. 8 of killing Julius Miller and a woman at 545 Dessie Road in 2021....
Duane Manning has been captured in Georgia after almost a week on the run. Manning, 56, was on parole for a 1995 murder in South Carolina when he struck a...
More felony charges have been filed against Mhalik Graham after he allegedly tried to escape the county jail while another inmate was overdosing. Warrants show that Graham, 25, was charged...
The former boyfriend of a convicted felon was allegedly bitten by his ex after reconciling with his wife, according to sheriff’s reports. Shanna Denise Perry, 36, was arrested on charges...
The county’s 14th highway fatality was reported in Riegelwood this morning, as a motorist slammed into the back of a stopped logging truck. Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire-Rescue Chief Steve Camlin said t...
Family members and the sheriff’s office are searching for a woman who disappeared early Monday. Rebecca Lee Burton, 46, is a white female with light brown hair. She weighs 150...
Someone opened fire on a Peacock Road home and vehicle late Sunday, according to a sheriff’s report. Two adults, a teen and a five year old were home at the...
Photos courtesy Angela Norris and Brian Locklear. The American Flag was flying high at the Columbus County Fairgrounds, For the second Annual Columbus County Public Safety Expo and Chicken Bog...
Tyquise Baker was found guilty of first degree murder and assault with intent to kill today in a Columbus County Courtroom. Baker, 24, killed Julius Armani “Bobo” Miller in a...