The US Army Corps of Engineers’ Cape Fear River Lock and Dam 1 is closed through mid-November for improvements to the fish passage. The Cape Fear River Lock and Dam...
Several county offices will be closed while departments move to new quarters in the coming days. The Veterans Office will be closed tomorrow (Oct. 14) and will reopen Friday. The...
Seasoned hunters have something to shoot about this year, and it can last a lifetime for those who are 50-69 years old. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission made some...
Halloween is still on in Whiteville. City Council voted Tuesday to remove the so-called “Halloween Ordinance” from the city’s code. City manager Darren Currie explained that Whiteville was one of...
Crystal Faircloth, Staff Writercrystalfaircloth@columbuscounty.news It’s a tumultuous time in the world right now. I don’t believe I have ever seen the country so divided, or seen folks so bent on...
The DREAM Center in Whiteville will be hosting a vaccination clinic on Oct. 22. The Moderna and Pfizer Vaccines will be available. $100 Gift Cards will be given for those...
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing teenager. Raul Francisco Iglesias, 17, was last seen Oct. 11 on Silver Spoon Road. He left the home on foot...
The October Lake Waccamaw Town Council meeting was short and to the point with all affairs in order Tuesday evening. The voluntary annexation of Tops Tobacco was approved unanimously with...
Nellie Faye Wilson, 82, of Ash, North Carolina, died October 13, 2021...
Whiteville Police have arrested a Florida man for the robbery of Fowler’s Jewelry last week. Jesmain Burnette was arrested by Whiteville detectives and the Clearwater, Fla., police. He is being...
September 5, 1954 ~ October 10, 2021 (age 67) An obituary is not available at this time for Era Carlene (Edge) Strickland. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and...
Mary Delores Nealy Louis, 76, of Bladenboro, died Monday, October 11, 2021. ...
Willie Elbert Burns, 87,, Whiteville, died Monday, October 11, 2021...
Mr. Donnie McMillon, age 78, of Chadbourn, gained his Heavenly Wings on Sunday, October 10, 2021...
Diana Stancil, age 49, of Bladenboro, passed away at her residence on Sunday, October 10, 2021....
Mr. Welton Jacobs 84, of the Buckhead Community, Bolton passed on Saturday October 9, 2021...