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Whiteville Police had the first 911 call for law enforcement for 2025. Meisha Robinson Contact Whiteville Police at 2:00 a.m. Jan. 1, 2025 to report her car had been stolen. The last call investigated by local law enforcement in 2024 went to the Columbus County Sheriff’s office. At 8:39 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, Joshua Hopkins called the CCSO to report that someone stole his wallet from his...
A boil water advisory has been issued for customers in the Riegelwood Sanitary District. Residents may see brown or discolored water, and any water intended for consumption should be boiled. Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire crews are flushing hydrants in the area. The water should be clear by Tuesday. Contact the Sanitary District for more information.
The second gunman in a shootout that wounded a pregnant woman will serve just short of six years in federal prison. Robert Jamar Avant, 33, formerly of Huffman Street, Chadbourn, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in U.S. District Court in October. He was given 71 months in prison. “This reckless shootout, adjacent to t-ball fields where hundreds of kids and parents were...