Public Safety

The body of a Shallotte man was pulled from the Lumber River this morning after he apparently drowned at the Lumber River Campground. Brian Thomas Lynch, 36, of Shallotte was camping near the water, according to the sheriff’s office. Lynch was last seen by another camper at approximately 1  a.m.  When he was not at his camp site around 8 a.m., law enforcement was contacted. The sheriff’s office Mantracking and...

The latest Columbus County sobriety checkpoint tallied 67 violations Friday night, including 13 drug offenses. The checkpoint was set up at the intersection of Princess Ann and N.C. 242 near Williamson’s Crossroads, the sheriff’s office said in a press release. In addition to the CCSO, deputies from  Robeson County, Chadbourn Police and Lumberton police also participated. The Department of Health and Human Services Blood Alcohol Testing Mobile unit, known...

One man was airlifted from Tabor City after he was stabbed in the head during a melee near Chadbourn Monday. Shikei Daniels, 24, was transported to New Hanover Regional. Daniels was a passenger in a car driven by Jaylan Sumpter when the car was stopped by Ptl. Nick Forster in Tabor City around 8:11 p.m.  Forster reported that he stopped the vehicle because Sumpter was traveling at a...