Whiteville Police have charged a man with sexually assaulting two juveniles. Couri Carmichael, 46, of 102 City Drive, is being held under $50,000 secured bond on two counts each of...
A Whiteville man has been charged with raping a 14 year old girl. Michael Chayton Bullard, age 21, is being held under a $150,000 secured bond on a single count...
An elderly woman is recovering after twice being treated for heat exhaustion when her electricity was turned off for non-payment The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were contacted when the...
Loud mufflers and a tail light led to the discovery of drugs in a vehicle near Whiteville Friday. Josie Camaro Boswell, 19, of 485 J.K. Powell Blvd., Whiteville, was held...
Cellular phone coverage has been interrupted throughout southeastern North Carolina. A regional cell phone outage is affecting Columbus and Brunswick counties. Emergency officials said landlines and w...
An ongoing investigation into drug sales in the town of Brunswick led to a chase, a major haul of illegal drugs, and a $1.001 million bond on July 6. Curtis...
A farmworker was seriously injured Monday (today) when his leg was caught in an auger at Byrd Farms in Hallsboro. Chief Joe Tyler of the Hallsboro Fire Department said Joseph...
Major improvements will soon get underway for a busy, dangerous intersection in Eastern Columbus. The crossroads of N.C. 11 and N.C. 87 in Sandyfield has been the focus of engineers...
UPDATE: An earlier version of this story contained incorrect and incomplete information. We apologize for the errors. Police have arrested the suspect in a June 24 murder on Ward Street...
Whiteville Police have arrested a suspect in the June 6 shooting that left a man injured on Burkhead Street. Shaton O’Brian Shaw, 21, was arrested in a traffic stop July...
Ronald Lee Cribbs has been identified as the victim in the June 20 shooting on Peacock Road. The Sheriff’s Office is investigating the case as a homicide. Cribbs, 68, was...
An alleged case of teen sexploitation has landed a man in the county detention center. Granvel Eric Adams, 52, was held under a $10,000 secured bond on the single county...
One man was shot in the head and another is jail after an incident Tuesday on Georgia Pacific Road. Deputies were called to contract Lumber in the 1900 block of...
Traffic on part of Madison Street in downtown Whiteville is being detoured to Lee due to “construction issues” on a building in the 700 block today (Wednesday). Vehicle traffic is...
Three men were injured Monday after a fourth individual allegedly assaulted them with a truck. Howard Alton Snowden, 65; Patrick Fax, 50; and Tracy Washington, 38, were working on a...
A woman who refused to leave the county Social Services office until she “got some electricity” was arrested after fighting with deputies Thursday. Teresa Michelle Troy, 42, of 2607 Tom...