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A gray pit bull puppy is alive today thanks to quick work by Whiteville Fire and Police. Capt. Kyle McDaniel of Whiteville Fire said crews were called to 605 N. Lee Street just before 5 p.m. Monday to a kitchen fire. When they arrived, firefighters were told that no one was inside, but a bulldog puppy was inside the burning home. Lt. Marquise Blanks of the WFD and...
A LAW ENFORCEMENT EXERCISE NOTICE: The U.S. Coast Guard, along with federal, state, and industry partners, are scheduled to hold an active-shooter/active threat full-scale exercise in Brunswick County Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Bald Head Island Ferry in the vicinity of the Southport Channel, on the Cape Fear River. Residents and community members around the Oak Island area should expect large numbers of public...
The jury summons scam is making the rounds again. One local man was almost scammed out of $4,500 when someone claiming to be with the sheriff’s office called from a local number saying the victim had missed jury duty. He was instructed to deposit money into an ATM to pay bond on the bogus charge. Officials said that the sheriff’s office will never contact you by phone...