By Katie Compton Boyd I remember as a child, the women in my family would remind me, “you mustn’t talk of politics or religion, especially at the dinner table. It isn’t very ladylike.” Naturally being [Read More]
Update– Gore has been found safe in Wilmington. A Silver Alert has been issued for a North Whiteville man last seen in the Clarkton area. Markel Dashan Gore, 22, was last seen on U.S. 701 [Read More]
Earl Jennings Cook, age 88, of Charlotte, N.C. died Thursday evening, October 29, 2020, at Novant Health Presbyterian Hospice. Mr. Cook was born on September 27, 1932 to the late Austin Earl Cook and Estelle [Read More]
Elvia Mintz Harrelson, age 91, of Delco, N.C., passed away Monday morning, October 26, 2020 at Premier Living, Lake Waccamaw. Elvia was born in Columbus County on January 20, 1929 to the late John Franklin [Read More]
The Duke Endowment has awarded a $184,000 grant to support the Success Coach program at Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina. “Our goal is to support families once reunification occurs,” said Chief Operations Officer [Read More]
And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’ Matthew 25:40 NKJV Election Day has come and [Read More]
The Field of Flags and Veterans Memorial Park Wall of Honor will be on display at the Columbus County Fairgrounds Wednesday for Veterans Day.Angela Norris of the Park committee said construction is underway at the [Read More]
New local data shows a 64th person has died from COVID-19 in Columbus county. The Health Department’s twice-weekly report today said the individual died Nov. 3 at an area hospital. Another 13 local residents are currently [Read More]
By Dawn Langley, PA This is the first in a series of columns focusing on diabetes management as part of November as Diabetes Awareness Month. Let’s begin with some statistics from the Centers of Disease [Read More]
Autumn means turkey shoot time in Southeastern North Carolina. If your church or non-profit is holding one of these popular fall affairs, let us know and we’ll publicize it for free on WTXY and Columbuscountynews.com. [Read More]
Obstetrician/Urogynecologist Johnnie Wright, Jr., M.D., has joined the medical staff of Southeastern Health and will provide care at Southeastern Women’s Healthcare at The Oaks. Dr. Wright is certified by the American Board of Obstetricians and [Read More]
Columbus County had a red tide Tuesday night, as three of four county commissioners seats on the ballot saw Republicans take handy victories.The results will not be official until Canvass Day, but some major changes appear [Read More]
Problems at four precincts across the state led the State Board of elections to leave those polls open for extra time tonight, delaying the first release of results until 8:15 p.m. None of the affected [Read More]
I can’t recall the last time an election wasn’t “history making” or “the most important election of our lifetimes.” Once in a while, that’s been the case, but most times it’s been far more hyperbolic [Read More]
Today is Election Day in what may be one of the busiest political seasons in history. Most of the reports so far today show voting is going smoothly but slowly across Columbus County, although there [Read More]
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