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Whiteville Public Works crews are on the scene of three water leaks in the area of Edgewood School. Water service to the area has been interrupted. The city hopes to have the water system restored in a few hours.
A fugitive who has been wanted since 2023 is being held on multiple charges ranging from drugs and firearms violations to assault on a female. Jasper Erwan Johnson, 26, of 1309 Clyde Norris Rd., Tabor City, faces charges of firing into an occupied vehicle, breaking, entering and larceny; possession of a firearm by a felon; property damage; maintaining a place for drug activities; possession with intent to manufacture,...
Detectives from multiple counties worked together to arrest a Bladen man whose crime spree extended in Columbus. Wesley Keith Carroll, 44, of 1676 N.C. 211 W., Clarkton, was held under a $75,000 bond in the Columbus County Detention Center. He faces charges from Columbus, Bladen, Robeson, Richmond and Scotland counties, including four counts of larceny of a motor vehicle, possession of a stolen vehicle; three counts of breaking,...