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With most of Columbus County now in a severe drought, Whiteville officials are urging more conservation by residential water customers. “According to the city Water Response Plan, customers are expected to reduce their water use by ten percent in comparison to the previous month’s bill,” City Emergency Management Director Hal Lowder said in a press release. “Outdoor use of drinking water for washing impervious surfaces is prohibited. All...
Firefighters, Forest Service personnel and volunteers had their hands full Saturday when a lightning strike sparked a wildfire off Old Union Road. Horses, a pen of hunting dogs and multiple structures were in danger at different times during the incident.The fire was made worse by the hot, dry conditions affecting the area. Acme-Delco-Riegelwood (ADR) Fire Chief Steve Camlin said firefighters were dispatched around 3:45 p.m. to a remote...
Tabor City police arrested a wanted man after he was stopped for pulling a trailer without taillights. Austin Grey Reneger, 27, was held under a secured bond on Guilford County charges of discharging a firearm in a city and injury to personal property. He was also charged with simple possession of marijuana. Reneger is from Kernersville, according to the detention center report. Tabor City Police stopped a Chevrolet...