This week Jefferson has Rev. Dave Heller from the Columbus Baptist Association in the studio. THE COLUMBUS CONNECTION with Jefferson Weaver is a weekly public affairs program produced in, for, and abo...
Easter is fast approaching, and the Columbus County Parks and Recreation is providing youngsters plenty of opportunities to go egg hunting. The fun begins on Saturday, April 9 at 10 a.m. at the follow...
As the weather warms up, the Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce has finalized the plans for the Spring Has Sprung Festival. The fun-filled day will kick off at 10 a.m. with a parade on Saturday, A...
Two men have been jailed after an eight year old girl was allegedly forced to watch a pornographic movie and perform sex acts. Alton Lee Rhue, 47, was charged Monday with felony child abuse, and...
3/24/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up NFL: Tyreek Hill traded to the Miami Dolphins for multiple draft picks. NHL: League invalidates Golden Knights and Ducks Trade, due to a no trade clause. ...
Whiteville Wolfpack versus East Bladen March 22, 2022: Whiteville took care of business last night at East Bladen, winning 8-2. Whiteville left Baldwin and Lawson on base to start the first inni...
An “airsoft” fight in Whiteville has caught the attention of police. Whiteville Police said on their Facebook page that a group of individuals is shooting at each other using gel pellet guns, which ar...
3/23/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up NHL Last Night: Carolina beats the Lightning 3-2. Sabastian Aho, Martin Necas and Tony DeAngelo scored for the Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen stopped 27 of 29 shots o...
The same storm system that brought destructive tornados to Oklahoma and Louisiana will visit the Cape Fear region today, but it won’t pack quite the same wallop. The National Weather Service Wil...
A Sunday night crash has claimed a second victim, bringing the county highway death toll to ten this year. Heather Nichole “Nikki” Pennington died Tuesday from injuries sustained in Sunday...
Timothy Wayne Hardee age 40, died Tuesday, March 22, 2022 in UNC Hospital Chapel Hill, NC. Born in Columbus County, NC he was the son of Gregory Lind Hardee and Ann Hardee. In addition to his mother h...
Heather Nichole “Nikki” Pennington, age 36 of Chadbourn, succumbed to injuries sustained in a car accident on March 22, 2022, while in the New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Nikki, as ...
Josh Eli Thorp, age 42 of Chadbourn, passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2022, following injuries that were sustained in an automobile accident. Josh was born on June 17, 1979, in Columbus County. H...
One of two workers injured in a fire at HERR Environmental has died. The man was seriously burned in the blast at the Maultsby Street operation, Fire Marshal Hal Lowder said Monday. The victim was air...
Area pastors are being asked to help spread the word of God to every home in Columbus county. Saturate Columbus will be a door-to-door evangelistic effort that organizers hope will reach into every fa...
3/22/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up NFL: Former Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan is now an Indianapolis Colt, Atlanta gets future draft picks. Former Green Bay Wide Receiver Davante Adams goes to th...