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Fentanyl may have caused the death of a Tabor City area man early Monday. The sheriff’s office said Dep. T. Tyson responded to 4310 Will Inman Road around 3:25 a.m. to a report of a deceased male. A witness told deputies and paramedics that Jeffrey Edward “may have” taken fentanyl and died from an overdose. Paramedics confirmed that Edwards, 61, was deceased. Deputies developed information that Edwards might...
Madison Street between Clay and Webster streets in Whiteville will be blocked for several hours today (Monday) while a “widowmaker” tree is cleared. Whiteville Emergency Services Director Hal Lowder said the city has had multiple calls about the tree, which has damaged several others and leaned even farther after high winds this weekend. It has been a threat for some time, Lowder said, and was briefly mentioned in...
Christopher Heimnick is being held under $1.5 million secured bond on charges of arson and first degree murder. The Sheriff’s Office said Heimnick was charged after the structure fire that left Wendell Smith dead on Manley Smith Road in Nakina Saturday. A woman in the house escaped injury. March 10 – Murder Charge Pending in Saturday Arson