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Police honor fallen soldier with memorial fountain in Wallace
WALLACE, N.C. (WITN) - A soldier killed in action was recognized in a special ceremony in Wallace on Friday. Wallace Police rededicated the Veterans Memorial Fountain in memory of Emmanuel Pickett. Pickett served as Captain in the department and as a Staff Sergeant in the Army National. Police say Pickett...
Harrells Christian golfers qualify for state tournament
Harrells Christian’s top two golfers, Jack DuBose and Grayson Gatton, who helped lead their team to a conference championship victory this season recently participated in the N.C. Independent School Athletic Association Division III golf state championship. Qualification for the NCISAA state championship was split up into team play and individual play. To qualify as a team, your team had to be ranked in the top three teams in the state, and to qualify as an individual, a person must be ranked in top 45 in...
Remembering Emmanuel Pickett
WALLACE — The late Emmanuel Pickett was honored on May 24 for his life dedicated to law enforcement and time served as a North Carolina National Guard. Starting at age fourteen, Pickett took on a job at Billy’s Pork and Beef. The owner Billy Goff offered to send Pickett to college but he turned down the offer to stay at home with his high school sweetheart and support his family instead. ...
Man charged after $100,000 in equipment stolen from Sampson fire station
A man and several others are accused of breaking into a Sampson County fire station and stealing $100,000 worth of equipment. Amari Smith, 22, of Rose Hill, is charged with felony breaking and entering, felony larceny and felony possession of stolen goods after a break-in reported Tuesday at the Piney Grove Fire Department.
This Wilmington-area restaurant has the best burgers, according to StarNews readers
The Wilmington StarNews recently dipped its toe into reader food polls, and we started with one of the all-time classics -- burgers. It’s something we love in New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties. We narrowed the field to 20 restaurants, diners and food trucks often mentioned when it comes to the best in the area. Over the course of a couple of weeks, readers cast thousands of votes. Here are the results. ...
Truck catches fire on highway in Leland, fire department says
No one was injured Saturday after a truck caught on fire on a highway in Leeland. Dispatch received multiple calls and reported that a box truck was on fire around 4 p.m. on N.C. 17. Since water supply is limited on N.C.17, firefighters were deployed. Crews say they were able...
Fourteen fire departments in Duplin County awarded with grant
The 2024 Volunteer Fire Department Fund from the State of North Carolina has awarded fourteen Duplin County fire departments with a grant on May 15. The Office of the State Fire Marshal approves the funds for equipment to be purchased for the awardees. Funds were allocated in different amounts to several departments in Duplin County. State Fire Marshal Brian Taylor shared more information about the support that this grant provides...
Sheriff’s office looking for missing Navassa teenager
NAVASSA, N.C. (WECT) - The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office is looking for 15-year-old Makayla Yillah. Per the BCSO, Yillah was last seen leaving a home on Church Street in Navassa at around 3:25 p.m. Thursday, May 23. She was last seen wearing a white crop top, black jeans and black and white shoes.
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