Thieves took 20 bottles of Oxycodone from a drug store after breaching a brick wall Friday. John Thomas called the sheriff’s office after discovering that someone had broken into the Riegelwood Mutual...
A man who was allegedly abusing two dogs allegedly assaulted a man who interceded June 28. The sheriff’s office reported that the dogs were “bothering people” at Lumber River campground, and the dog’s...
With most of Columbus County now in a severe drought, Whiteville officials are urging more conservation by residential water customers. “According to the city Water Response Plan, customers are expect...
Firefighters, Forest Service personnel and volunteers had their hands full Saturday when a lightning strike sparked a wildfire off Old Union Road. Horses, a pen of hunting dogs and multiple structures...
Tabor City police arrested a wanted man after he was stopped for pulling a trailer without taillights. Austin Grey Reneger, 27, was held under a secured bond on Guilford County charges of discharging ...
As the busiest week of the year gets underway at Lake Waccamaw, police are reminding golf cart users to be sure children are properly buckled up. Lake Waccamaw was the first municipality in the county...
A public forum Saturday is designed to build relationships between the sheriff’s office and the community. The Unity in Our Communities event starts at 10 a.m. at Whiteville High School auditorium. It...
Deputies and Tabor City Police arrested a suspect wanted for larceny and other crimes in several cases stretching back to earlier this year. Courtney Cole Scott, 31, of 118 Canal St., Tabor City, was ...
Columbus Animal Protective Services will be closed and offering limited services July 10-15. In a social media announcement, APS officials said the office will not be open to the public, and traps wil...
Speed and improper passing contributed to a June 7 fatal crash minutes after the end of the school year, and one of the teens in the crash has been charged. Kamari Smith, 16, was cited for misdemeanor...
A father and a baby died Sunday in a fire near White Lake. Bladen County Fire Marshall Kenneth Clark said the blaze was reported around 2:30 p.m. When firefighters arrived at the home on Susie Sandhil...
Greg Woodward has been found safe, according to the sheriff’s office. Woodard, 51, was reported missing June 7 from his Cherry Grove Road home. The sheriff’s office reported that he was fo...
The sheriff’s office is still searching for leads in a missing persons case from April. Shanna Perry, 35, disappeared April 26 from Delco Prosper Road. She was reportedly pregnant. Detectives, deputie...
Plans are underway for five multi-phase generators to be installed at county emergency shelters, thanks to a grant from North Carolina Emergency Management (NCEM). The $185,000 grant announced Wednesd...
Chadbourn Police and Columbus County deputies have captured the last of four suspects who ran out of fuel while trying to escape police. Kendrick Lee Dakota Hunt, 26, of Lumberton, was held under $27,...
Update 12:05 p.m. – Mayor Phillip Britt said the fourth suspect is in custody. Three suspects are in jail after allegedly running out of gas while running from the law. Casandra Lee Laclaire, Christop...