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The driver of a Columbus County school bus was injured Wednesday when the bus and a work truck collided near Nakina. No children were on the bus at the time of the wreck, according to Nakina Fire and Rescue. The wreck occurred in the 4000 block of Ervin T. Richardson around 4:40 p.m. The bus and truck collided head on, sending the bus into a roadside ditch. The...
Columbus Animal Protective services has reopened the shelter to intakes. Sheriff Bill Rogers said the shelter was closed to new arrivals due to the anticipated arrival of 34 dogs in a pending animal cruelty case. Deborah Dahl, 70, of Hallsboro was charged with multiple counts of cruelty to animals after nearly 100 dogs were seized from inhumane conditions this summer. Almost all the cases were dropped when the...
Thanks to an anonymous donor, students in the county and city schools will soon see a new officer walking the halls. Xena, a German shepherd currently being trained to find contraband, was donated to the sheriff’s office by a teacher, according to the sheriff’s office. When she graduates QRF Solutions K9, Zena will be trained in detecting guns, marijuana, THC, nicotine and vape products, and other items prohibited...