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9 p.m. update The elderly man who was missing on Braswell Road has been found safe. Mr. Danny Britt was found in a cornfield in the Evergreen community, Sheriff Bill Rogers said. Britt was transported to a medical facility to be evaluated. All volunteer fire departments in the county sent searchers to the hunt. Sheriff’s offices from Bladen, Brunswick, New Hanover, and Robeson counties also deployed personnel and...
State officials are urging parents to ensure their trick or treaters don’t have a special surprise in their candy bags this Halloween. Attorney General Jeff Jackson is reminding North Carolinians to be careful they’re not buying or handing out THC-infused products that look like candy. “We’re not trying to alarm or worry parents,” said Attorney General Jeff Jackson. “There’s every reason to believe your kids will have a...
Two alleged dealers and two fugitives were jailed after early morning narcotics raids in Fair Bluff Thursday (today). Ernest Lavon McLeod, 45; Anthony Jama Bethea, 35; Nieasha McLeod, 20; and Anthony Haynes, 59 were all taken into custody, Fair Bluff Police Chief Chris Chafin said in a press release. “The operation marks the conclusion of the first phase of an ongoing, months long investigation,” the release said. Law...