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One person drowned Saturday after driving around a barricade and into a flooded road near the Columbus County line, according to Robeson County EMS. The drowning occurred on a section of Old Whiteville Road, which is known as Old Lumberton Road in Columbus County. Rescue crews were first called out for a water rescue Saturday afternoon, an official REMS social media post said. The Allenton Fire Department, the...
Flooded roads as of 11:35 p.m. Aug. 7, according to the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office. •7000 block Lebanon Church Rd •835 Walter Ward Rd •Ward Town x Seven Creeks •14B East Calhoun St •E Lewis x Franklin St •Will Inman x Molle Iron Hill Rd, Tabor City •Old Tram x Chair Factory Rd •Miller Rd x Swamp Bridge •Peacock x Sidney Cherry Grove Rd (Sidney’s Service Mart) •2304...
An electrical fire led to not one but two fires at Southern Fire and Muffler in Whiteville Wednesday. Firefighters were not called to the first blaze at the landmark business, City Fire Marshal Hal Lowder Jr. said. The fire was believed to have been electrical in origin, and melted through several water pipes in the ceiling, causing water damage in an attic area as well as the office....