The Waccamaw Siouan STEM Studio will be hitting the road to bring activities to the community with their new mobile trailer. The group purchased a 16′ x 7′ trailer this week from Elizabeth...
Three churches in the area will be having events next week. The First Baptist Church of Lake Waccamaw, Mt. Zion Amez Church of Lake Waccamaw, and Mishop Springs Community Church will be holding their ...
With some fall weather finally cooling things down in Columbus County, it may be a good time to catch an outdoor movie. Both the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville and McMullen House for He...
There is beautiful weather in the forecast this weekend for Columbus. Make it your mission to get outside and take advantage of the farmer’s market, catch a movie, or head out of town to a plant...
Community Health Assessment is the foundation for enhancing and improving the health of county residents. Community is defined as “county” for the North Carolina Community Health Assessment Process. T...
From the headlines at SCC: Southeastern Community College’s nursing program recently celebrated the 100 percent pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) of its ADN and LPN stude...
May 12, 1958 — September 14, 2023 Mr. James Jerome Thomas, age 65, of Clarendon, NC enter eternal rest Thursday, September 14,2023 in Marion, SC. Viewing will be Friday, September 22, 2023, from 5:00 ...
January 17, 1941 ~ September 13, 2023 (age 82) Lewis “Bobby” Merritt, 82 of Whiteville, died on Wednesday evening, September 13, 2023, in Wilmington, NC. Bobby was born on January 17, 1941...
August 25, 1955 ~ September 14, 2023 (age 68) James Allen Bunch, 68, of Whiteville, died on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at home. James was born on August 25, 1955, in Columbus County, son of the lat...
January 23, 1949 ~ September 13, 2023 (age 74) Jerry Wayne Fowler, 74, of Whiteville, entered into his eternal rest on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, while in the Columbus Regional Healthcare System i...
March 21, 1932 ~ September 13, 2023 (age 91) Ann Cameron Guiton Coburn, age 91, of Whiteville, NC, passed away at her residence on Wednesday, September 13, 2023. Born in Whiteville on March 21, 1932, ...
Two suspects are in jail after they led Bladen and Robeson deputies on a high speed chase that endangered school buses and children. Bryan Austin Potts Freeman, 25, of Lumberton, and Taylar Nicole Bry...
Duffers can enjoy a round of golf and encourage literacy Sept. 22. The Columbus County Partnership for Children is hosting its third annual golf tournament at the Land o’ Lakes course. Male, female an...
Uninsured and underinsured people with a history of smoking can be screened for lung cancer for free Friday. The Lung Bus will be at Hills Plaza Shopping Center near Roses on Madison Street in Whitev...
October 19, 1943 ~ September 12, 2023 (age 79) Richard Shipman 79 of Bladenboro, NC transitioned into eternal rest on September 12, 2023. Rev. Ricky Pridgen will deliver the eulogy; burial will be in ...
January 7, 1942 ~ September 1, 2023 (age 81) Bobbie Jane Hamer, 81, of Chadbourn, NC, died Friday, September 1, 2023, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. She was a U.S. Army veteran. The funeral w...