A device used to convert semiautomatic pistols into full-auto firearms is being targeted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Eastern North Carolina. U.S. Attorney Michael Easley issued a warning on...
Columbus County Government Offices will be closed Monday through Wednesday, Dec. 25 – 27 for Christmas and also on Monday, Jan. 1 for New Year’s Day. The Columbus County Transfer...
More than a century ago, it might even have been on a Christmas morning, the doll was unwrapped to squeals of joy. Her body was simple and straight forward –...
The self-proclaimed “biggest drug dealer” in Robeson County will spend the next 25 years in prison. Bruce Carroll “Hoss” Callahan, Jr. bragged to investigators about being the “biggest drug dealerR...
December 19, 2023 Mr. Henry Carmichael, age 62, of Tabor City, NC passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at McCleod Loris Hospital, Loris, SC The viewing will be on...
December 16, 2023 Ms. Lillie D. Berkley 73, affectionally called “Baby Sista” of Whiteville, NC exchanged this life for a home in glory on Saturday, December 16, 2023, at Lower...
October 6, 1963 ~ December 19, 2023 (age 60) Lorie Ann Sessions, 60, of Clarendon, NC, died Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at McLeod Loris Hospital. The funeral will be 1:00...
August 9, 1966 ~ December 17, 2023 (age 57) Robert Leslie Hines, 57, of Whiteville, died Sunday, December 17, 2023, at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare in Bolivia, NC. The funeral will be 1:00...
County crews hope to have water restored to all Water District II customers by 6 p.m. A social media post shared this afternoon said 30 customers remain without water after...
Editor’s Note: We have requested a photograph and resume from Candidate Pridgen. This story will be updated when we receive them. Congressman David Rouzer will face a challenger from Columbus...
Columbus County water crews worked through Sunday’s storm and a bitterly cold night finding, then repairing a major malfunction in Water District II, only to have the system spring another...
November 22, 1979 ~ December 17, 2023 (age 44) Funeral arrangements will be announced soon. Jerry Lynn Malpass, Jr. of the Macedonia Community of Evergreen, died suddenly on Sunday, December...
September 23, 1938 ~ December 16, 2023 (age 85) Charlie Franklin Butler, age 85, of Tabor City, NC, and husband of Britty A. Butler, made his last fishing trip on...
August 20, 1972 ~ December 17, 2023 (age 51) Debra Jane Norris, 51, of Chadbourn, NC, died Sunday, December 17, 2023, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. The funeral will be...
January 18, 1951 ~ December 16, 2023 (age 72) Mrs. Betty Jean Graham, 72 of Whiteville passed away December 16, 2023 in New Hanover Regional Hospital. She was born January...
N.C. 242 between Williamson’s Crossroads and Cerro Gordo is currently closed due to an obstruction. Crews are clearing debris from the roadway, and are expected to be finished by around...