Public Safety

Authorities are searching for a black man in dark clothing who robbed the Fair Bluff Dollar general Sunday. The sheriff’s office reported that the unknown man came into the store around 10 p.m., went to the cash register and demanded cash from both the register and the store safe. The report did not say if he displayed a weapon. The employee put around $200 on the counter and...

The N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program is reminding drivers to slow down, buckle up and never drive distracted or impaired. The Highway Patrol, Highway Safety commission and other law enforcement agencies announced the anti-speeding program Monday at the N.C. Highway Patrol Training and Driving Facility in Raleigh. The campaign, which runs through July 26, will target drivers that exceed the speed limit. Law enforcement agencies will increase patrols in all...

Someone cut 16 catalytic converters worth $12,800 from the Research Station near Whiteville. The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were called to the USDA Crops Research Station on Border Belt Drive Thursday. Dustin Mercer told investigators that the area was secured July 15 at 2 p.m. Eight Ford trucks were damaged in the theft. Although the facility has video surveillance, there was no footage of the theft, the...