The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences will be featuring a multitude of animal education opportunities throughout the month of June. From reptiles in the murky deep to birds on...
There will be fun for the whole family — even your pets — as Columbus County Animal Protective Services hosts its Family Fur Day June 11. Sheriff Jody Greene said...
Their faces tell stories. One has friendly eyes and a shy smile. Another makes an obscene gesture at the camera, a show of manhood. Another looks tired. One toasts the...
Developing storyOne person was shot to death at a home near Chadbourn today (Thursday). The incident occured at a home near the intersection of Rough and Ready Road and N.C....
Rachel Ward Gore age 92, died Tuesday, May 24, 2022 in UNC Health Southeastern, Lumberton, NC. Born in Columbus County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Esmer Elmer and...
Courtney Nicole Ward, age 32, of Loris, SC, died Monday, May 23, 2022 in the MUSC Medical Center, Charleston, SC. Born June 28, 1989 in Columbus County, NC, she was...
,Joseph Alan West, 38, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2022 in McLeod Loris Hospital. He was born September 27, 1983 in Whiteville, NC, a son of Gaudencio and Linda Barrera....
Donnie Wayne Brown, 64, of 3935 Wright Road, Tabor City, NC, died Monday, May 23, 2022, at his home. The funeral will be 2:00 PM Sunday, May 29, at Finklea...
Henry Charles “Chase” Brandt 33, of Lake Waccamaw passed on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. He was born in Columbus County December 27, 1988 the son of Eric Brandt and Ruth...
Jean Batchelor Bass Norris 84, of Whiteville passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 in Duke University Hospital, Durham. She was born December 8, 2022 in Columbus County, the daughter...
Alice Faye Butler, age 80, of Whiteville, NC died Monday, May 23, 2022 in Lower Cape Fear LifeCare’s Angel House, Whiteville, NC. She was born July 22, 1941 in Columbus...
Local schools and the sheriff’s office were taking steps to prevent mass shooting incidents like the one in Texas well before Tuesday’s tragedy in the Uvalde elementary school. A lone...
Have you ever found yourself cleaning out the closet and happen upon a box of old pictures you forgot you had? Your hand grazes the dust to find those ancient...
National Safe Boating Week, as proclaimed by Governor Roy Cooper, is May 21 – 27 and officials with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission say that safety should be a top priority when...
See related story here: https://columbuscountynews.com/2022/05/hurricane-season-expected-to-be-busy/ Whiteville Downtown Development announced today that the NCSU Coastal Dynamics Design Lab (CDDL) wi...
Related story: Hurricane season officially begins June 1, and federal weather forecasters are calling for the seventh busy season in a row. There’s a 65 percent chance of an above...