In what has almost become a Strawberry Festival tradition, the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office and multiple neighboring law enforcement agencies launched a saturation operation in Chadbourn on Saturday evening. This initiative encompassed the Chadbourn city [Read More]
Nona Strickland was sentenced to 50 years in prison Monday after she pleaded guilty for her role in the bludgeoning and smothering of two people in 2021. Her adopted mother was one of the victims. [Read More]
Deputies from Sampson and Bladen counties shot a woman after she stabbed a deputy early Tuesday. In a news release, Bladen Sheriff Jim McVicker said the incident occurred near White Lake. Sampson deputies had asked [Read More]
Tabor City firefighter Danny Nobles died in a car crash in Conway, S.C. early Saturday morning. Nobles, 20, was a passenger in the vehicle, according to the Horry County Coroner’s Office. He was pronounced dead [Read More]
Deputies arrested a man at Lumber River Campground after he allegedly burned a bundle of firewood without paying for it, and threatened to “blow up” other campers. Randall Mark Green, 69, of Loris, was charged [Read More]
No injuries were reported after a sale of speakers turned into an argument and an assault Sunday. Deputies were called to 416 Williamson Road, Evergreen around 10:44 p.m. to a report of a disturbance. Ryan [Read More]
Lake Waccamaw Fire and Rescue is collecting donations and clothing for firefighter Tim Rossell. The Rossell family lost their home in Byrdville recently to a fire. The blaze is under investigation. Donations can be dropped [Read More]
A simple drug possession case became much more complicated when a Bolton-area woman allegedly refused to cooperate with deputies. Barbara Lynn Sessions, 45, was charged with simple possession of marijuana, possession with intent to manufacture, [Read More]
Columbus County detectives have charged a Bladenboro man with sexually abusing a seven year old child in 2020. Patrick Corey Fields, 33, was released on a $100,000 secured bond less than two hours after his [Read More]
Deputies and Whiteville Police used a tracking system to help rescue a dementia patient Friday. Joe Baldwin, 70, disappeared from his home sometime between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m., according to a release from the [Read More]
First responders, charities and recovery groups turned out Saturday for the Columbus County Hurricane Expo. The annual event is designed to help area residents prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters. In addition to [Read More]
Whiteville Police are investigating a shooting incident that happened at a tire dealer Friday. An unidentified subject began arguing with Brian Koenig at the New and Used Tire Barn around 2 p.m., the report said. [Read More]
Authorities have tied nearly 100 vehicle break-ins to a Maple Hill man who was tracked down and jailed in Elizabethtown Thursday. Joseph Clark Jr., 40, of Maple Hill, is being held under a secured bond [Read More]
Two men were jailed after a chase Monday with speeds reaching 130 miles per hour. Jacques Ali Vereen, 29, of 619 Mollie Rd., Whiteville, as charged with felony fleeing to elude arrest and multiple traffic [Read More]
Bond was set at $100,000 unsecured for a man charged with two counts of sharing sexually explicit images of a woman without her consent. Bobby Holtzclaw, 19, of 8287 Red Hill Rd., Whiteville, was arrested [Read More]
A Saint James woman died in a single vehicle crash near Hallsboro Wednesday. Witnesses said Angel Cartrette died when her vehicle crashed into a brick wall on Old Northeast Road near Thelma Road. The crash [Read More]
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