Public Safety

A head-on collision on Hallsboro Road South near Barney Tyler Road claimed one man’s life Friday afternoon. Around 3:45 p.m. Clay Hagood, a former Tabor City and Whiteville police officer, died at the scene. He was driving a 2007 Chrysler. Trooper T. Bryan of the Highway Patrol said Hagood crossed the centerline while heading north, and struck a Honda van driven by Nancy Knight head-on.  Knight sustained serious...

Tabor City’s Burger King was heavily damaged in an early morning fire Friday (Dec. 13). Tabor City Fire Chief Jeff Fowler said workers were preparing to start the day just after 6 a.m. when they began smelling smoke. As the smoke filled the kitchen, they evacuated the building and called 911. Fowler said when he arrived on the scene, “there was heavy smoke visible.” Firefighters used Tabor City’s...

State agents have jailed a local man on ten counts of second degree sexual exploitation of a minor. Landon Adam Powell, 25, was released on $15,000 secured bond after he was arrested Wednesday. His address was listed as 515 Porter Swamp Rd., Cerro Gordo, according to arrest records. The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) reported that its Computer Crimes Unit received a CyberTip on March 1 that Powell...