June 6, 1934 ~ August 24, 2023 (age 89) Martha Lou Hilbourn Elliott, age 89, of Tabor City, NC, died Thursday, August 24, 2023 in her home. Born June 6, 1934 in Columbus County, NC, she was the daugh...
Star Telephone Membership Corporation will receive $24.9 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to connect rural residents, businesses and farmers in Bladen, Columbus and Sampson counties to ...
From Eddie Madden, Columbus County Manager As we approach the end of August, I wanted to share a few updates with the citizens of Columbus County. This week the Columbus County Commissioners and count...
Child abuse charges were filed against a Clarendon woman after a girl was burned trying to prepare a meal. Donna McCutchen, 34, of 1904 Vinegar Hill Rd., Clarendon, was held under a $5,000 secured bon...
The first of four bridge projects designed to help alleviate flooding has been completed in Crusoe Island. The Dock Road bridge project at the Waccamaw River, known locally as the “Slough Bridge,” is ...
August 17, 2023 Mr. David E. Davis went down to the ticketing office on Thursday, August 17, 2023 and the train conductor Jesus Christ issued him a boarding pass bound for life in Paradise. On Saturda...
Ms. Aleshia Vilee High embarked on the Last Mile on Friday, August 18, 2023 at Novant Health in Wilmington, N.C. This Friday evening, August 25, 2023 between the hours of 5pm and 7pm tender moments of...
November 4, 1944 — August 21, 2023 Robert James Edwards, 78, United States Army Veteran of Clarkton passed away at his home on Monday, August 21, 2023. He was born in Bladen County on November 4, 1944...
August 7, 1940 ~ August 22, 2023 (age 83) Fred Buck age 83, of the Pireway Community Tabor City, died Tuesday, August 22, 2023, in McLeod Seacoast Hospital, Little River, SC. Born in Columbus County, ...
March 14, 1931 ~ August 22, 2023 (age 92) She was born Saturday, March 14, 1931 as the first child of the marriage between George Fletcher Register and Minnie Gertrude Gore. They named her Virginia Da...
She made the perfect image of a pretty Saturday morning. I meant nothing untoward when I looked at the young woman; she was just plain pretty, kneeling there in her front yard, carefully removing a st...
Ron Sasser has been named the new chief of Lake Waccamaw Fire and Rescue. The new chief was sworn in this morning, with his father, Retired Superior Court Judge Douglas Sasser, administering the oath....
Animal Protective Services has temporarily closed due to an outbreak of parvovirus. APS posted on social media Monday evening that the shelter will be closed until Aug. 28 for a deep cleaning. This is...
July 11, 1955 ~ August 21, 2023 (age 68) Carolyn Sue Cribb McKeithan age 68, of the Beaverdam Community, died Monday, August 21, 2023, in her home. Born in Columbus County, NC, she was the daughter of...
September 26, 1951 ~ August 21, 2023 (age 71) Margaret Sears Stewart 71, of Whiteville passed on August 21, 2023 at the Lower Cape Fear Life care Angel House, Whiteville. She was born September 26, 19...
On this edition of The Columbus Connection, Jefferson has on the program Lyndsay Powell and Jake Faircloth from the “Cape Fear Jeep Club”, a non-profit community service organizatio...