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The courthouse square in Whiteville will be closed today while paving crew try to beat the forecast thunderstorms. Emergency Services Director Hal Lowder Jr. said he was contacted this morning about the change in plans. Court and county employees will have to come in on Washington Street and turn left into the parking lot. Other motorists are advised to find alternative routes. The closure will continue for several...
A video gambler not only didn’t strike it rich, but can no longer play at an area store. Deputies were called to Service Plus at 2465 James B. White Highway Saturday to handle a disturbance. Lashanda Gowans told deputies that she had previously won a $3,800 jackpot, but the store clerk only paid her $300. She said she was asked to return to the store July 12 to...
A Whiteville area man is recovering after he was allegedly shot by his girlfriend during an argument. Julie Ann Crampton, 36, of 580 Mt. Moriah Church Rd., Whiteville, is being held under $250,000 secured bond on a single charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, inflicting serious injury. Crampton is alleged to have shot Floyd Angus Jr. after an argument Saturday. Deputies were called...