Obituaries
Daniel Ray Cribb
Daniel Ray Cribb, age 48 of Whiteville, died on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 [Read More]
Year: 2021
Church News
Rev. Lyndon Douglas Purifoy
Rev. Lyndon Douglas Purifoy died Monday, July 26, 2021, memorial service will be held on Sept 11, 2021, 5 PM at Northwood Church, 2672 James B. White Hwy. N., Whiteville. [Read More]
Obituaries
Glen Deryle Key
Glenn “Deryle” Key, age 61, of Tabor City, died Thursday, August 26, 2021 [Read More]
Obituaries
Phillip Lee Small
Phillip Lee Small, age 72, of Nichols, SC, died Wednesday, August 25, 2021 [Read More]
Front Page
Combined effort saves storm drain kitten
It wasn’t a cat in a tree, but a kitten in a storm drain that brought firefighters and other animal lovers to downtown Whiteville Tuesday. It took the efforts of store employees, Public Works, Emergency [Read More]
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No helmet leads to trouble in Tabor City
Ignoring the state’s helmet law ended badly for a South Carolina man Tuesday. Sgt. Brian Campbell of the Tabor city Police was on patrol along Pireway Road when he said he spotted Gavin Christopher Bardi, [Read More]
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A place to call home • Jefferson Weaver
A good friend of mine just completed a road trip of a lifetime. With no real itinerary, he wandered south by southwest, eventually ending up staying with a friend in Arizona for a few weeks. [Read More]
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Biden’s withdrawal has longterm effects
Letter to the editor To the editor, As a combat wounded veteran of 20 years, I cannot believe that the President has not presented better plans for withdrawal (from Afghanistan). Plans that would have allowed [Read More]
Obituaries
Theadius Marie Williams
Theadius Marie Williams, 86, formerly of Whiteville, died Tuesday, August 24, 2021 [Read More]
Obituaries
Ms. Aggie McMillion
Ms. Aggie McMillion. Ms. McMillion received her angelic wings on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 [Read More]
News
Alligator biologists conducting research at Lake Waccamaw
Local residents are reporting seeing more alligators in Lake Waccamaw, and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) is taking the opportunity to collect biological data on the reptiles. Alicia Davis, alligator biologist, and the [Read More]
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Couple faces second theft of tools to build ‘dream home’
For the second time a building site on Big Island Road in Old Dock has been robbed of tools and other supplies while a couple attempts to build their dream home. Dustin and Amber Nealey [Read More]
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Head-on proves fatal for Riegelwood man
Traffic was tangled on N.C. 87 near Sandyfield Monday when a van crossed the centerline and collided with a loaded logging truck, killing the van driver. Dennis Emmett Carver of Riegelwood was dead on the [Read More]
Obituaries
Aline (Munn) Hatcher
Mrs. Aline Munn Hatcher of Council, passed on Monday, August 23, 2021 at her residence. [Read More]
Obituaries
Lena Mae (Jones) Hill
Mrs. Lena Mae Jones Hill passed on Sunday, August 22, 2021 at Columbus Regional Healthcare Systems, Whiteville. [Read More]
Obituaries
Mr. Dennis Carver
Dennis Emmett Carver, 63,
died unexpectedly in a motor vehicle accident on 8/23/2021 [Read More]