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Child Struck by Vehicle on Canal Cove Road, Lake Waccamaw

July 28, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

Lake Waccamaw, NC — A 9‑year‑old girl was injured this past Sunday evening after being struck by a vehicle along Canal Cove Road in Lake Waccamaw, according to Lake Waccamaw Police. July 26, Officers were […]

Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Incident Log: July 27-28, 2026

July 28, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Incident Log Log Dates: July 27 – 28, 2026 Incident #26-1659 Date & Time: July 27, 2026 at 02:36 Location: 5122 New Britton Hwy E, Int, Whiteville, NC 28472 Reporting Officer: […]

Columbus County Detention Center Arrest Report: July 27–28, 2026

July 28, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

Columbus County Detention Center Booking Log Booking Dates: July 27 – 28, 2026 Christopher Arron Blackwell Age: 36 Address: 1483 Coleman Cemetery Rd., Cerro Gordo, NC 28430 Booked: July 27, 2026 Charges: Possession of Firearm […]

NCDA&CS Confirms First Yellow‑Legged Hornet Detection in North Carolina

July 28, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

MATTHEWS — The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has confirmed the first established presence of the invasive yellow‑legged hornet (Vespa velutina) in the state after multiple adults were found near the Union–Mecklenburg […]

Brunswick County Sheriff Brian Chism Elected to NC Sheriffs’ Assoc. Executive Committee

July 28, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

Brunswick County Sheriff Brian Chism has been elected to serve as the Third Vice President of the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association. The announcement followed the Association’s Annual Business Conference, which brought together sheriffs, law enforcement […]

(UPDATE) Two People Struck by Lightning on Wrightsville Beach Saturday Morning

July 28, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

July 28, 2026 UPDATE: Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue Director Sam Proffitt confirmed there were no fatalities at the scene, while the victims’ identities and conditions remain withheld. Incident occurred on the north end of the beach […]

Alan Arthur Walbaum – Bolivia NC

July 28, 2026 Martin 0

Alan Arthur Walbaum, 73, of Bolivia, North Carolina, passed away on July 25, 2026. Mr. Walbaum was born on January 5, 1953, in Huntington, New York, to the late August and Eileen Walbaum. He spent […]

Ernie Riccie – Southport NC

July 28, 2026 Martin 0

Mr. Ernie Riccie, of Southport, North Carolina passed on July 26, 2026, at the age of 89. Mr. Riccie was born January 2, 1937 in West New York, New Jersey. He is survived by his […]

Robert Gregory Nixon – Southport NC

July 28, 2026 Martin 0

Robert Gregory Nixon, age 60, was called Home on July 23, 2026 after declining health and a serious, brief illness. Greg was born on February 13, 1966 in Winston-Salem, NC. He graduated from West Forsyth […]