Public Safety

A thrown bottle earned not one, but two bursts of gunfire Monday. Logan Blake Prince, 20, called 911 around 9 p.m. to report the shootings. Prince told deputies that a man he knew was driving in Prince’s yard at 233 Quail Drive. Prince said he threw a bottle at the driver, and the suspect began shooting. A short time later, the report said, another vehicle came by the...

No one was injured but a Hallsboro man was left homeless Monday night after a singlewide trailer burned on Pierce Cemetery Road. Dep. Fire Marshal Jonathan Juhl said Curtis Wright was not home when the fire started. The cause is undetermined at this time. “No people were injured and no animals died,” Juhl said, “but it’s still tragic that someone lost his home.” The trailer was located near...

The single resident of a home in Hallsboro escaped but his home was destroyed in a structure fire tonight (Monday). Multiple fire departments were called to the singlewide trailer on Pierce Cemetery Road before 7 p.m.  Firefighters were still on the scene at 8:30 p.m. This is a developing store. Check back for updates.