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Duplin County man wins $100,000
MAGNOLIA – Bernard Phelps stopped for gas Tuesday morning and couldn’t believe his eyes when a $50 scratch-off purchase delivered him a $100,000 lottery prize. “I thought I was seeing things,” he laughed. According to a news release, Phelps bought his lucky $10 Million Spectacular ticket from Tiger Mart on N.C. 24 in Warsaw. “That...
Missing, endangered alert issued for man last seen in Hope Mills
HOPE MILLS, N.C. (WNCN) — The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons issued a missing endangered alert on Friday night for a man in Cumberland County. According to the alert, 62-year-old Adama Sidibe was last seen on the 4000 block of Pecan Drive in Hope Mills. It said he...
Alpha Kappa Alpha donates food bags to Warsaw Elementary
The Empower Our Families committee recently demonstrated community support by delivering 82 food bags to Warsaw Elementary School through the Childhood Hunger Initiative Power Pack (CHIPP) program. Hosted by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Chi Iota Omega Chapter, this initiative aims to provide weekend and holiday meals for children in local communities, with Warsaw Elementary School benefiting from the program. CHIPP supplies meals and snacks, free of charge, for enrolled...
Co-worker saves woman, faces gunfire in Cumberland County domestic violence incident
Man who saved woman from domestic violence incident being called a hero. The mother of a woman injured in a domestic violence incident said the man who intervened is a hero. A'Naya Stancil was shot early Tuesday morning at her Drypoint Lane home in Cumberland County when her 30-year-old ex-boyfriend broke into her home, according to Stancil’s mother, Wanda Williams.
Residents begin clean up after storms, apparent tornado roll through NC Tuesday
Storms Tuesday moved through central North Carolina and produced heavy rain and tornado warnings. Heavy rain hit Wake County and surrounding counties, causing crashes and backing up traffic for several hours in Cumberland County. Wake County was under a flash flood warning during the storms, with some areas reporting at...
Man charged with multiple break-ins at local businesses
WALLACE, Duplin County — A man accused of breaking into multiple businesses in Duplin County is now behind bars. Wallace police say Michael Lopez is charged with three counts of breaking and entering, three counts of felony larceny and one count of attempted breaking and entering. Law enforcement say...
Woman arrested on identity theft, debit card fraud charges
WALLACE, Duplin County — The Wallace Police Department arrested a woman after reports of a debit card being used fraudulently at multiple businesses in the town. The card was reported stolen and after an investigation, a suspect was identified. Angela Denise Thompson-Williams, 48, was charged with:. Four counts obtaining...
Woman Killed in Sunday Afternoon Wreck
MOUNT OLIVE — Early on Sunday afternoon, firefighters from Mount Olive and Indian Springs were dispatched to the scene of a two-vehicle accident on Kelly Springs Road just off NC 55 East. As fire and EMS personnel arrived on the scene they found a white vehicle sitting in the...
Fayetteville man arrested after allegedly trespassing on elementary school bus
A Fayetteville man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly getting on a Cumberland County school bus Monday afternoon, a news release said. Jarrell Walker, 35, of Fayetteville, is charged with trespassing on a school bus, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office. Walker reportedly boarded the bus at 3:53 p.m. at...
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