Trees were among the most numerous casualties in major storms, and a cooperative effort April 2 will help replace some of those lost to weather. Columbus county Cooperative Extension is working with I...
It’s all fun and games until the blue lights are activated. Tyrone Allen Mills, 54, of 3397 Will Inman Rd., Tabor City, was charged with damaging personal property, failure to heed blue light and sire...
The driver in a high speed chase Friday was caught after he fell in mud while running away on foot. Zackery Gage Faircloth, 29, of Green Sea, S.C., is being held under $41,000 secured bond in the Colu...
Alice Irene “Cricket” Ward Small, 85, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022 in McLeod Loris Hospital. Born February 7, 1937 in Tabor City, she was a daughter of the late Lonzie D. Ward and Doretha Bell (...
Betty Sue Long Barkley, age 72 of Lumberton and formerly of Whiteville, peacefully slipped into eternity on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at her home, surrounded by her family. Betty was born on...
Warrants say inmates attempted jailbreak at Detention Center. A suspected murder, along with a statutory rape defendant and another felon allegedly tried to escape the Columbus County Detention Center...
3/21/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up NASCAR Cup Series: The Checkered flag was taken by the #12 Chevrolet driven by William Byron, followed by the #7 Chevy of Ross Chastain. Kurt Bush and his #9 Toyota ...
Officials from the city schools were joined by local dignitaries this morning for the official opening of the first phase of the new Whiteville High School. The ongoing project is adding classrooms, a...
Less than four days after two men died in a head-on crash near Bolton, the county’s ninth road death occurred near Chadbourn Sunday. Josh Eli Thorp, 40, of China Grove Church Road, was killed when he ...
Richard Malcolm Fowler, 74, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on March 20, 2022, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born November 28, 1947, in Horry County, SC, a son of the late Mal...
James Howard Turbeville, age 77, of Clarendon, NC died Sunday, March 20, 2022 in his home, surrounded by his loving family. Born December 11, 1944 in Robeson County, NC, he was the son of the late Wil...
Alice Irene Ward Small age 85, died Sunday, March 20, 2022 in Loris McLeod Hospital, Loris, SC. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced later by Inman Ward Funeral Home & Crema...
John Douglas Suelter age 80 of Supply and formerly of Minneapolis, MN, entered into the presence of his Lord on Thursday, March 17, 2022. John was born on February 19, 1942, to the late Wilbur L...
William Allen Drayton, 84, of 352 Stewart Circle, Whiteville, died Friday, March 18, 2022, at his home. The funeral will be 1:00 PM Saturday, March 26, at Love Grove Free Will Baptist Church, 1763 Mil...
Cheryl Ann Arthur Jenrette, 50, of 667 Twin Pines Road, Whiteville, died Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. The funeral will be 2:00 PM Thursday, March 24, at Peoples Fun...
Sylvia Tedder Elkins 65, of Whiteville passed on Friday, March 18, 2022. She was born August 26, 1956 in Columbus County, the daughter of the late Maxie Drexel “Dick” Tedder and Moll...