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Firefighters from across Columbus County are battling a structure fire in downtown Fair Bluff. The fire appears to be in at least one of the flood-ravaged buildings that is set for demolition as part of the downtown revitalization efforts. The fire was reported around 4 p.m. This is a developing story. Please share your photos and videos on the Columbuscountynews.com Facebook page when you can safely do so.
Updated 3 p.m. July 20 Felony charges have been filed against an Evergreen man who allegedly assaulted his wife for an “extended period of time,” according to the sheriff’s office. The victim in the case, Amber Leigh Scott, was airlifted to New Hanover after she was transported to an area hospital. She was listed in critical condition. Arrest records show that Christopher Scott, 34, was originally held under...
A Sandyfield woman became the county’s 11th highway death Saturday when she stepped into the roadway at the intersection of N.C. 11 and N.C. 87. Sgt. K. McVicker of the Highway Patrol said Shirley Fogle, 78, apparently walked out from behind a vehicle on N.C. 11 into the path of a westbound car on N.C. 87. No one in the car was injured, but an infant was transported...