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A ceremony and bridge dedication Friday will honor a fallen local officer. Franklin Dale “Frankie” Perritte died in a car crash while pursuing a felony suspect in Cumberland County in 1995. Perritte was with the Division of Motor Vehicles at the time, but he previously served with the Tabor City Police, Columbus County Sheriff’s Office, and other agencies. A memorial service will be held at 3:30 p.m. at...
A drug suspect had a modified AR-15 loaded with armor-piercing rounds when he was arrested May 29. Dalvin Davonta Smith, 24, of 515 Pine Circle Dr., Tabor City, was held under $250,000 secured bond on charges of trafficking in opiates, possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine, marijuana and narcotics, and possession of a weapon of mass destruction, detention records show. Vice-Narcotics detectives were on patrol in...
A Williamson Road man was severely beaten by an unknown assailant Friday, then dragged in to a wooded area and left. Dep. S. Lee reported that the sheriff’s office responded to a call about an assault Tuesday just before 2 p.m. The report said Arnold Nance, 70, was being loaded in an ambulance when deputies arrived. Nance told deputies he was assaulted Friday night in his home. He...