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One man is in critical condition after he was shot during a fight in Buckhead Friday. A female victim is recovering after she was allegedly run over by the suspect. The suspect was arrested after he returned to the crime scene, according to the sheriff’s office. Douglas Blake Freeman, 37, of 673 Buckhead Rd., Bolton, was held under $500,000 secured bond, charged with attempted murder and shooting into...
More than $700,000 worth of state funding is going into making the Columbus County Detention Center safer for both inmates and staff. Sheriff Bill Rogers and Chief Deputy Jerome McMillian briefed commissioners Monday on the progress of several improvements at the county jail, including improved cell locks, security camera and a body scanner system. “We hope that these upgrades can …help reduce some of these lawsuits the county...
New evidence in the Kandle Rogers assault case has led to the dismissal of the city school board member’s conviction. Rogers was charged with assault on a government official after she allegedly scratched Nishawn Pridgen, a Whiteville public works employee, as he was putting out traffic cones during Hurricane Idalia’s flooding Aug. 31. District Attorney Jon David requested a special prosecutor and judge for the case since Rogers...