Obituaries
Donald Ervin Parnell, Sr.
Mr. Donald Ervin Parnell, Sr. 64, of Nakina passed on Sunday, July 16, 2023 in Lower Cape Fear Lifecare Angel House, Whiteville. He was born July 3, 1959 to the late Rev. Buck Parnell and Ada [Read More]
Month: July 2023
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Body Found in Dothan Identified
The sheriff’s office has identified the dead man found in Dothan on Friday. The body of Carl Dean Lewis, 53, was found in a vacant lot off Dothan Road, Sheriff Bill Rogers said. Deputies [Read More]
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Update: Body Found in Dothan
Deputies and rescue personnel are in Dothan after a 911 caller reported finding a dead body. Sheriff Bill Rogers confirmed that law enforcement is searching for the body. Rescue has been dispatched to assist deputies [Read More]
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Whiteville Man Charged with Abusing Two Girls
Whiteville Police have charged a man with sexually assaulting two juveniles. Couri Carmichael, 46, of 102 City Drive, is being held under $50,000 secured bond on two counts each of sexual battery and indecent liberties [Read More]
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Whiteville City School Board Approves New Superintendent
The Whiteville City Schools Board of Education has announced that Dr. Jonathan B. Williams will be the district’s new superintendent. Williams is a life-long resident of Columbus County whose educational career spans over 32 years. [Read More]
Business
SCC Offers Truck Driver Training
Southeastern Community College (SCC) has announced the opening of its comprehensive Truck Driver Training program. SCC will be working in collaboration with Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (CCCTI) to offer this course of study [Read More]
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The Good News July 14
There’s a small increase in rain chances for the weekend, but there is still plenty of time to get out and enjoy some activities in Columbus. Volunteer at Shizzy’s, go play and worship at a [Read More]
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State Auditor, Madden Spar over Etown Audit
State Auditor Beth Wood released an audit this week questioning several financial practices that were in place during Eddie Madden’s time as Elizabethtown Town Manager. Madden was manager for Elizabethtown from 2008 through 2021, when [Read More]
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Statutory Rape Charged
A Whiteville man has been charged with raping a 14 year old girl. Michael Chayton Bullard, age 21, is being held under a $150,000 secured bond on a single count of statutory rape, jail reports [Read More]
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Woman Hospitalized After Power Disconnected
An elderly woman is recovering after twice being treated for heat exhaustion when her electricity was turned off for non-payment The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were contacted when the woman was taken to the [Read More]
Elections
Filing Underway Across Columbus
Municipal filing began Friday in Columbus County. Bolton, Chadbourn, Cerro Gordo, Fair Bluff, Lake Waccamaw, Sandyfield, Tabor City, Whiteville and Brunswick all have town board and in some cases mayoral seats on the ballot. Municipal [Read More]
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Lake Discusses Veterans and Future Plans
The town of Lake Waccamaw held a brief but informative town meeting on Tuesday evening for the month of July. Brent Jernigan caught the board up on ABC sales over the last fiscal year, and [Read More]
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Loud Exhaust Leads to Arrest
Loud mufflers and a tail light led to the discovery of drugs in a vehicle near Whiteville Friday. Josie Camaro Boswell, 19, of 485 J.K. Powell Blvd., Whiteville, was held under $5,000 secured bond in [Read More]
Business
Internet Outage Stalls DMV Offices
An internet outage has interrupted service at numerous driver license offices and license plate agencies in portions of central and eastern North Carolina, the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles reported Tuesday. Lumen Technologies, a local [Read More]
Business
Cell Outage Continues
Cellular phone coverage has been interrupted throughout southeastern North Carolina. A regional cell phone outage is affecting Columbus and Brunswick counties. Emergency officials said landlines and wifi calling are still functioning. The outage came after [Read More]
Business
Bladen Sheriff’s Office Looking for Applicants
The Bladen County Sherriff’s Office is looking to add new family members to their team. BCSO is currently accepting applications for deputy sheriffs, detention officers, and school resource officers. Male staffing is extremely low at [Read More]