Columbus County Recycling Centers will be closed Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving. The centers will reopen on their regular schedules Saturday. Municipal and county trash customers who normally ha...
March 6, 1952 ~ November 20, 2023 (age 71) Mary Sue Norris Price, 71, of Whiteville, died suddenly on Monday, November 20, 2023, while in her home. Sue was born on March 6, 1952, daughter of the late ...
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) confirms a 2.5-year-old female white-tailed deer harvested in Franklin County has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The deer w...
More than $700,000 worth of state funding is going into making the Columbus County Detention Center safer for both inmates and staff. Sheriff Bill Rogers and Chief Deputy Jerome McMillian briefed comm...
New evidence in the Kandle Rogers assault case has led to the dismissal of the city school board member’s conviction. Rogers was charged with assault on a government official after she allegedly scrat...
April 23, 1952 ~ November 19, 2023 (age 71) Hattie Malpass, age 71, of Delco, NC passed away at New Hanover Regional Medical Center on Sunday, November 19, 2023. Hattie was born in New Hanover County...
Two suspects face charges after three bears were illegally shot Friday, according to the Wildlife Commission. Chandler Godwin, Brandi Fisher and a juvenile allegedly used a spotlight to kill three bea...
January 24, 1950 ~ November 14, 2023 (age 73) Ms. Stella Louise Barden passed on 11/14/2023 at McLeod Health, Loris SC. Funeral services will be held on Friday November 24th at 12:00 noon at Lo...
August 21, 1944 ~ November 17, 2023 (age 79) James Boyce Meares, age 79, of Elizabethtown, North Carolina, passed away on November 17, 2023 in Whiteville, NC. He is survived by his wife, Annette Vaugh...
It was all about hounds and kids Saturday, as the 17th Annual Youth Coon Hunt Challenge was held at Old 74 Fox Preserve in Hallsboro. The event was free to all youth, and is designed to help young hun...
Columbus County is gearing up for the holidays, in a big way. There will be a free Thanksgiving meal Saturday starting at 11 at Murf’s Pawn on Madison Street in Whiteville. Willing Hands and Mi...
Feast Down East, a vital local non-profit organization committed to strengthening the local food system by connecting local farmers to our community, has suffered a significant financial setback throu...
Filing begins Dec. 4 for what has been called one of the most pivotal election cycles in years. With North Carolina’s primaries set for March 5, filing for the governor, lieutenant governor, all counc...
The Robeson County murder suspect accused of shooting two Robeson County Sheriff’s deputies now faces federal carjacking charges. A criminal complaint filed today (Nov. 17) alleges that Shawn Tobin L...
January 18, 1953 ~ November 14, 2023 (age 70) Harold “Maurice” Hamilton 70, of Cerro Gordo passed on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at Novant New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Maurice was born on Janua...
October 11, 1965 ~ November 15, 2023 (age 58) Bobby Dale Ward age 58, died Wednesday, November 15, 2023. Born in Columbus County, NC. He was the son of the late Waldo and Mary Jane Coleman Ward.  ...