Early One Stop Voting for the Nov. 7 municipal elections begins Thursday. The only early polling site will be at the county board of elections office. Early polls will be open through noon on Nov. 4....
International Paper announced this morning that it will eliminate 200 positions at the Riegelwood plant by the end of the year. “Decisions like these are extremely difficult, because of the impact on ...
September 21, 1960 ~ October 16, 2023 (age 63) Arthur Timothy Gore, age 63, of Chadbourn, NC, died Monday, October 16, 2023, in his home. Born in Orlando, FL, he was the son of Miriam Huggins Gore of ...
July 8, 1984 ~ October 14, 2023 (age 39) Mr. Pierce passed on 10/14/2023. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 20, 2023 at 2 pm at New Light Missionary Baptist Church, Hallsboro, NC , Pas...
April 9, 1926 ~ October 16, 2023 (age 97) Eloise Albright McLean, age 97, of Lake Waccamaw, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, October 16, 2023, having lived a wonderful life. Eloise was bo...
Municipal elections are Nov. 7 in Columbus County, and several races are uncontested. One stop early voting begins Thursday and continues through noon on Nov. 4 Barring a Supreme Court decision, the ...
Columbus County officials cut the ribbon today (Tuesday) ion the former BB&T Campus in downtown Whiteville, making the facility the “official” home for county offices. Most county serv...
Tabor City Police arrested a man Monday who allegedly said he was going to shoot officers who came to take him in. James Ricco Gore, 52, of 503 W. Sixth Street, was held under $2,500 bond on charges o...
Drug charges have been filed against a Tabor City prison guard who was allegedly smuggling contraband into the prison. Latosha Shante Walker, 37, of Wilmington, is being held under $5,000 secured bond...
June 24, 1950 ~ October 16, 2023 (age 73) James Strickland, age 73, of Tabor City N.C., died Monday, October 16, 2023, in McLeod Seacoast Hospital, Little River, S.C. James Leving Strickland, age 73, ...
January 1, 1934 ~ October 16, 2023 (age 89) Andrew Joseph Breen, age 89, of Whiteville, died on Monday, October 16, 2023, at the Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Center in Whiteville. Andrew was preceded in d...
August 17, 1965 ~ October 15, 2023 (age 58) Timothy “Timmy” Devon Cribb, 58, of the Beaverdam Community in Chadbourn, went on to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 15, 2023, in McLeod Hospital in Flo...
Columbus County’s helicopter and a fuel truck used to support the chopper are being transferred to Robeson County. Commissioners are expected to approve an agreement tonight completing the transfer of...
Deputies have arrested a suspect who allegedly put a woman in the hospital after abeating Thursday. Roy Dale Jones, 56, was held under $2,500 secured bond. He is charged with property damage, assault ...
One person died in an early morning house fire in Roseland Monday. Fire Marshal Shannon Blackman said firefighters were called to 187 Ruth Drive at 2:10 a.m. Investigators are still on the scene as of...
July 7, 1971 ~ October 15, 2023 (age 52) Dona Rich Larrimore, 52, of the Beaverdam Community in Chadbourn, died on Sunday, October 15, 2023, at her residence. Dona was born on July 7, 1971, in Fort Ca...