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Cellular phone coverage has been interrupted throughout southeastern North Carolina. A regional cell phone outage is affecting Columbus and Brunswick counties. Emergency officials said landlines and wifi calling are still functioning. The outage came after a fiber optic cable was damaged between Benson and Raleigh, according to Raleigh media reports. Areas of New Hanover, Harnett and Johnston counties are also affected. 911 service has been disrupted except for...
An ongoing investigation into drug sales in the town of Brunswick led to a chase, a major haul of illegal drugs, and a $1.001 million bond on July 6. Curtis Levi Moore, 36, of Clarkton, was charged with six counts of trafficking opium/heroin, two counts each of trafficking methamphetamine, trafficking cocaine, and trafficking MDMA felony possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver marijuana; three counts of felony...
A farmworker was seriously injured Monday (today) when his leg was caught in an auger at Byrd Farms in Hallsboro. Chief Joe Tyler of the Hallsboro Fire Department said Joseph Hutt was trying to clear the grain in the auger when the machine trapped his leg. Firefighters had to remove the grain from the bin, then cut the auger bit loose and send it to the hospital with...