Obituaries
Doyce Elwood White
oyce Elwood White 72, of Nakina passed on Saturday April 17, 2021. He was born July 1, 1948 in Columbus County the son of the late Leo Van White, Sr. and Inez Reaves White. [Read More]
Month: May 2021
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Katie (Smith) Thompson
Katie Smith Thompson 81, of Whiteville passed on Wednesday April 28, 2021 at her home. Born March 14, 1940 in Brunswick County, the daughter of the late Sidney K. Smith & Lura Babson Smith Simmons. [Read More]
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Cynthia Lynn (Sandlin) Wilkins
Mrs. Cynthia Lynn Wilkins 57, of Delco passed on April 28, 2021 at her home. She was born August 12, 1963 in New Hanover County, the daughter of [Read More]
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Peggy Turbeville
Peggy Turbeville, age 54, of Hartsville, SC, died Wednesday, May 5, 2021 in Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, Hartsville, SC. [Read More]
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Bonnie Mae (Jordan) Jupina
Bonnie Mae Jordan Jupina, age 79, of Whiteville, passed away on Thursday, May 6, 2021, at her home, surrounded by her family. Bonnie was born [Read More]
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Lewis “L.C.” Cooper Ransom, Jr.
Lewis “L.C.” Ransom, Jr. age 83 of Whiteville, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2021 at Columbus Regional Healthcare System in Whiteville. [Read More]
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Daphne Sue Jordan
Daphne Sue Jordan, age 70, of Whiteville, passed away Thursday, May 6, 2021, at Lower Cape Fear Life Care, Whiteville. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. A more complete obituary will be posted soon. [Read More]
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Jimmy H. Turner
Mr. Jimmy H. Turner, 77, of Fair Bluff, NC died Tuesday evening, April 27, 2021, in the Angel Hospice House, Whiteville, [Read More]
Front Page
Plane crash was a pit stop
First responders from Columbus and Brunswick scrambled on a reported plane crash in the Green Swamp on Tuesday, but the crash turned out to be a pit stop.Brunswick 911 calls show a motorist heading toward [Read More]
Business
New program can provide discounted Internet rates
North Carolinians can get critical help to pay for high-speed internet from a $3.2 billion federal program opening in May for families and households working, learning and shopping from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Emergency [Read More]
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Fred O. Brown
Fred O. Brown, 85, of 2743 Red Store Road, Whiteville, died Friday, April 9, 2021, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. Funeral was held Saturday, April 17, [Read More]
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Ann Brewer (Bryan) Blake
Ann Brewer Bryan Blake, age 82 of Chadbourn, entered into the presence of her Lord on Monday, May 3, 2021, at her home, surrounded by her beloved family. Ann was born on January 4, 1939, in Bertie [Read More]
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Barry Lambert Housend
Barry Lambert Housend, age 65 of Clarendon, went to be with his Lord on Monday, May 3, 2021 at his home, surrounded by his family. Barry was born on December 6, 1955, in Loris, SC. He was preceded [Read More]
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Edward Riley McLelland
Edward Riley McLelland, age 95 went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at Peak Resources Brookshire in Hillsborough. He was the son of the late James Barber McLelland and Lilly Potter McLelland and the husband of [Read More]
Lead Story
The Good News for the week of May 1-7
We all can use a smile sometimes. If you have a church announcement, event, festival, family or nonprofit yard sale, or just a happy story you want to share with your neighbors, send it to [Read More]
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Regina “Gina” Renee (Cribb) King
Regina Renee “Gina” King, age 39 of Chadbourn, died on Saturday, May 1, 2021, in Columbus County. Gina, as she was lovingly known, was born on December 3, 1981, in Milwaukee, Wi. [Read More]