May 27, 1938 ~ February 20, 2021 Rev. Thomas “Tom” Fairfax, age 82 of Cerro Gordo, finished his earthly journey and began resting in the arms of his Savior on Saturday, February...
The suspect jailed for the Nov. 29 ambush killing of a Hope Mills man had “several” firearms, ammunition and narcotics in his Chadbourn home, the sheriff’s office said. Christopher Jermaine...
Police are searching for an armed robber who got away with cash and noodles Saturday in Tabor City. Tabor City police were called to the Food Lion at Tabor Crossing...
An East Bladen High School football player has died 11 days after being shot twice in the back. The victim of a February 10 shooting has died. Lamont Pridgen Jr.,...
The sheriff’s office has arrested the third suspect in the Nov. 29 ambush that left a grandfather injured and his grandson dead. Christopher Jermaine Reaves Jr., 22, was arrested Thursday...
The water is rising fast across Columbus County. In addition to five days of measurable rainfall over the past week, an additional two-plus inches have fallen in Columbus since Wednesday...
1950 – 2021 Mamie Jane McCauley, age 70, of Hope Mills, N.C., passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at Lower Cape Fear Life Care. She was born August 21, 1950...
1928 – 2021 Kitty Burgess Blanton, age 92, of Apex, N.C., passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford, N.C.. Arrangements are incomplete at this time...
November 28, 1988 ~ February 17, 2021 Johnny Phillip Miller, Jr., age 32, of Whiteville, N.C., died Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at Columbus Regional Healthcare. Johnny was born on November 28, 1988...
Gov. Roy Cooper will hold a briefing at 2 p.m. on the state’s COVID-19 response and the winter weather. You can view the video here.https://www.ncdps.gov/news-conference...
February 16, 1965 ~ February 16, 2021 Myra Jane Mason Ward, age 56 of Whiteville, passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at Atrium Health in Charlotte, following a recent illness. Myra...
May 17, 1935 ~ February 17, 2021 Claudia Shackleford Ward, age 85 of Whiteville, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Thursday, February 17, 2021, at her residence, with her family...
A Whiteville man who was arrested in a drug raid last year has received federal prison time. Alfonzer Shavaar “Showtime” Blanks, 37, was sentenced to eight years in prison for...
It surprises, even shocks, some people when they realize the woman in the black and white swimsuit pictures is my mother. Neither photo is objectionable, especially not by modern standards....
Willie Porter Graham, age 78 of Clarkton, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 12, 2021...
Kathryn “Kitty” Carolina DuBoise Hinson, age 72 of Whiteville, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2021...