March 10, 1956 ~ October 30, 2023 (age 67) Rosie Lee Hodge Cumber age 67, of Tabor City, NC died Monday, October 30, 2023 in McLeod Loris Hospital, Loris, SC....
April 5, 1948 ~ October 29, 2023 (age 75) Billy Eugene Brown, age 75, of Tabor City, NC, died Sunday, October 29, 2023 in the McLeod Loris Hospital. Born April...
December 4, 1946 ~ October 28, 2023 (age 76) Louis Earl Causey, age 76, of Tabor City, NC, died Saturday, October 28, 2023 in his home. Born in Horry County,...
October 9, 1921 ~ October 29, 2023 (age 102) Olliemish Bellamy Hawkins, 102, of Whiteville, died Sunday, October 29, 2023, at home. The funeral will be 1:00 PM Friday, November...
November 4, 1945 ~ October 27, 2023 (age 77) Barbara Ann Elleby Smith, 77, of Whiteville, died Friday, October 27, 2023, at home. She was the daughter of the late...
November 5, 1936 ~ October 27, 2023 (age 86) Franklin D. Soles age 86, of Goose Creek, SC, died Friday, October 27, 2023, in Trident Medical Center, Charleston, SC. Born...
June 30, 1946 ~ October 26, 2023 (age 77) John Paul Gass, 77, of Lake Waccamaw, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 27, 2023, at Premier...
February 23, 1944 ~ October 26, 2023 (age 79) Hestella Faulk, 79, formerly of Chadbourn, NC, died Thursday, October 26, 2023, at Jersey City Medical Center. The funeral will be...
May 6, 1947 ~ October 27, 2023 (age 76) Eunice Alene Pyatt, 76, of Bolton, NC, died Friday, October 27, 2023, at Columbus Regional healthcare System. The funeral will be...
June 25, 1945 ~ October 25, 2023 (age 78) Pamela Adair Marian, age 78, of Whiteville, NC, passed away at her residence on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Pamela was born...
January 4, 1942 ~ October 25, 2023 (age 81) Mr. James Earl Thompson of Whiteville, NC passed on October 25, 2023. He was born in Robeson County, NC the son...
While Halloween and the Yam Festival are dominating everyone’s plans this weekend, there’s even more going on in our county. Yam Festival is in Tabor City Saturday. The parade is...
Columbus County will handle emergency medical calls to Nakina for the immediate future, a press release from the county said today (Friday). County commissioners voted Oct. 18 to cancel Nakina...
The lowly staple food of many a farming family in Columbus County is taking center stage this weekend in Tabor City. The 52nd annual Yam Festival starts Saturday morning with...
Note: An earlier version of the story contained inaccurate information. We apologize for any confusion caused by the error. Two Whiteville men who bilked millions of dollars out of several...
The man convicted of killing three Columbus County residents in a boat wreck on the county line in 2020 was the first person convicted under tougher law. Matthew Ferster was...















