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The Highway Patrol is seeking the owner of an SCCY 9mm handgun found beside an area highway. Troopers came into possession of the handgun in July 2021 year. If you are the owner of the pistol, and can provide proof, contact the Highway Patrol Whiteville office at 910.642.7169.If the pistol’s owner cannot be found within 30 days, the pistol will be declared surplus and disposed of by the...
The May 2 shooting of a Tabor City man has led to the arrest of a suspect from the Chadbourn area. Kason Durante Johnson, 43, is being held under no bond on a single count of first degree murder, jail records show. Johnson listed his address as 501 Grice Rd., Chadbourn. Warrants show that Johnson is alleged to have shot Willie Lee Wheeler, 67, in his Lewis Street...
$40,000 damage to electronics. Cooking oil, maple syrup, honey and eggs were used to cause thousands of dollars in damage to East Columbus Junior Senior High school early Thursday. The sheriff’s office reported that school officials called 911 at 8:39 a.m. The report said that a group of alleged vandals entered a back door of the school in the early morning hours. Honey was poured on some classroom doorknobs,...