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State and local officials have ordered a burn ban for all of North Carolina as of 6 p.m. today (Saturday). All outdoor burning is prohibited until drought conditions improve. County Fire Marshal Shannon Blackman said the county opted to establish the ban at the same time as the state. ”The burn ban is statewide,” Blackman explained. “It’s easier for the Forest Serviee that way. Our ban is in...
Citizen complaints about drug activity in the Clarendon community prompted more patrols by the sheriff’s office, and resulted in a cocaine arrest Saturday. Kenneth Allen Harley jr., 36, of 315 Grist Rd., Chadbourn, was held under a $5,000 secured bond. He faces charges of felony possession of cocaine, carrying a concealed firearm, drug paraphernalia, and resisting an officer, according to detention center reports. The sheriff’s office said in...
A search warrant led to the arrest of a Whiteville man on multiple sex charges Monday. Jablonski Ayala More, 49, of 414 Franklin St., was held without bond on charges of first degree kidnapping, sexual servitude of an adult, second degree forcible rape and assault on a female, according to detention center records. The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were called to Columbus Regional Sunday in reference to...