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A soccer team got an unexpected free meal Thursday. The Whiteville Domino’s Pizza contacted the sheriff’s office after someone ordered 21 pizzas valued at $184.67, and had them delivered to Legion Stadium at Whiteville. The pizzas were delivered without a payment method being confirmed, according to the sheriff’s office. The pizzas were consumed by the soccer players, according to the report.
The suspect fled, but a report of a prowler turned up drugs at the Nakina Dollar General early Friday. Deputies were dispatched to the store at 4248 Swamp Fox Highway just after 3 a.m. after a report of a suspicious man in the parking lot. The first deputy on scene reported seeing a man on the property as he arrived, but the individual fled on foot into a...
Charges have not been dropped against Williams Robert “Robbie” Smith Jr. for the shooting of a deputy Wednesday. An anonymous report by the Columbus County Ledger on social media Saturday claimed that attempted murder and assault on a law enforcement officer charges were dropped against Smith. “That is categorically untrue,” said Sheriff Bill Rogers. The reports caused a firestorm of comments and telephone calls, Rogers said.“The two charges...