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Jury selection begins next week in the brutal 2023 slaying of a Tabor City area woman. Brandon Wayne Mincey, 44, was indicted by a grand jury for the first degree murder of Alissa Lee. The victim’s body was found under Heartbeat Bridge in Nakina on April 25, 2023. Mincey was originally charged with being an accessory after the fact. The warrant showed that he “did knowingly assist (Lisa...
Dangerously dry conditions continue here in Columbus County, although some areas have received a little bit of relief. The State Drought Monitor released Thursday shows most of Columbus in the extreme drought category. The far western portion of the county is listed as suffering from severe drought. Locally, rainfall deficits from 8 to 12 inches are combining with last year’s shortage to make matters worse. A number of...
Virtually every officer from every law enforcement agency is expected to be looking for impaired Memorial Day celebrants through the long holiday weekend. Drivers will be targeted in the “Click It or Ticket” effort, and boaters will be under the eye of the Wildlife Resources Commission as the On the Road, On the Water, Don’t Drink and Drive focuses on impaired and unsafe boaters. The holiday marks the start...