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Two men attempting to stop a boat from sinking at Lake Waccamaw Sunday night were apparently injured by a lightning strike. First responders were paged at 8:40 p.m., officials said. The men were trying to prevent a boat from sinking at the Lake Waccamaw Campground dock when at least one and possibly two bolts of lightning hit the lake. The men were not in close proximity to the...
A wild chase through Riegelwood ended with multiple charges for a woman July 29. Tori Vanette Langdon, 23, is being held under $100,000 secured ond, according to Detention Center records. She was charged with larceny of a motor vehicle, fleeing to elude arrest, driving on a closed highway, driving 80 miles per hour in a work zone, a lane violations and multiple other traffic charges. Her address was...
The defendant in the first Columbus County murder in 2022 will serve life in prison without parole after he was found guilty in Superior Court. Lawrence Thomas, 73, was pronounced guilty today (Friday) by a jury. Thomas has been behind bars March 2022. In January of that year, Thomas shot and killed Hazel Leach, 28, with whom he had a relationship, according to the sheriff’s office. The CCSO...