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An undercover operation led to the arrest of a Paul Barnes Road man on drug charges. Wayland Benjamin Owens of Paul Barnes Road, Chadbourn was jailed after citizen complaints led to a raid on his home July 1. He was held under a $25,000 secured bond, charged with possession of a stolen firearm, drug paraphernalia, possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver crack cocaine and marijuana, and...
City officials are looking into what caused an unoccupied home to burn Friday morning. The property at 220 W. Virgil Street sustained serious damage, but was not destroyed. A passerby asked a neighbor to call 911 at 6:48 a.m., Whiteville Fire Marshal Hal Lowder said. “The caller was on a morning walk and saw smoke,” Lowder said. “She wasn’t carrying her phone.” No one lives in the home,...
A Columbus County K-9 officer rescued a toddler Tuesday after the child’s father led the deputy on a high speed chase. Multiple charges are pending against Austin Church, 39, who was arrested after wrecking his sport utility on N.C. 904. The three-year-old child in the back seat was injured and transported to Columbus Regional. Chief Deputy Aaron Herring said Dep. B. Soles was on routine patrol when Church...