June 23, 1963 – September 24, 2023 A legend has passed. Richard G. Milar, Jr. (RG), a man who dedicated his life in service of others, died on September 24, 2023. From running EMS calls in the l...
By Christen Elizabeth Weaver Guest Columnist Each generation has their own GOAT. (If you’re not hip to the jive new lingo the kids are using today, “GOAT” means “Greatest of All Time.”) One of the gre...
October 4, 1945 ~ September 27, 2023 (age 77) Brenda Brooks Gordon, 77, of Chadbourn, died on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, in the Columbus Regional Healthcare System in Whiteville, NC. Brenda was t...
March 20, 1947 ~ September 27, 2023 (age 76) Thomas Wayne “Tommy” Suggs passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at Angel House Hospice Care Center in Whiteville, N.C. Mr. Tommy was bo...
June 23, 1956 ~ September 27, 2023 (age 67) Mary Kathryn “Kathy” Cribb, age 67, of Clarendon, NC, died Wednesday, September 27, 2023 in her home. Born June 23, 1956 in Sampson County, NC, she was the ...
Provalus, an IT services company, will create 92 jobs in Columbus County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will invest $500,000 to establish operations in the City of Whiteville. “This...
November 24, 1953 ~ September 25, 2023 (age 69) William Delbert Angus, 69, of Evergreen, died on Monday, September 25, 2023, at his home. William was born on November 24, 1953, in Giles County. He was...
June 4, 1947 ~ September 25, 2023 (age 76) Mr. Terry Joseph McVay 76, of Whiteville passed on Monday, September 25, 2023 in Shoreland Retirement & Heathcare. He was born in Buchanan, Iowa the son ...
Less than a mile and a half from our house in the hollow, there’s a new Dollar General. All the jokes aside, I actually like the DG stores, both the businesses and the business model. I prefer locally...
The alleged gunman in a Sept. 4 shooting near Whiteville is being held under no bond. Jansean Daryan Freeman, 20, was arrested Monday for attempted first degree murder and failure to appear, detention...
August 24, 1945 ~ September 25, 2023 (age 78) Services will be announced. Cornelius “Neil” Floyd, 78, of Hallsboro, died on Monday, September 25, 2023, at his home. Neil was born on August 24, 1945, i...
June 23, 1934 ~ September 25, 2023 (age 89) Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced later by Inman Ward Funeral Home & Crematory of Tabor City. Gene Burroughs Sr. age 89, of Tabor Ci...
April 20, 2022 ~ September 21, 2023 (age 1) Colby Keith Enzor, age one-year-old, died Thursday, September 21, 2023, in MUSC Charleston,SC after a brief illness surrounded by his loving family. Born Ap...
The disgraced police chief who faked his suicide to avoid prosecution pled guilty in Columbus Superior Court today. William Anthony Spivey will serve 138 to 267 months in prison after pleading guilty...
A dog was found beaten to death in a field in Nakina Sunday. The sheriff’s office reported that the Sarah’s Avenue resident who owned of the animal let the dog out to go to the bathroom around 6 p.m. ...
June 5, 1942 ~ September 25, 2023 (age 81) Athlene Jernigan, age 81, of Whiteville, NC passed away peacefully on Monday, September 25, 2023, at the Lower Cape Fear Life Care Angel House, Whiteville. A...