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Three Charged in Robbery, Killing

September 29, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Three Charged in Robbery, Killing

Tamrick Hobley of Wilmington and two other suspects have been charged in the July murder of a Riegelwood  man. The sheriff’s office said Tracey Taylor was found dead at his residence on Cemetery Road in [Read More]

Jansean Freeman (CCSO)
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Gunman Charged in September Shooting

September 26, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Gunman Charged in September Shooting

The alleged gunman in a Sept. 4 shooting near Whiteville is being held under no bond. Jansean Daryan Freeman, 20, was arrested Monday for attempted first degree murder and failure to appear, detention center records [Read More]

Spivey is flanked by Chief Deputy Aaron Herring, Sheriff Jody Greene and other CCSO personnel.
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Spivey Sentenced in Plea Deal

September 25, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Spivey Sentenced in Plea Deal

The disgraced police chief who faked his suicide to avoid prosecution pled guilty in Columbus Superior Court  today. William Anthony Spivey will serve 138 to 267 months in prison after pleading guilty to 14 felonies [Read More]

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Dog Reported Beaten to Death on Video

September 25, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Dog Reported Beaten to Death on Video

A dog was found beaten to death in a field in Nakina Sunday. The sheriff’s office reported that the Sarah’s Avenue resident who owned of the animal let the dog out to go to the [Read More]

Even professionally managed controlled burns can quickly get away under the right conditions.
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Caution Urged as Fall Fire Season Starts

September 25, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Caution Urged as Fall Fire Season Starts

September in North Carolina means football, harvest time, hunting seasons, fishing – and the start of fall forest fire season. As North Carolina transitions to the fall, the N.C. Forest Service is reminding the public [Read More]

Heath Nance
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Nance Replaces Gore in District Judge Seat

September 22, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Nance Replaces Gore in District Judge Seat

Assistant District Attorney Heath Nance has a new title – judge. Nance will fill the seat left vacant by C. Ashley Gore, who was recently appointed to fill the Superior Court seat of retired Chief [Read More]

Riegelwood log truck
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Log Truck Overturns in Riegelwood

September 22, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Log Truck Overturns in Riegelwood

Traffic was snarled for hours this morning when a logging truck overturned in Riegelwood. The truck lost its load at the intersection of N.C. 87 and Fertilizer Road, forcing delays in the area during the [Read More]

A small gun
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Female Bandit Hits Pireway Store

September 19, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Female Bandit Hits Pireway Store

No one was injured when an armed woman robbed the Pireway Dollar General store Monday night. Deputies were called to the store in the 18000 block of Swamp Fox Highway at 8:55 p.m., according to [Read More]

William Jeffrey Perritte. (CSO photo)
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Sex Offender Charged

September 18, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Sex Offender Charged

A registered sex offender is out on bond after he allegedly worked at an area retailer where he had access to minors. Jeffrey Perritte, 32, was arrested Sept. 15 on a single charge of employment [Read More]

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Friday Wreck Kills Motorcyclist

September 18, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Friday Wreck Kills Motorcyclist

A motorcyclist leaving a wedding rehearsal dinner died early Friday in Union Valley. Kerwin D. Chavis, 33, crashed his 2002 Harley Davidson in a ditch, according to the Highway Patrol.  He had a Chaunceytown Road [Read More]

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Charge Increased in 2022 Vehicle Death

September 15, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Charge Increased in 2022 Vehicle Death

Cory McDougal was indicted for involuntary manslaughter by a grand jury Thursday . McDougal, 51 struck and killed Connell Faulk on South Wilkes Street on June 16, 2022, according to Chadbourn Police. McDougal fled the [Read More]

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CHA Urges County to Take Assessment

September 15, 2023 Crystal Faircloth Comments Off on CHA Urges County to Take Assessment

Community Health Assessment is the foundation for enhancing and improving the health of county residents. Community is defined as “county” for the North Carolina Community Health Assessment Process. The CHA’s mission is to identify factors [Read More]

Bryan Freeman and Taylar Bryan
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100-MPH Chase Ends in Jail

September 14, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on 100-MPH Chase Ends in Jail

Two suspects are in jail after they led Bladen and Robeson deputies on a high speed chase that endangered school buses and children. Bryan Austin Potts Freeman, 25, of Lumberton, and Taylar Nicole Bryan, 22, [Read More]

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Baker Gets Life-Plus for Dessie Road Murder

September 13, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Baker Gets Life-Plus for Dessie Road Murder

Tyquise Baker will spend the rest of his life in prison. Baker was found guilty Sept. 8 of killing Julius Miller and a woman at 545 Dessie Road in 2021. He was sentenced to life [Read More]

Duane Manning (CCSO)
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Murderer  Caught in Georgia

September 13, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Murderer  Caught in Georgia

Duane Manning has been captured in Georgia after almost a week on the run. Manning, 56, was on parole for a 1995 murder in South Carolina when he struck a Columbus County Investigator with his [Read More]

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Detainee Charged with  Attempting Jailbreak

September 13, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Detainee Charged with  Attempting Jailbreak

More felony charges have been filed against Mhalik Graham after he allegedly tried to escape the county jail while another inmate was overdosing. Warrants show that Graham, 25, was charged with resisting an officer and [Read More]

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