June 27, 1946 ~ September 13, 2023 (age 77) Diane Shelley 77, of Whiteville passed on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 In Shoreland Health & Retirement. She was born June 27, 1946 in Columbus County...
Tyquise Baker will spend the rest of his life in prison. Baker was found guilty Sept. 8 of killing Julius Miller and a woman at 545 Dessie Road in 2021. He was sentenced to life plus 33 to 52 months i...
The boil water advisory for Lake Waccamaw residents has been lifted. A main break on canal cove on Tuesday caused low or no pressure along the line from the 2400 block of canal cove to Waccamaw shores...
Duane Manning has been captured in Georgia after almost a week on the run. Manning, 56, was on parole for a 1995 murder in South Carolina when he struck a Columbus County Investigator with his vehicle...
More felony charges have been filed against Mhalik Graham after he allegedly tried to escape the county jail while another inmate was overdosing. Warrants show that Graham, 25, was charged with resist...
A brief meeting at Lake Waccamaw set the course to solve a lot of issues in the town. The half hour monthly gathering addressed what to do with unused vehicles and equipment, flooding issues, and the ...
July 1, 1958 — September 12, 2023 Winfred Randall “Randy” West, 65, of Clarkton passed away at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare in Whiteville. He was preceded in death by his parents, Winfred E. West and Kath...
October 25, 1934 ~ September 11, 2023 (age 88) Ellis “Billy” Graham, 88, of Whiteville, died Monday, September 11, 2023, in Whiteville at his daughter’s home. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air F...
January 29, 1943 ~ September 11, 2023 (age 80) Beatrice Kay Palmer McDannald, age 80, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 11, 2023, at Lower Cape Fear Life Care in Whiteville. Beatrice was bo...
May 11, 1927 ~ September 12, 2023 (age 96) Marie Hughes, 96, joined her Lord and Savior when she passed peacefully in her sleep Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Marie lived a long, full and beautiful life. He...
The former boyfriend of a convicted felon was allegedly bitten by his ex after reconciling with his wife, according to sheriff’s reports. Shanna Denise Perry, 36, was arrested on charges of possession...
The county’s 14th highway fatality was reported in Riegelwood this morning, as a motorist slammed into the back of a stopped logging truck. Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire-Rescue Chief Steve Camlin said t...
June 10, 1945 ~ September 7, 2023 (age 78) Larry Devon Long, 78, of Tabor City, NC, died Thursday, September 7, 2023, at home. The funeral will be 1:00 PM Wednesday, September 13, at Little Iron Hill ...
As I write these words, it’s been a normal Monday. I started out checking messages and social media after having a few minutes of morning time with my wife. Then I fought and fed the livestock, and we...
May 27, 1961 ~ September 7, 2023 (age 62) Lori Jean Dixon Kaplan, age 62, of Hallsboro, NC, passed away at her home on Thursday, September 7, 2023. Lori was born to the late William Dixon and Joan Ba...
March 14, 1950 ~ September 9, 2023 (age 73) Mr. Hubert Britt Jacobs, Sr. of the Buckhead community, Bolton passed on September 9, 2023 at Lake Waccamaw. He was born in Columbus County, NC the son of t...