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A series of fights and threats against schools and school personnel are being investigated by the sheriff’s office. Reports show that a bus driver was nearly assaulted by a student at Williams Township School Oct. 24. The report said that the student became “irate” while boarding a bus at the end of the day, and cursed at the driver. The student then allegedly tried to hit the driver...
There is no police record of an alleged incident between Whiteville Police and mayoral hopeful Brittany Payne, officials said today. In an Instagram reel, Payne claimed that she was harassed by a Whiteville Police officer after a fellow patron called 911 at the San Juan restaurant in June. Payne said in the reel that she, her fiancé and two friends were having dinner and drinks at the bar,...
A man and woman from East Arcadia were jailed after they allegedly robbed a Rouse Lane man Oct. 28, and left behind some of their loot. Cierra Myree Young, 37, and Robert Terrell Lacewell, also 37, were charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon. Young was also charged with absconding from the N.C. Dept. or Probation and Parole. Young’s address was listed as 416 Mooretown Rd., East Arcadia....