Southampton County

Hunting coyotes set for March public hearing

They suggested the county law be changed to allow for rifles for groundhogs and coyotes outside the general firearms deer season. Coyotes could be hunted ... Read more | 1 comment structures

Hunting coyotes with rifles to resurface

Southampton County Capron District Supervisor Bruce Phillips will ask the board to revisit whether or not to allow the use of higher-caliber rifles to hunt ... Read more | 10 comments

Rumored shooting prompts sending extra deputies to Southampton County Public Schools

It was determined that the rumor got started from a Carrollton resident’s Facebook and “SHS” was Smithfield High School. Read more | 8 comments

Courtland woman accused of setting home on fire

Investigators say a Courtland woman set her Ivor Road home on fire Wednesday and punctured the tires on a truck after getting into a fight ... Read more | 4 comments

Courtland fire under investigation

No one was home when the fire broke out at 7:25 a.m. in two bedrooms at separate ends of the trailer on Ivor Road. Read more | 5 comments