Nearly a year to the day after he allegedly shot and killed an elderly man’s dog in Brunswick, the suspect faces additional charges after he failed to appear on a charge of cruelty to animals. [Read More]
Commissioner Giles “Buddy” Byrd is due back in court Nov. 2 – the day before Election Day – to face charges of felony larceny and possession of stolen goods. Byrd was on the calendar today [Read More]
The second home invasion suspect who assaulted a woman and her three-legged dog with a baseball bat – only to be chased away by the woman’s fire extinguisher-wielding husband – will serve 58 to 82 [Read More]
Laura Marie Mace was found dead in her City Drive home Wednesday, according to Whiteville Police.Mace, 51, was the subject of a missing persons report, Lt. Andre Jackson said. Her cause of death is undetermined, [Read More]
This story is part of continuing coverage. We are currently awaiting fulfillment of several public records requests from the county and from a state agency. A public records request for all calls of alleged crimes [Read More]
UPDATE 1 p.m. 10.7.20 In 2017, while he was county attorney, County Manager Mike Stephens told two detectives that “he did not believe” allegations that Joey Prince’s replacement at Animal Control was mishandling money, so [Read More]
One man is dead after a triple shooting in Tabor City late Monday. The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were called to memory Lane around 11 p.m. to a report of shots fired. Three individuals [Read More]
Lake Waccamaw fire and police, along with State Park rangers and rescue crews were called to the dam Monday night after a man allegedly set his vehicle on fire. The call came in at 11:45 [Read More]
Columbus County Sheriff’s Deputy D. Zehnder is being called a hero after saving a man form a burning home Sept. 26. Columbuscountynews.com broke this story on the day of the fire. The sheriff’s office and [Read More]
DEVELOPING: Three inmates at the Columbus County Detention Center have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said Friday. Chief Deputy Aaron Herring said the jail medical staff is monitoring the condition of the detainees. Additional information [Read More]
Passenger was the 17th fatality in county this year. The driver of a Ford Fusion that crashed into a combine Sept. 15 has been charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle. Michael Phillip Strickland was driving [Read More]
Updated 10.01.20 at 2:27 p.m. Gunfire – but no injuries – ended a chase Wednesday that involved two stolen vehicles and a manhunt through the Green Swamp. Jeffery Kelly Jr. is being held under no [Read More]
For the second time in less than three days, a female was shot in the Chadbourn area Monday.The juvenile, whose name and age were not released, was shot in a home in the 1200 block [Read More]
The sheriff’s office is hunting for a man who allegedly raped a child. Jeremy Thomas Ward, 36, is wanted on a single warrant for statutory rape of a child. The incident occurred in 2018, according [Read More]
When a K-9 Deputy and his dog made a traffic stop near Tabor City Sept. 25, he had no idea he would find a vehicle full of fake identification, personal information and other contraband. Jose [Read More]
Animal Control and the sheriff’s office have charged a man with cruelty to animals after he shot his dog in the head with a shotgun. The dog survived, but lost an eye and suffered a [Read More]
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