It’s a beautiful day at the Galloway Farm in Hallsboro. The honey bees are buzzing in the sunflowers, and the butterflies are taking a long drink in the zinnias. Folks...
Southeastern Community College took big steps forward in education this week. On Thursday morning, the school announced a partnership with the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill’s Eshelman Schoo...
Happening Saturday: It’s time once again for the Whiteville Fun Factory’s Saturday sensory hours. The facility welcomes all families with special needs and sensory restrictions to come out from ...
Blood donations in the U.S. dropped dramatically during COVID-19. A fresh unit will only hold up for six weeks before plasma starts to deteriorate. As a result, the Red Cross...
Four malnourished bulldogs and one dead dog were found by a probation officer at a Fair Bluff home. The sheriff’s office reported that the bulldog-mix dogs were tethered with heavy...
A blue heeler dog was seriously injured after a Ten Mile Road man attacked the dog with a machete. Christopher Dale Gore, 36, was held under a $3,500 secured bond...
Mr. Junius Miller passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at his residence in Riegelwood. The viewing will be on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 from 5-7 p.m., at the Majestic Funeral Home’s R...
Louise Royal, age 81, of Whiteville, NC, passed away peacefully Friday, September 2, 2022, at Lower Cape Fear Life of Whiteville. Louise McKay Fuller Royal knew what it meant to...
Susan Carr Moss Deans, age 60, passed away peacefully at her residence on Thursday, September 1, 2022, with her family by her side. Susan was born on January 6, 1962...
Raymond Lee Creekmore Jr, age 63, of Riegelwood, NC, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville, NC. Lee was born in Columbus County on November 6,...
Thomas Tucker Ward, age 89, passed away at the Angel House Hospice Center, Whiteville, NC, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. He was born on October 19, 1932 in Columbus County...
Keyona Tyree Harris, age 39, of Fayetteville, NC, passed away peacefully at the Angel Hospice House, Whiteville, NC. Keyona was born on January 19, 1983 to Kenneth and Jean Harris...
The iconic Elwell Ferry between Kelly and Carvers Creek will be back in service in the near future. The ferry – which was shut down due to changing river levels,...
Complaints about drug activity in Whiteville, including near Central Middle School, led to eight arrests by the sheriff’s office. Beginning in July, the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Vice-Narcotics...
The harvester was cutting valleys through corn that had reached epic heights, despite a dry summer. Dust rose yellow-red in the sunset, as a tractor with a bushhog busily cut...
A convicted child molester was found dead in his dormitory at Columbus Correctional this morning (Wednesday). Bruce Pratt, 42, was found unresponsive at 4:54 a.m., according to John Bull, spokesman...