Sometimes safety devices can actually become hazards. Lake Waccamaw has multiple poles marking No Wake and safety zones around much of the lake. Lightning strikes, boat collisions, and age can...
For the second year in a row the Whiteville Police Department hosted its National Night Out at City Hall in Whiteville. And although the rain shut the event down a...
I hate August. If you have read my column for more than a few months, you likely know this. Hate is a strong word, one I do not use lightly,...
July 26, 1972 ~ August 1, 2023 (age 51) Karl Jefferson “Jeff” Wright, 51, of the Beaverdam community in Chadbourn, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, following...
April 29, 1949 — August 1, 2023 Geraldine Burney Edge, 74, of White Oak entered eternal rest on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 surrounded by her family. Geraldine, or Sissie as...
Two familiar faces have new jobs in the Columbus County courts. District Court Judge Ashley Gore was invested as Superior Court Judge Monday in a special ceremony in Whiteville. Gore...
The U.S. 701 bridge over the Cape Fear River at Elizabethtown will be reduced to one lane starting Wednesday. The lane reduction is necessary for contract workers to complete the...
Jeremiah Javonte Robinson turned 18 Monday, and was charged as an adult in the 2022 murder of Caron Robinson in Whiteville. Whiteville Police said Caron Robinson, 32, was found on...
September 21, 1971 ~ July 30, 2023 (age 51) Tracy Rebecca Smith Canady, 51, of Whiteville, died on Sunday, July 30, 2023, in the Columbus Regional Healthcare System. Tracy was...
June 18, 1937 ~ July 29, 2023 (age 86) Eldred Wayman Ward of Myrtle Beach SC, passed away July 29, 2023. He was born June 18, 1937 in Columbus County,...
Two single-vehicle wrecks this weekend claimed the lives of the drivers. In the first crash, a motorcyclist crossed the center line and struck a ditch, Trooper Trevor Bryan of the...
Major Brett Baxley has been dismissed by Columbus County Sheriff Bill Rogers. Baxley, a retired Highway Patrol Trooper, was originally hired in October 2022 by Sheriff Bill Rogers as an...
An overnight storm brought five to six inches of rain across much off the county Sunday night and early Monday. Meteorologist Christopher Cawley said six inches of rain fell at...
The sheriff’s office is investigating three assaults that were reported over the weekend. Randy Hayes was attacked at his home on Kenneth Hayes Lane near Chadbourn during an argument over...
January 4, 1960 ~ July 28, 2023 (age 63) Wanda Regina Galloway Davis, 63, of Whiteville, died Friday, July 28, 2023, at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC. The funeral will be 11:00...
January 5, 1933 ~ July 29, 2023 (age 90) Ezell Askew, 90, of Hallsboro, NC, died Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Angel House. He was a veteran of...