Public Safety

A woman told deputies she was stabbed at a “gathering” on Old Lake Road Saturday. The victim is expected to recover, according to the sheriff’s office. Nautica Latrice Graham, 25, told deputies she was at the get-together on Old Lake Road when she was stabbed by an unidentified woman. Graham was transported by private vehicle to ADR Fire-Rescue, where she was treated before being taken to an area...

Two people were stabbed at a home near Clarkton Sunday, and one man remains in custody after the assault. Damian Addington, 24, of 8607 James B. White Hwy. North, was held under no bond on two charges of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, inflicting serious injury, according to Detention Center records. Deputies were called to Addington’s home just before 6 p.m. Sunday, according to...

Wildfire season is changing the color of the sky in Columbus County for the second week in a row. The National Weather Service said the smoke plume from a 200-acre wildfire in Marion County, S.C. is blowing across Southeastern North Carolina, leading to hazy conditions throughout the area. The fire is completely contained, and crews are allowing the fire to burn itself out. The Rosindale fire on the...