Public Safety

Deputies following up on complaints about suspicious activity in Hallsboro arrested a man after an extended offroad chase Tuesday. Ricky Levell Mitchell, 34, was held under no bond on charges of felony fleeing to elude arrest, felony possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver cocaine and prescription pills, assault ion a government official, and maintaining a vehicle for drug activities, according to detention center records. The Columbus...

Monday was a busy day for the sheriff’s office, as two departments made major narcotics arrests in two different parts of the county. Stefon Geathers, 38, of 4875 Old Lumberton Rd., Whiteville, was held under $256,000 secured bond. He faces multiple charges of trafficking in opiates and MDMA, possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver marijuana and MDMA, felony possession of cocaine, driving while impaired, resisting an...

Dry, windy conditions and low humidity have led emergency officials to discourage outdoor burning today (Tuesday). The advisory is not the same as a burning ban. No ban has been put in place, but conditions are prime for outdoor fires to get out of control. Uncontrolled burns can result in fire damaging property not in the intended burn area, which can result in criminal and civil penalties. Since...