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Samantha Watts will serve 45 years in prison, and one of her sons will serve 35, for the 2023 beating death of Corey Adam Soles of Chadbourn. Samantha Watts, 42 and her son Payton, both of Green Sea, S.C. entered guilty pleas Monday in a Conway courtroom. Both pleaded guilty to murder. Amber Watts, 23, pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact, and Jonathan Watts, 21,...
Updated An infant is recovering after being taken to the hospital with a 100 degree fever, covered in feces and “bumps.” The woman described as her caregiver has been charged. Warrants show that Eugenia Kaye Waller, 32, of 9046 Old Lumberton Rd., Evergreen was released on a secured bond on a single charge of misdemeanor child abuse. On July 10, the warrant states that the seven month old...
A deputy and a Chadbourn area resident were hurt Thursday when the deputy’s patrol car struck a truck near Whiteville. Deputy Timothy Stewart was cited for failure to reduce speed, according to Sgt. J. Weissinger of the Highway Patrol. Stewart was reportedly responding to a call when the crash occurred. Stewart was heading west on Chadbourn Highway near the Whiteville Auto Auction when he failed to reduce speed...