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Columbus County Deputy Ricky Lewis is the newest graduate of the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Effort) Officer Training Program. Lewis completed the course at the N.C. Justice Academy in Salemburg, attending training from July 10-21. He received the Most Improved Award. Lewis will assist in teaching other deputies how to implement the DARE programs in schools and elsewhere in the county. Officer Wayne Elmore of the Troutman Police...
The man found dead at a Cemetery Road home Friday morning was apparently murdered, according to the sheriff’s office. Tracey Taylor, whose age was not listed, was found dead by a deputy investigating a shots fired call with a possible victim, the report said. Deputies were dispatched to 805 Cemetery Rd., Riegelwood at 6:32 a.m. The 911 caller reported someone had been shot at the home. No additional...
The sheriff’s office and Whiteville Police are investigating two unexplained deaths. A body was found at 6:32 a.m. in the 800 block of Cemetery Road in Riegelwood, the sheriff’s office reported. No additional information was immediately available, due to the ongoing investigation. In an unrelated case, Whiteville Police are investigating the death of a man found in a home at Memory Trailer Park off Smyrna Drive. The man...