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Updated 11:50 a.m. A third bomb threat was allegedly made Wednesday, this time at Whiteville High School, according to sheriff’s reports. The sheriff’s office daily incident summary for Wednesday shows that deputies were called to Whiteville High at 1:08 p.m. after a 16 year old white male student allegedly made “terroristic threats”. The sheriff’s office referred requests for further information to the city school system. Superintendent Jonathan Williams...
West Columbus High and West Columbus School were temporarily evacuated today after a bomb threat, making the third for the county this week, including one this morning. Deputies searched the schools and found no evidence of an explosive device, according to a statement on the school system’s social media platforms. “West Columbus School and West Columbus High School received bomb threats this afternoon shortly after 12 p.m.,” the...
A sixth grader allegedly told students that a bomb would be detonated at Central Middle School today during the national emergency broadcast test. Deputies cleared the school this morning, according to the sheriff’s office, and found no explosive device. At the recommendation of law enforcement, Superintendent Jonathan Williams said Central would release at 1 p.m. Whiteville High School – which shares buses with the middle school – would...