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 3, at Diamond Branch Mi...
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 James and Anna Dewitt Elleby and wife...
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 in Columbus County, NC, he was...
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 Living Nursing & Rehabilitation. John was bo...
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 11:00 AM Saturday, Nove...
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 3:00 PM Saturday, November 4, ...
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 in Guilford County on June 25, 1...
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 of the late George Thompson and Minnie Lewi...
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 at 10 a.m., and we’ll...
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 Fire an...
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 the parade at 10. The par...
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 dozen inves...
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 convicted of death by impa...
November 21, 1950 ~ October 23, 2023 (age 72) Terry Rudolph Fisher, age 72 of Whiteville, died on Monday, October 23, 2023 in Columbus Regional Healthcare System. Terry was born in Columbus County on ...
July 16, 1973 ~ October 23, 2023 (age 50) Jay Howard Stanley, 50, of Whiteville, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 23, 2023. Jay was born on July 16, 1973, in New Hanover. He was preced...
Someone stole a school bus from West Columbus High School during the overnight hours on Monday, the sheriff’s office reported. A second bus was damaged. The sheriff’s office reported that a driver con...