Public Safety

Columbus County Deputy Jose Garcia is being hailed as a hero after saving a possible overdose victim May 10. The deputy was responding to a call about a man in the roadway on Joe Brown Highway near Tabor City when he found the victim, the sheriff’s office said in a press release. “The male was barely breathing, with purple lips and profusely sweating,” the release said. “Witnesses on...

Columbus County Vice-Narcotics officers spent last week cleaning up. Operation Spring Cleaning netted a  dozen suspects as well as narcotics, firearms, a stolen vehicle and cash. The drug investigations involved seven locations in the county, Sheriff Jody Greene said in a press release. Search warrants were executed at 48 Billy McDuffie Lane, Clarendon; 116 Jamaica Queens Lane, Tabor City; 217 West Williamson St., Whiteville; 261 Pine Circle Dr., Tabor City;...

3:30 p.m. Update Two women were killed and a teenager seriously injured after a crash near Tabor City this morning (Wednesday). Teva Marie Norris, 44, and Taunya Norris, 64, both of the Tabor City area, died when Jacob Creech crossed the centerline around 7:18 a.m. Redwine said the women were traveling north on U.S. 701 near F.M. Watts and Creech was headed south when the crash occurred. Both...