Updated: 3:14 p.m. Corey Tashombe Hines was convicted of first degree murder this morning (Thursday) in Columbus County Superior Court. Superior Court Judge Tiffany Powers sentenced Hines to life with...
Southeastern Community College is taking workforce training on the road. The college has invested in a mobile lab to take hands-on education for in demand jobs to local high schools...
Whiteville Police Department in association with the American Red Cross will be having a community blood drive on Thursday, Sept. 15 from 1- 6 p.m. The event will be held...
Over 1,000 cyclists participating in the Cycle NC Mountain to Coast Ride will be coming to Columbus County in October. The event is not a race, but a recreational trek...
Town commissioners gave Town Manager Damon Kempski approval on Tuesday to file an application for another $2.4 million in grants from the state for Lake Waccamaw’s Water Project. Last month, the...
Patrons of some restaurants in Whiteville could soon take alcoholic drinks as they walk through downtown. The planning board has approved a draft Social District Ordinance. The vote came at...
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has designated Saturday, Sept. 24 as Youth Deer Hunting Day for 2022. Youth Deer Hunting Day was established in 2015 by the Wildlife Commission to...
The Honey Festival may be over for the year, but the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in Whiteville (NCMNS) still has a lot to buzz about during the month of...
We always remember Sept. 11, 2001, as well we should. I just wish we could remember Sept. 12 of the same year. While firefighters, EMS, search teams, police officers and...
More than 100 flood-prone properties in Whiteville could become public land if council approves a proposal to expand a buyout program. City council tonight is set to consider an agreement...
August 6, 1990 ~ September 5, 2022 (age 32) Caron Robinson, age 32, of Whiteville, passed away on September 05, 2022. For the safety of yourself and others, please follow CDC guidelines...
Debbie W. Davis passed on Saturday, September 10, 2022. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 3 pm in the Union Funeral Home chapel. Family...
Wanda Jean Worley Phipps, age 64, died Thursday, September 8, 2022 in the UNC Neurology Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC. Born in Horry County, SC, she was the daughter of the...
Rev. James Howard Nobles, age 79 of the Beaverdam Community, entered into the presence of the Lord on Monday, September 12, 2022, at his home. James Howard was born on...
Susie Singletary Sproul, age 87 of Myrtle Beach, SC and formerly of Tabor City, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, September 11, 2022, at Liberty Commons Nursing and...
October 27, 1928 ~ September 12, 2022 (age 93) Wilhelmina Smith Cox, 93, of Tabor City, NC died Sunday, September 11, 2022. She was born October 27, 1928 in Olyphic,...