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Cocaine, Rx sales alleged
By DEUCE NIVEN Cocaine and prescription medication sales are alleged in the arrest of a local man this week. Joseph Stephens, 38, of the 100 block of Bish Ford Road was charged with six counts of sale and delivery of a scheduled 2 controlled substance, Lt. Steven Worthington of the Columbus County Sheriff’s…
Read MoreTrooper fired over abandoned car case
By DEUCE NIVEN “Inconsistencies” in a state trooper’s account of his actions after locating an abandoned car in northern Horry County last month have resulted in his termination, the South Carolina Department of Public Safety reported Wednesday. Stephanie Callahan died after apparently walking away from her car, which was involved in a crash…
Read MoreYam Fest chief steps down, Wright’s elected
By DEUCE NIVEN A week after his admission to diverting funds collected by a veteran’s group to his personal use, and embellishing his military record, Michael Graham has resigned as President of the North Carolina Yam Festival at Tabor City. Graham resigned as Commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6064 last week.…
Read MoreUkraine native guilty of C.C. wire fraud
By DEUCE NIVEN A native of the Ukraine will spend some time in a North Carolina prison before likely being deported following his conviction wire fraud case from 2012, Assistant District Attorney Quintin McGee said Friday. Marko Stasiv, 27, was convicted in Columbus County Superior Court in Whiteville of a felony charge of…
Read MoreAlleged crack cocaine dealer charged
By DEUCE NIVEN Citizen complaints prompted the investigation that resulted in the arrest this week of a man believed responsible for distributing crack cocaine in the Whiteville and Brunswick areas of Columbus County, Lt. Steven Worthington of the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said Friday. Corey Michael McDougald, 43, of 111 Fairfield Village, Whiteville,…
Read MoreUPDATED UPDATE: VFW criminal case under review
By DEUCE NIVEN UPDATED UPDATE: Just hours after telling Tabor City Police that there would be no criminal prosecution of Michael Graham, the former VFW Post Commander who has admitted diverting money earmarked for a war memorial, prosecutor’s have reversed course, Tabor City Police Chief Donald Dowless said Wednesday evening. After reconsidering the…
Read MoreUPDATE: School delays in Columbus, Horry
UPDATE: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday release from the Columbus County Schools: “Due to inclement weather, school will start at 10AM on Wednesday, 2/25/15 for all schools in Columbus County Schools except Columbus Career and College Academy which will start at 11 AM. Staff will report at 9:30AM.” Horry County Schools will be on…
Read MoreUPDATE: School delays in Columbus, Horry
UPDATE: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday release from the Columbus County Schools: “Due to inclement weather, school will start at 10AM on Wednesday, 2/25/15 for all schools in Columbus County Schools except Columbus Career and College Academy which will start at 11 AM. Staff will report at 9:30AM.” Horry County Schools will be on…
Read MoreReward offered in year-old murder
By DEUCE NIVEN A new reward has been offered in a year-old murder case, Maj. Bobby Worley of the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. Family members of Richard Jason McPherson have put up $5,000 in reward money for information leading to an arrest in his Feb. 2, 2014 murder, Worley said. …
Read MoreMiddle school custodian charged with rape
By DEUCE NIVEN Statutory rape warrants were served on a school custodian Friday evening, accused of sex acts involving a 14-year-old male on the Tabor City Middle School campus during the winter and spring of 2014, Lt. Greg Sibbett of the Tabor City Police Department said. Derrick Hemmingway, 41, of School Street, was…
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