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Quick work by a Columbus County deputy prevented a grass fire from damaging a home Monday. Sgt. Jeffrey Thomas was escorting a funeral procession along Greens Mill Road when he saw a fast moving grass fire in the 2000 block, according to a report with the sheriff’s office. The report said Thomas noticed the fire was “spreading quickly due to dry grass and wind,” and he stopped to...
Whiteville Police have identified the victim in Saturday’s fatal crash. Evelyn Rorie, 82, and Bobbie Rorie, 71, both of Whiteville, were in a Dodge Ram truck that was struck by a GMC Sierra driven by Chase Jacobs, 20 at the intersection of Burkhead and Powell Boulevard, according to Whiteville Police. The impact sent the Dodge within feet of the front door of the Minuteman store. Mrs. Rorie was...
The family dog and working smoke alarms saved a family from what could have been a devastating house fire this morning. The garage on the Delco home was destroyed, according to Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire-Rescue, but firefighters from ADR, alongside Northwest Bolton and Buckhead, contained the blaze to one area. The cause of the fire has not been confirmed. In a social media post, ADR credited smoke alarms and a...