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Former volunteer firefighter charged with setting fires in Columbus County

Summary by WWAY TV
COLUMBUS COUNTY (WWAY) — A former volunteer firefighter in Columbus County is charged with setting fires. 19-year-old Tanner Reed Sykes lives here on Gores Trailer Road in Whiteville. The city’s fire chief, David Yergeau, tells WWAY that Sykes worked as an on-call volunteer but was never fully employed by the department and refused other comment, referring the matter to the Williams Township Fire Department. In court records filed January 29th, …
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WWAY TV broke the news in on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
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