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 without parole after the jury returned [Read More]
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 through out Columbus County. The [Read More]
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 at Vineland Station located at [Read More]
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 across the state using scenic [Read More]
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 area received $9.2 million in [Read More]
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 today’s meeting of the board. [Read More]
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 increase interest in deer hunting [Read More]
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 September. From the ground below [Read More]
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 volunteers were pawing their way [Read More]
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 to take over properties purchased [Read More]
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. Social distancing and face coverings are [Read More]
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 and friends will be received [Read More]
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 late Benjamin Ashley Worley and [Read More]
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 August 13, 1943, son of [Read More]
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 Rehabilitation in Whiteville. Arrangements are [Read More]
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, NC to the late Reverend [Read More]
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