Public Safety

Updated and corrected with new bond information and correct charge details. The stepfather and mother of a nine-year-old girl have been charged with allowing the sexual abuse of a child. Zackery Lynn Pratt, 30, and Brittany Pratt, 31, are being held under $25,000 secured bond each after a first appearance today. Court documents listed their address as the Whiteville area. Zackery and Brittany Pratt are alleged to have...

A crash just after sunset Monday was fatal to a woman driving a moped on U.S. 74-76 in Delco. The Highway Patrol and Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire Rescue Chief Steve Camlin said the moped was traveling east in the 23000 block of the highway around 8:24 p.m. when she was struck in the rear by a Dodge Caravan driven by Hope Marie Agler, 42, of Burgaw. Camlin said the driver...

Friday’s violent storm caused damage across the county, including some scary moments at a popular destination and a home in Williams, but no injuries. Heavy rains collapsed the roof at Whiteville Used Tires on Columbus Street, seriously damaging the business. It was the second time heavy rains have caused a roof collapse there. Despite concerns of flooding in downtown Whiteville, Emergency Services Director Hal Lowder Jr. said there...