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The lockdown at East Bladen High School has been lifted according to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office. BCSO said in a press release that the school was secured earlier today “following a potential issue involving a student and an off=campus boyfriend. “At this time there appears to be no threat to the school or students.” School is being dismissed on a normal schedule today (Sept. 4). Additional deputies...
Updated with the name of the inmate. Freedom was short-lived for a local inmate who broke away from a transport van Thursday, according to the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office. Court documents show Anthony Michael White, 33, of Whiteville, was arrested in Columbus for failure to register as a sex offender. White was listed as homeless, but previously lived on Silver Maple Lane in Whiteville. He was taken into...
After more than a year of investigation, Whiteville Police have arrested the man alleged to have stolen $11,500 worth of equipment from the county maintenance building in Whiteville. Nakema Wanya Haley, 29, faces 20 charges of breaking, entering and larceny; five counts of felony breaking and entering a motor vehicle; and two counts of property damage. His address is listed on court documents as 19839 N.C. 410,...