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Two single-vehicle wrecks this weekend claimed the lives of the drivers. In the first crash, a motorcyclist crossed the center line and struck a ditch, Trooper Trevor Bryan of the Highway Patrol said. Jeremy Jacobs, 29, of Farmers Union was heading east on Carver Moore Road near Old Northeast Road, operating his 2001 Honda, when he went off the left side and crashed. There was no indication of...
Major Brett Baxley has been dismissed by Columbus County Sheriff Bill Rogers. Baxley, a retired Highway Patrol Trooper, was originally hired in October 2022 by Sheriff Bill Rogers as an internal affairs investigator. He continued on under Sheriff Rogers, serving as part of the command staff with the CCSO. Baxley was terminated Friday, according to a personnel release by the county administration. His ending salary was $81,206. No...
An overnight storm brought five to six inches of rain across much off the county Sunday night and early Monday. Meteorologist Christopher Cawley said six inches of rain fell at his weather station on college Street in Whiteville during the overnight hours. The rains led to some moderate flooding in some areas. Pleasant Plains Road had water across the roadway near Gore Trailer at 8 a.m. Areas around...