Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has finally hit North Carolina’s deer herd. Officials with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission announced today (Thursday) that a sample collected from a hunter-harvested, white-tailed deer in Yadkin County has tested [Read More]
The man who beat his uncle to death in a Clarkton home has been found guilty. Gabriel James McDowell, 21, was a teenager when he assaulted Leon Leach in a home off Ida’s Lane in [Read More]
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for our area through 8 p.m. Conditions are good for a spinup or isolated tornado to form this afternoon and evening as a front moves off [Read More]
3/31/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up NFL: Bruce Arians steps down as the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (record in Tampa:31-18), he will remain in the front office. Todd Bowles moves from defensive coordinator [Read More]
Suspect had more drugs hidden in underwear at jail, CCSO says. Two stolen guns, methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana were confiscated after a traffic stop involving a Leland woman Monday. Taleesha Angel Bryant, 22, was held [Read More]
Whiteville Wolfpack versus East Columbus March 29, 2022: The Whiteville Wolfpack beat the Gators of East Columbus 9-7 at Legion Stadium. Early on, the game was not as close as the score would indicate. Ty [Read More]
The East Columbus High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) is literally selling the fruits of their labor this year. The horticulture chapter will host a plant and BBQ plate sale Saturday to raise money for [Read More]
A commercial turkey operation in Johnston County has tested positive for High Path Avian Influenza (HPAI), according to state officials. This is the first case of high path avian influenza in domestic poultry in North [Read More]
3/30/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up NFL: The NFL owners approve adjustments to overtime. Both teams now get a chance to possess the ball. The only way the game could end on the first possession is [Read More]
A traffic stop turned into a water rescue for a Whiteville man March 21. Christopher Scott Deans, 26, was charged with resisting an officer, misdemeanor child abuse, possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia, according to [Read More]
Mr. George Allen Chestnut, age 48, of Loris, SC passed on Sunday, March 27, 2022, in McLeod Loris Hospital, Loris, SC. Viewing will be Saturday, April 2, 2022, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm in [Read More]
Mrs. Marie Sellers Dawsey 90, of Lake Waccamaw passed on Monday, March 28, 2022. She was born February 5, 1932 in Columbus County, the daughter of the late Rev. L.O. Sellers and Alma Greer Sellers. [Read More]
Betty Gail Sanderford, died Monday, March 28, 2022 in Trinity Grove in Wilmington, NC. She was born August 31, 1946, the only child of Herbert R. (Andy) and Mazzalee Thurston Sanderford of Whiteville, NC who [Read More]
3/29/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up NFL: The NFL owners approve adjustments to the Rooney Rule. The Rooney Rule was put in place to ensure minorities got a chance to be interviewed and hired into key [Read More]
Southeastern Community College is partnering with Columbus County high schools to host the first ever Construction Summer Camp. This free hands-on program will provide industry skills in carpentry, blueprint reading, electrical, and HVACR. Guest speakers [Read More]
Youngsters can explore nature and have fun learning about science Saturday in downtown Whiteville. The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Whiteville is partnering with the Columbus Council of the N.C. Reading Association [Read More]
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