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Whiteville has put a curfew in place as part of its state of emergency order. Only travel for “essential travel for work, medical, and emergency purposes” will be permitted between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. during the storm. The curfew takes effect today and will run until lifted by the city manager and mayor. Officials hope the curfew will cut down on the number of storm repeated wrecks,...
Deputies will be stationed at Delco and Tabor City in case of emergencies during the coming winter storm. “We’ll have five deputies each at Tabor and the East End station,” Sheriff Bill Rogers said. “We’ll also have personnel at the sheriff’s office to cover the north and west. They’ll all have trucks that can handle the weather, just in case they’re needed.” The sheriff’s office has a number...
Detectives have charged a man with multiple counts of having sex with a minor over an extended period of time. Daniel Cox, 35, is being held without bond in the county detention center. Warrants and jail records show he is charged with multiple counts of statutory sex offense, second degree forcible sex offense, intentional child abuse inflicting serious injury, and sex act by a substitute parent. He was...