Public Safety

A registered sex offender with pending drug charges was arrested Saturday at the Columbus County Fair. Augustus Sharee Huggins, 35, of 2844 Fruit Ridge Rd., Whiteville, was charged with being a sex offender on premises with children, and held under no bond, according to arrest reports. Huggins was convicted of statutory rape of a 13-15 year old girl in 2012, and confined for five years and 11 months....

A Whiteville-area woman is being held under no bond after she allegedly shared photos of her infant playing with drugs and a firearm. Kristen Michelle Boredeaux, 27, was arrested Oct. 16. She faces charges of exposing a child to controlled substances and negligent child abuse resulting in serious injury. Both counts are felonies. Bordeaux will have a probable cause hearing Nov. 1, according to court documents. Photos shared...

Lake Waccamaw Fire and Rescue safely located and picked up a buster worth minutes of a 911 call Oct. 16 (today). In a press release, Mayor Greg Jacobs said the boater called 911 because he thought he was taking on water. The call came in around 4 p.m. LWFR Boat Nine was in the water four minutes after the call, and the boater found in ten, Jacobs said....