May 2, 1932 ~ May 10, 2022 (age 90) Anna Christine “Chris” Mann Smythe, age 90 of Whiteville, passed on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at her home. Chris, as she was lovingly known, was born on Ma...
Teva Maria Norris, age 44 of Tabor City, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, following injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Teva was born on May 14, 1977, to the late Dewey David Norris a...
Taunya Starr Lowe Norris, age 64 of Tabor City, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, following injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Taunya was born on July 5, 1957, to the late Johnn...
Johnny Mitchell Graves, age 73 of the Cedar Grove Community in Cerro Gordo, entered into the presence of the Lord on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at his home. Mitchell was born on September 3, 1948, in Co...
Dr. Antonia Latonya Beatty, 50, of 604 Glenwood Drive, Elizabethtown, NC, died Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at her home. She was employed by Bladen County Schools as Assistant Superintendent for Human Resou...
Jeb disappeared in Lake Waccamaw on May 8, 2022, Mother’s Day. He was found by emergency personnel on May 11, 2022 which was his 19th birthday. Jeb was born on May 11, 2003, Mother’s Day, in Whi...
Hilton “Scrappy” Rice Holcomb, age 82, of Ocean Isle Beach, NC died Tuesday, May 10, 2022 in New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, NC. He was born August 12, 1939 in Columbus County, ...
It’s puppy season – but not the cute and cuddly kind. Coyote sightings are on the rise as puppy season nears its peak, and parents forage closer and closer to human habitation in search of food. While...
A body thought to be that of Jeb Baldwin was found just before 1 p.m. today, washed up on shore at Lake Waccamaw. Baldwin, 18, disappeared Sunday after a kayak overturned in Lake Waccamaw. Baldwin and...
Commissioners also received a final update on the use of UTVs on town streets. Lake Waccamaw commissioners had a brief but busy meeting Tuesday. Mayor Matt Wilson started the evening off with a moment...
3:30 p.m. Update Two women were killed and a teenager seriously injured after a crash near Tabor City this morning (Wednesday). Teva Marie Norris, 44, and Taunya Norris, 64, both of the Tabor City are...
Raymond Arthur Baylor, age 71 of Tabor City and formerly of Chadbourn passed on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at Tabor Commons in Tabor City. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 15, 2...
Columbus County News was a proud participant in the 89th N.C. Strawberry Festival Parade this weekend. Here are some scenes from the parade and festival....
Conditions improve, but road still closed. Updated 1:30 p.m. 5/10/22 A stubborn wildfire in the Green Swamp at the Brunswick County line is causing an hour-long detour for motorists on N.C. 211. The D...
Elon Musk doesn’t owe society a dang thing.He employs thousands of people. I bet most of their lives are already significantly better than they had at other jobs. The free market has determined ...
In addition to rare carnivorous plants, Mark Todd has a large “Corpse plant,” whose flowers smell like decomposition. Mark Todd of Lake Waccamaw may look like an ordinary guy, but undernea...