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Long lines at DMV License offices led lawmakers and the governor to allow some drivers an additional two years on expired licenses in the state. Drivers with the most common type of license – Class C, for passenger vehicles – whose licenses expire between July 1 and Dec. 31, 2027, can drive for up to two years with no penalties. All licensees are still encouraged to update their...
Additional details as of 2:30 p.m. A frequent critic of the Bladen County Board of Education and former publisher of an online newspaper has been charged with murder. Charlotte Brandy Smith, 45, of 307 Woodhouse Drive, Elizabethtown, was arrested in Montgomery County Wednesday and charged with first degree murder, according to court documents. The victim in the case is listed as her husband, Aaron Daine Smith. Detectives and...
Darlington Deputy Devin Mason will be eulogized today at 2 p.m. at West Columbus High School. The Darlington County officer died in the line of duty July 1. Visitation will be at WCHS until just before the service today. Mason’s body was escorted from South Carolina to Meares Funeral home last night. Several roads in and around in Cerro Gordo will be closed during the procession from WCHS to Williamson...