Public Safety

A series of shooting incidents in the past few days have kept police and deputies busy in the city and the county. No one was hurt in any of the incidents. Early Friday morning, Whiteville Police responded to a shots fired call at Sandy Ridge Apartments off Nolan Avenue. WPD reported that several .40 caliber shell casings were found at the scene, but no injuries were reported. On...

This is one fish story where the quarry that didn’t get away. A fisherman called 911 Monday after finding something suspicious on his sonar in the Cape Fear River near Riegelwood. The fisherman spotted what he thought was a vehicle in 19 feet of water, according to the sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office dive team, Wildlife Resources Commission and divers from Acme-Delco-Riegelwood worked for more than ten hours...