The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) has opened the public comment period for proposed rule changes to the 2024-2025 regulations related to hunting, fishing and game lands. The comment perio...
Silent votes elected a new mayor pro tem for the Whiteville City Council Tuesday. Incumbent Mayor Terry Mann and fellow incumbents Jimmy Clarida and Kevin Williamson were sworn into office, along with...
Despite a viral post making the rounds on social media, there are no plans to put a Krispy Kreme store in Whiteville in the near future. “Currently, the brand does not have plans for a shop there,” sa...
Lake Waccamaw held their last 2023 meeting of the year on Tuesday evening. Commissioners Terry Littrell and Karl Bracey were sworn in after their victory at the polls, and the long-awaited bike and pe...
April 13, 1957 ~ December 9, 2023 (age 66) Henry James McGee age 66, of Chadbourn N.C. transitioned into rest on December 9, 2023. VISITATION will be Saturday, December 16, 2023 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m...
May 18, 1991 ~ December 10, 2023 (age 32) Aubrey Elizabeth McCarty, age 32, formerly of Longs, SC, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2023, in Bristol, PA. Aubrey is finally free from her battle wit...
County school, principals will be responsible for ensuring student athletes only play on teams with their biological peers, under a new provision to be considered by the Columbus Board of Education to...
Throwing away the evidence didn’t save a Whiteville man from being arrested Friday – but it did earn a littering charge. Henry Moore, 62, was stopped for a headlight violation by the sheriff’s office...
September 15, 1951 ~ December 1, 2023 (age 72) Mr. Grover “Barry” Vaughn, 72, of Hallsboro, passed away tragically on Friday, December 1, 2023, following a house fire. Barry was born in Wa...
April 25, 2001 ~ December 1, 2023 (age 22)Psalm 46:5 KJV Psalm 46:5 KJV- God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early. Madison Brooke Whaley, 22, of Hal...
January 1, 1946 ~ December 10, 2023 (age 77) Shirley Strickland, age 77, of Chadbourn died Sunday, December 10, 2023 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Gon Sullins and Anna Holloway ...
December 17, 1970 ~ December 9, 2023 (age 52) On December, 9, 2023, Jesus welcomed home the most kind-hearted soul, Kelly Bryan Jarvis, age 52. Kelly Bryan Jarvis was born in New Bern, NC on December,...
November 17, 1930 ~ December 10, 2023 (age 93) Ramona White Barnes, 93, of the China Grove Community in Chadbourn, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 10, 2023, while in the Lower Cape F...
February 26, 1948 ~ December 9, 2023 (age 75) Veda Louise Stanley Thompson, 75, of Whiteville, died Saturday, December 9, 2023, at home. The funeral will be 11:00 AM Thursday, December 14, at Spring H...
January 25, 1965 ~ December 10, 2023 (age 58) Lisa Rabon Cartrette, age 58, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2023, at Duke University Hospital. Lisa was born on January 25, 1965 in Columbus County...
October 12, 1930 ~ December 9, 2023 (age 93) Aaron Guy Williamson, a resident of Harrisburg, NC, known as “Willie” to his family and close friends, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dece...