UPDATED Two suspects are sought after two people were shot at a home on Georgia Pacific Road near Whiteville Monday. The male victim was transported to New Hanover Regional with five gunshot wounds. D...
Crack cocaine was found with the man and woman discovered dead in an outbuilding in Riegelwood Friday. Henry Lamont Webb, 47, and Keshia Tenae Sander, 37, were found when a resident heard a running ve...
December 6, 1940 ~ September 3, 2023 (age 82) Charles Richard Horne, 82, of the Oak Dale Community of Whiteville, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday (September 3, 2023) at Shoreland Health Care &...
January 25, 1946 ~ September 2, 2023 (age 77) Margaret Ann Bullard Cassiday, 77, of Evergreen, died on September 2, 2023, at her home. Margaret was born on January 25, 1946, in Columbus County. She wa...
June 23, 1954 ~ September 2, 2023 (age 69) nie Combs Shell, 69, of Cerro Gordo, died on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at home. Jeanie was born on June 23, 1954, in Columbus County, to the late Bobby H....
July 15, 1943 ~ August 31, 2023 (age 80) Mr. Winfred Graham, age 80, of Tabor City, NC, entered eternal rest on Thursday, August 31, 2023, at his residence. There will be a viewing Friday, September 8...
November 15, 1938 ~ August 28, 2023 (age 84) Selena McPherson Martin, 84, of Whiteville, died Monday, August 28, 2023, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. The funeral will be 1:00 PM Wednesday, Se...
May 14, 1953 ~ September 3, 2023 (age 70) Also known as “The Lawnmower Man” Passed away with his family by his side early Sunday morning, September 3rd at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. Randy wa...
Catholic Charities will have the mobile pantry at the Old Dock Community Center Tuesday from 2:30 until 4 p.m. The event was originally scheduled for last week, but was cancelled due to Hurricane Idal...
One of the deadliest interchanges in Columbus County has an entirely new look. The intersection of U.S. 74 at Boardman, where Old Boardman Road and Macedonia Church Road intersect in the Intrastate, o...
Firefighters in Riegelwood expected to be deployed on submerged vehicles and swift water rescue calls during Hurricane Idalia, so when they were dispatched to a report of a submerged truck Thursday, i...
As swimmers made their way to the shore for the swimming portion of Take the Lake, yard sales and crowds covered Lake Waccamaw from Wooded Acres through Sam Potts Highway. The entire community partici...
November 22, 1960 ~ September 2, 2023 (age 62) Darrell Wayne Prince, age 62, died Saturday, September 2, 2023 at home. Born November 11,1960 he was the son of the late Billy Gene Prince and the late L...
Whiteville City School Board chair Kandle Rogers has been charged with assault. Rogers was served with a summons today (Friday) after an incident that occurred during Thursday’s flooding. Rogers is al...
Whiteville City Manager Darren Currie said officials expected some flooding with Hurricane Idalia. “With all the work the city has been doing, there are still going to be situations like tropical sys...
October 15, 1940 — August 31, 2023 Betty Pait Bowen, age 82, of Bladenboro went to her eternal home on Thursday, August 31, 2023 while at Duke Medical Center. She was born in Bladen County on October ...