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SLED charges former Darlington County corrections officer with furnishing contraband
SOUTH CAROLINA— The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) charged Kilenna Michelle Wright, 39, with Furnishing Contraband to Prisoners and Misconduct in Office on Sunday, April 14, 2024. SLED was requested by the Darlington County Sheriff’ Office. Details can be found in the attached warrants. Wright was booked at...
N.C. man dies weeks after shooting in Myrtle Beach-area nightclub parking lot
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - A North Carolina man has died weeks after he was shot in the parking lot of 3001 Nightclub, according to the county coroner. 22-year-old Jadis Nelson, of Rockingham, was taken to Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in the early morning of April 7 after being shot. The Horry County Coroner’s Office confirmed Nelson died at the hospital on Wednesday.
Marlboro Co. man accused of stealing car, threatening to kill multiple people
MARLBORO COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - A Pee Dee man is behind bars after he allegedly stole a car and threatened to kill multiple people with a gun Thursday night. Marlboro County deputies were dispatched around 8:30 p.m. for a stolen vehicle call when they received another call for service involving a man with a gun inside the Dollar General in Wallace.
SC city refuses to give details on missing COVID tax dollars
BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Out of nowhere, members of the Bennettsville City Council started showing up to council chambers just after 5 p.m. on April 16, a little more than an hour before their scheduled council meeting. By 5:25 p.m., all seven elected members of council –...
Subject arrested after shots fired, linked incidents in Marlboro County
MARLBORO COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — The Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a subject with a gun inside a Wallace area business Wednesday around 9 p.m. While deputies were en route, another call for service was made about a subject with a gun at a home in Wallace. Dispatch then advised the subject discharged the firearm.
Rockingham Food Lion employees honored for 30 years
ROCKINGHAM — Two local Food Lion employees were recently recognized for decades of service to the company. Sheldon Ellerbe, a quality assurance associate, and Kim McPhereson, a receiver, have both been working at the grocery store chain for 30 years, according to a press release issued Thursday. The annual...
Bennettsville leaders put rumors to rest of misinformation surrounding federal dollars
BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. (WPDE) — Bennettsville City Administrator William Simon, Jr. said the city wants to assure the community and clarify matters involving American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. Some people have questioned the city's use of the funds. Simon said in a news release, "The City takes these allegations...
HONOR ROLL: Cordova Middle
A HONOR ROLL (pictured above) First row: Karson Newton, Eric North, Dakari Graham, Allison Martinez-Gonzalez, Melany Clemente, Kyleigh McCormick, Braye Chavis, Zymari Ledbetter. Second row: Edwin Esparza-Vasquez, Kinya McLaurin, Dalton Chavis, Jaqueline Castro, Claire Tucker, Irving Esparza-Vasquez, Liam Leviner. Third row: Kevron McSween, Shamakh Alshaif, Brayden Freeman, Martin Lopez, Nevaeh...
Person killed, Robeson County man charged in wake of fiery Highway 74 crash
SCOTLAND COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — A Rowland man has been charged with misdemeanor death in the aftermath of a fiery crash last week along Highway 74 near Laurinburg. North Carolina State Highway Patrol Master Trooper Robert Rogers told News13 on Wednesday that 65-year-old Billy Oxendine was charged, but couldn’t immediately say if he was arrested. […]
PHOTOS: Jonathan Robinson Band kickstarts Hamlet’s Boxcar Concert Series
HAMLET — The 2024 Boxcar Concert Series tuned up Friday evening with a hometown guitar hero. The Jonathan Robinson Band was the first to perform in the third year of the series — and the first to play on the new stage in Main Street Park. Robinson, a...
‘Flying cars’ coming to Rockingham Dragway for Battle of the Thrones
ROCKINGHAM — High-horsepower cars will be zooming down the strip at Rockingham Dragway this weekend as DuckX Productions brings Battle of the Thrones to Civil Wars. During a March video interview with Tourism Director Meghan Lambeth, promoter Donald “Duck” Long said the event will feature “flying” cars boasting 3,000-5,000 horsepower — with no wheelie bars, or as Long called them, “sissy sticks” — topping 200 mph.
State officials vote to withdraw Clio police chief’s law-enforcement certification
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WBTW) — The South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy panel voted on Wednesday to withdraw the law-enforcement certification of Clio Police Chief Jamal Douglas amid an investigation initiated in January, officials said. The vote is not a final decision and, instead, only begins the process for a hearing, an academy spokesperson said. “Mr. Douglas […]
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