Note: An earlier version of this report was inaccurate. This story contains the corrected information. One man was injured when a blockage in a dust collector caused an explosion at North Carolina Ply...
If and when another large-scale emergency occurs in Columbus, local officials hope they’ll be better equipped to work together. Emergency responders from the county and multiple municipal agencies hav...
George Gregory “Greg” Babson, 71, of Ash, NC passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2022, in the Lower Cape Fear Life Care Center, Brunswick House, Bolivia, NC following a long illness. Greg was born in Wh...
Updated 11 a.m. Thursday The sheriff’s office is investigating after a driver in a traffic stop shot himself in the head Wednesday. In a press release, the CCSO said a deputy on patrol in Evergreen st...
Whiteville native and former NBA star Jerrod Mustaf returned to Columbus County last week to host a free basketball and life skills camp at Thomas Academy in Lake Waccamaw. Mustaf is a two-time inter...
Bonnie Stevens Edwards, age 73 of Whiteville, passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at the Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehab Center in Whiteville, NC. Bonnie was born on September 4, 1948, in Horry...
The couple who left the Seven Creeks Highway Dollar General with dog food and a pregnancy test came back and “the situation was resolved,” according to the sheriff’s office. On June 1, according to a ...
• “I want us to be able to emphasize rescue over recovery,” said Chief Brandy Nance. The Lake Waccamaw Fire and Rescue Department will be holding their annual hotdog fundraiser and boot drop on...
• Felicia Porter was raped, then beaten to death with a shovel by her nephew, Riley Conner, in 2016. The state’s highest court has overturned what was effectively a life sentence for a man who raped a...
Several times a week, she chases my car. She always stays on the yard side of the ditch in front of her home. She always stops and runs back to her mother when she’s called. Sometimes she gets distrac...
Former County Commissioner Amon McKenzie was recently honored by the Columbus County NAACP. McKenzie, a Vietnam veteran and longtime automobile dealer, was the guest of honor at the NAACP Appreciation...
Luke Rooks, age 18, of North Myrtle Beach, SC, died Sunday, June 19, 2022 at the Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, SC. He was the son of Adam Rooks of North Myrtle Beach, SC a...
Ted Leo Floyd, age 83, of Tabor City, NC, died Saturday, June 18, 2022 in his home. Born December 29, 1938 in Horry County, SC, he was the son of the late Gurtha Lee Floyd and Minnie Jane Johnso...
Nicole Ann (Sellers) Powell, 76, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022 in Murrells Inlet, SC. She was born November 18, 1945 in Bennettsville, SC, a daughter of the late Rufus and Mary (Prince) Selle...
A few days ago the world lost an unparalleled father, grandfather, son, and brother. Connell Maurice Faulk, age 48, of Chadbourn, North Carolina died on Thursday, June 16, 2022, at Columbus Regi...
Hilda F. Bullard, age 89 of Chadbourn, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2022, while in the Lower Cape Fear Angel House in Whiteville, NC. Hilda was born on September 2, 1932, daughter of the late...