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Smoke from a burning home in Kelly Monday was visible across the Cape Fear River. Acme Delco Riegelwood Fire-Rescue Chief Steve Camlin said ADR responded mutual aid along with East Arcadia, Atkinson and White Lake to assist Kelly Firefighters. The Natmoore Road home had been abandoned since it was flooded during Hurricane Florence, but still had electricity and was used for storage. The fire took most of the...
Quick work by a Columbus County deputy prevented a grass fire from damaging a home Monday. Sgt. Jeffrey Thomas was escorting a funeral procession along Greens Mill Road when he saw a fast moving grass fire in the 2000 block, according to a report with the sheriff’s office. The report said Thomas noticed the fire was “spreading quickly due to dry grass and wind,” and he stopped to...
Whiteville Police have identified the victim in Saturday’s fatal crash. Evelyn Rorie, 82, and Bobbie Rorie, 71, both of Whiteville, were in a Dodge Ram truck that was struck by a GMC Sierra driven by Chase Jacobs, 20 at the intersection of Burkhead and Powell Boulevard, according to Whiteville Police. The impact sent the Dodge within feet of the front door of the Minuteman store. Mrs. Rorie was...