Public Safety

The mother accused of abusing her infant son saw her bond raised to $40,000 Tuesday. Katelyn Regina Hinson, 21, of 569 Beaver Dam Rd., Clarendon, was originally released on a $1,500 unsecured bond, according to Detention Center reports. She was charged with a single count of felony negligent child abuse, resulting in serious bodily injuries. A judge raised her bond in Columbus County District Court Tuesday. The sheriff’s...

CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for July 22, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio 🔊 )

Detectives arrested a Chadbourn man after observing him make an alleged “hand to hand” drug transaction July 16. Rymeek Ziquan Freeman. 18, of 315 Huffman St., Chadbourn was held under no bond, according to detention center records. He was charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver cocaine, sale of drugs within 1,000 feet of a park, maintaining a vehicle and paraphernalia. Freeman was held without...