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As the busiest week of the year gets underway at Lake Waccamaw, police are reminding golf cart users to be sure children are properly buckled up. Lake Waccamaw was the first municipality in the county to legalize approved golf carts on town streets a decade ago, when state law eased rules on golf carts. Carts at the lake must be inspected by the town, and small children must...
A public forum Saturday is designed to build relationships between the sheriff’s office and the community. The Unity in Our Communities event starts at 10 a.m. at Whiteville High School auditorium. It’s billed as an open dialogue between law enforcement and the public. In a press release, the sheriff’s office said that residents will be welcome to ask questions of CCSO command staff, and express specific concerns about...
Deputies and Tabor City Police arrested a suspect wanted for larceny and other crimes in several cases stretching back to earlier this year. Courtney Cole Scott, 31, of 118 Canal St., Tabor City, was taken into custody June 20 by Tabor Police and the Sheriff’s Office. He was held under $55,000 secured bond on multiple charges of larceny, two counts each of larceny of a firearm and a...