May 11, 1943 ~ September 29, 2022 (age 79) Sylvia Ann Ray Thompson, age 79 of the Pleasant Plains Community in Whiteville, entered into the presence of her Lord on...
September 18, 1968 ~ September 29, 2022 (age 54) Sherry Lynn Watson Sellers age 54 of Conway and formerly of Chadbourn, slipped into eternity on Thursday, September 29, 2022, at her...
July 2, 1938 ~ September 29, 2022 (age 84) Joanne Fowler Wall was born July 2nd 1938 in Columbus County and lived almost the entirety of her life in Whiteville, NC. From an...
Whiteville Emergency Services Director Hal Lowder rescued a child Friday evening after a storm damage tree demolished the home, trapping five people inside. Lowder said the entry to the home...
Hurricane — now Tropical Storm — Ian is causing headaches across Columbus. Power is out in many communities as 40-plus mile an hour winds have smashed trees onto electric lines....
The weather front came in the night, dropping temperatures thirty degrees in a matter of hours, announcing the onset of real fall weather with a curtain of blowing, cold rain....
Most plans for this weekend may be a washout due to Tropic Storm Ian, but the rest of the week is looking ripe for the taking. Be sure to get...
October 8, 1971 ~ September 29, 2022 (age 50) Christopher Michael Rivenbark was born October 8, 1971. He was an amazing man with a heart of gold and always made anyone near him...
Temperatures have cooled down, and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences (NCMNS) in Whiteville is taking advantage of all the things fall. This month’s schedule includes movies, bats, and pumpkins,...
Schools, government offices and many businesses are closed as Columbus County nervously eyes Hurricane Ian. Ian is expected to come ashore between Georgetown and Myrtle Beach, S.C. around 3 p.m....
October 3, 1981 ~ September 28, 2022 (age 40) James Charles Pittman, Jr. age 40 of the Beaverdam community in Chadbourn, passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. Jamie, as...
A recording released by the Jason Soles for sheriff campaign appears to show Sheriff Jody Greene cursing and threatening to fire black employees of the sheriff’s office. Greene questions the...
August 18, 1934 ~ September 28, 2022 (age 88) Carolyn Hammond Burchette, 88, of Whiteville passed on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 with her family by her side. Carolyn was born in Columbus C...
December 3, 1960 ~ September 28, 2022 (age 61) Patricia Martin Shelley, 61, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2022, in her home. She was born December 3, 1960 in Marion, SC, a dau...
May 22, 1968 ~ September 28, 2022 (age 54) Tracey Reneé Smith, 54, of 50 Tabor Landing Drive West, Tabor City, NC, died Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at Columbus Regional Healthcare Sy...
The third murder case in less than a month is in front of a judge here, with Daquan Rollo Corrothers facing the court for the 2020 slaying of Alex Delamez...