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The suspect in a Sept. 22 shooting has been jailed. Kyron Spivey, 26, of 1491 Rico Rd., Whiteville, is being held under no bond on a single charge of attempted first degree murder, according to warrants and a press release from the sheriff’s office. Willie James Shine called 911 while driving himself to Columbus Regional after he was shot Sept. 22 in North Hallsboro, according to the sheriff’s...
While renovations begin on the current N.C. DMV driver license office in Whiteville, customers will have to visit a temporary facility a few hundred feet away. The permanent office, at 917 Washington St. (U.S. Hwy 74/76 Bus., N.C. Hwy 130), in Whiteville, will indefinitely close at 5 p.m. on Sept. 25. Beginning Sept. 30, customers can visit the temporary office nearby at the American Legion Post 137 Building...
An early morning collision with a deer claimed the life of a Whiteville motorcyclist Saturday. Terry Walker, 55, of Whiteville was killed when his 2023 Harley Davidson struck a deer on U.S. 701 near Beaverdam Road, according to Sgt. Jeremy Freeman of the N.C. State Highway Patrol. Walker and a female passenger were thrown from the northbound motorcycle. The wreck was reported at 2:33 a.m. by another...