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While today’s rains were not welcome at area events, the slow downpours meant an end to the burn ban in 81 counties. The N.C. Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open burning for 81 counties effective 8 a.m. Sunday, May 3. The statewide ban on open burning went into effect March 28 due to hazardous forest fire conditions. Just under an inch of rain has fallen...
Charges of second degree rape and forced sex offense led to the arrest of a Tabor City area man this morning (April 30). Reagan Craig Worley. 23, of 143 Edna Dr., Tabor City, is being held under no bond, according to detention center records. He is charged with second degree forcible rape, second degree forcible sex offense and misdemeanor sexual battery. Worley is accused of grabbing the victim’s...
Three men were jailed and a quantity of illegal drugs seized after a raid on a Ward Street home today (April 30). Whiteville Police Chief Paul Rockenbach said his department and the sheriff’s office executed a search warrant on 429 Ward Street after an investigation. Two handguns, MDMA (Ecstasy), marijuana and drug paraphernalia were confiscated, according to a press release. Shawn Murchison, 38, was charged with maintaining ad...