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A shooting moments after midnight today (Thursday) left a teenaged girl dead. Sheriff Bill Rogers said the girl, whose name has not been released, was killed when someone opened fire on the Old Stake home just before 1 a.m. The girl, who was 16, was killed in her bed. Family members returned fire, Rogers said, but the shooters have not been identified. The shooting occurred at 2013 Old...
One man was jailed and more than 60 pounds of marijuana and other illegal substances were seized as part of an operation the sheriff’s office has dubbed “Operation Weedus Deletus.” The sheriff’s office did not release the suspect’s name, citing the ongoing investigation. Detention Center records and warrants show that Jessie Ruiz Jacobs, 21, of Dixon Road and Waterline Way, Riegelwood, was charged with six counts of trafficking...
Columbus County officials will move onto an emergency footing Thursday in preparation for the winter storm forecast for the weekend. The latest accumulation estimates from the National Weather Service show slightly less ice and freezing rain for the area, but power outages and dangerous driving conditions will still be widespread. “The latest model blend shows between .2 and .4 inches of icing for Columbus County,” Meteorologist Christopher Cawley...