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Whiteville Police and the sheriff’s office are investigating separate shooting incidents that left one man seriously injured. WPD said a man was shot and seriously injured at Kent Place Apartments Thursday. The victim was treated at Columbus Regional then transferred to Novant New Hanover, where he is recovering. Suspects have been identified in the incident, Lt. Andre Jackson said. In an unrelated shooting ten people were inside a...
Stay off the roads — That’s the main message from the N.C. Department of Transportation after snow blanketed the state’s eastern half. “We have significant amounts of snow and slick roads in areas of the state that don’t often see a lot of snowfall,” said state Transportation Secretary Joey Hopkins. “We’re working hard to clear our interstates and primary roads of snow and ice today. The sunshine will...
From six to as much as nine inches of snow hit Columbus County Tuesday and Wednesday. It was the largest snowfall since 2018. The snow has stopped falling, but the ice is causing headaches across the county. Officials are warning drivers against any unnecessary travel. While DOT trucks are scraping main routes, many secondary roads will remain impassable until temperatures rise tomorrow. Anything that melts today...