As summer rolls in, events in Columbus County roll out. With meals, parades, and graduations going on, there is something for everyone to get involved in this week. Honey Hill...
A man was shot to death after allegedly trying to force his way into his ex-wife’s home home near Chadbourn Thursday. Robert Ransom Smith III, 67, was killed at the...
The Columbus County Parks and Recreation Center is offering enrichment clinics for the 2022 summer season. You can pre-register up until the Friday before each clinic. Registration fees can be pa...
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences will be featuring a multitude of animal education opportunities throughout the month of June. From reptiles in the murky deep to birds on...
There will be fun for the whole family — even your pets — as Columbus County Animal Protective Services hosts its Family Fur Day June 11. Sheriff Jody Greene said...
Their faces tell stories. One has friendly eyes and a shy smile. Another makes an obscene gesture at the camera, a show of manhood. Another looks tired. One toasts the...
Developing storyOne person was shot to death at a home near Chadbourn today (Thursday). The incident occured at a home near the intersection of Rough and Ready Road and N.C....
Rachel Ward Gore age 92, died Tuesday, May 24, 2022 in UNC Health Southeastern, Lumberton, NC. Born in Columbus County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Esmer Elmer and...
Courtney Nicole Ward, age 32, of Loris, SC, died Monday, May 23, 2022 in the MUSC Medical Center, Charleston, SC. Born June 28, 1989 in Columbus County, NC, she was...
,Joseph Alan West, 38, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2022 in McLeod Loris Hospital. He was born September 27, 1983 in Whiteville, NC, a son of Gaudencio and Linda Barrera....
Donnie Wayne Brown, 64, of 3935 Wright Road, Tabor City, NC, died Monday, May 23, 2022, at his home. The funeral will be 2:00 PM Sunday, May 29, at Finklea...
Henry Charles “Chase” Brandt 33, of Lake Waccamaw passed on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. He was born in Columbus County December 27, 1988 the son of Eric Brandt and Ruth...
Jean Batchelor Bass Norris 84, of Whiteville passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 in Duke University Hospital, Durham. She was born December 8, 2022 in Columbus County, the daughter...
Alice Faye Butler, age 80, of Whiteville, NC died Monday, May 23, 2022 in Lower Cape Fear LifeCare’s Angel House, Whiteville, NC. She was born July 22, 1941 in Columbus...
Local schools and the sheriff’s office were taking steps to prevent mass shooting incidents like the one in Texas well before Tuesday’s tragedy in the Uvalde elementary school. A lone...
Have you ever found yourself cleaning out the closet and happen upon a box of old pictures you forgot you had? Your hand grazes the dust to find those ancient...