Obituaries
Mattie Rosalene (Miller) Tyree
Mattie Rosalene Miller Tyree, age 97, of Whiteville, died Monday, November 1, 2021 [Read More]
Year: 2021
Elections
Municipal elections Tuesday
Tuesday is the last chance for voters in most area municipalities to elect mayors and board members. Every town except Lake Waccamaw has seen a low turnout for municipal election early voting, according to [Read More]
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New residents, visitors banned from Sandy Ridge
After four murders in two years and dozens of violent crimes, a superior Court Judge on Friday granted a nuisance abatement order against Sandy Ridge Apartments in Whiteville. Whiteville Police and Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) [Read More]
Obituaries
Alfonza McKoy
Alfonza McKoy, 71, of Whiteville, died Saturday, October 30, 2021 [Read More]
Obituaries
Willa Mae (Fowler) Norris
Mrs. Willa Mae Norris age 82, of the Sandy Plain Community, Tabor City, died early Sunday morning October 31, 202 [Read More]
Obituaries
Evelena (Brown) Bryant
Evelena Brown Bryant, 97, of Riegelwood, died Saturday, October 30, 2021. [Read More]
Obituaries
Joseph Aloysous Cassella III
Joseph Aloysous Cassella III, 49, of Little River, SC passed away Friday October 29, 2021. [Read More]
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Woman hit in Friday shooting
One woman was shot at the Whiteville San Jose restaurant Friday night, according to Whiteville Police. in a press release, WPD said the woman was transported to New Hanover Regional Health Center with non life [Read More]
Obituaries
Sherry Lynn (Cashion) Bullock
Sherry Lynn Bullock, age 57, died Sunday, October 24, 2021 [Read More]
Obituaries
John Douglas Hilbourn
John Douglas Hilbourn, 77, of Fair Bluff passed away Thursday, October 28, 2021 [Read More]
Church News
The Good News for Oct. 30-Nov. 6
Trick-or-treaters are heading out to collect some goodies in Columbus County this weekend, and they will not be disappointed. This year there are opportunities all weekend long to give those costumes some wear and tear. [Read More]
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St. Pauls woman’s body identified
The State Medical Examiner has confirmed that the body found off a Rowland road was Jessica Lawrence. Deputies and search crews found Lawrence’s remains Monday during a ground search off Tom M. Road, Sheriff Burnis Wilkins [Read More]
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Deputies locate fugitive in eight minutes
The suspect in an attempted murder in South Carolina was located by Columbus County Deputies in eight minutes Monday. Anthony Wade Lamb, 32, of Timmonsville, S.C., was arrested at a home near Tabor City, according [Read More]
Obituaries
Mr. McKenzie Graham
Mr. Graham transitioned from this life to life eternal, on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 [Read More]
Obituaries
Tony JaShawn Baker Jr.
Tony JaShawn Baker Jr. died Monday, October 25, 2021 [Read More]
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Arrest made in September slaying
Developing One man has been jailed in the September shooting that left a Chadbourn man dead and two other people injured. Chief Deputy Aaron Herring of the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said Tyquise Bobo” Baker, [Read More]