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The third murder case in less than a month is in front of a judge here, with Daquan Rollo Corrothers facing the court for the 2020 slaying of Alex Delamez Moore. Moore was reported missing in January 2020 in the Farmers Union area. His pickup was found abandoned near the Jones Memorial Cemetery, in an area where Moore reportedly hunted. Ground crews and a helicopter searched hundreds of...
We will bring you Hurricane Ian closings and delays as soon as they become available. Email your closings with a contact number to crystalfaircloth@columbuscounty.news. • The Columbus County Emergency Operations Center has been activated. If you have any non emergency needs call 910.640.2208. For all emergencies call 911. • Whiteville city offices will be closed Friday. Fire and police personnel will be on duty. Public works and...
Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified this morning, and is taking aim at the Florida coast before knocking on the doors of Southeastern North Carolina later this week. WTXY Meteorologist Christopher Cawley urged caution, not panic, in his forecast discussion earlier today. “On a 1 to 5 scale, with 1 being minimal and 5 being “Florence-esque,” I think this is going to be about a 2.5,” he wrote. “This is...