Sonya Graham Gillespie passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2022 at Cape Fear Valley Bladen County Hospital in Elizabethtown, NC. The viewing will be held on Thursday, Oct. 13, from 4-6...
Verda Richardson Melvin passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2022 at her residence in Elizabethtown, NC. The viewing will be held on Friday, October 14, from 4-6 p.m. in the...
October 16, 1945 ~ October 10, 2022 (age 76) Janice McPherson, age 76, of Clarendon, died Monday, October 10, 2022 in Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. Born in Columbus County, NC on October...
Ray J. Kollmar age 84, died Monday, October 10, 2022 in the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and Life Care Center, Whiteville, NC. Ray Joseph Kollmar, 84, passed away Monday, October...
September 4, 1939 ~ October 9, 2022 (age 83) Jerry Dale Hodges, age 83, of Tabor City, NC, died Sunday, October 9, 2022 in the McLeod Loris Hospital. Born September 4, 1939 in...
Willa Dean Cartrette Edwards, age 80 of the Beaverdam Community in Chadbourn, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, October 9, 2022, at her home. Willa Dean was born on...
November 24, 1932 ~ October 9, 2022 (age 89) Grady Duncan, age 89 of the Ward Station Community in Chadbourn, entered into the presence of the Lord on Sunday, October 9, 2022, at...
Ladinceo Durelle “Rell” Holland, age 44 of Cerro Gordo, slipped into eternal rest on Sunday, October 9, 2022, at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Rell, as he was lovingly known,...
Marvin Dale Guyton, age 64 of Clarkton, passed away suddenly on Saturday evening, October 8, 2022. Dale was born on June 3, 1958. He was preceded in death by his...
James “Polly” Milton Parker, 87, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2022. He was born November 1, 1934 in Columbus County, the son of the late Vander P. and Maude...
A Hallsboro woman was jailed after allegedly breaking a windshield and trying to burn a man’s car at the Holiday Motel. Patricia Ann Jackson, 39, was held under $5,000 secured...
The Columbus County Fair now owns the fairgrounds it has called home for years. Rep. Brenden Jones (R-Tabor City) brokered the deal between the Department of Corrections, which has owned...
Couldn’t make it to the parade? We hope you enjoy these images from what is thought to be the largest fair parade ever in Columbus County....
After more than two weeks of testimony it took four hours for a Columbus County Jury to find Daquon Rollo Carrothers guilty of first degree murder today (Oct. 10). Corrothers...
After two years of hurricanes, COVID-19, floods and the need for a new contractor, the Elwell Ferry began running again today (Monday) just past 7 a.m. The ferry crosses the...
In a game that was billed to be the Waccamaw Conference game of the year, we saw a lopsided score but very similar stats. Whiteville defeated Pender 28-6 on a...
















