Morgan and Clay Hern recently walked the Boardwalk in Fair Bluff, but they weren’t just out for leisurely stroll. Along with their father, Justin Hern, they cleaned up litter along the path. Do you know [Read More]
Deputies were forced to break through a door on a Five Points home Tuesday after a woman refused to surrender on outstanding charges. Renee Michelle McKinnies, 28, was charged with resisting an officer and failure [Read More]
July 25, 2023 Mrs. Terri L. Jones is no longer troubled with this world’s fitful fevers. Mrs. Jones began her life of eternal rest on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 while at Columbus Healthcare in Whiteville, NC. [Read More]
A Lumberton area woman was jailed Tuesday after allegedly using a trashcan to attack a sheriff’s office patrol car. Hannah Locklear, 39, of Virgie Road, was held under $2,500 secured bond, according to arrest reports. [Read More]
I’m not even sure I had heard of Jason Aldean before the other day, when the left decided he was a bad person. Like many of you, I immediately searched his “controversial” song, and watched [Read More]
April 29, 1949 ~ July 25, 2023 (age 74) Carl Chestnutt,74 of Nakina passed on Tuesday July 25, 2023 at Mcleod Seacoast in Little River SC. He was born April 29, 1949 in Columbus County to the late [Read More]
April 11, 1934 ~ July 23, 2023 (age 89) Betty Joe Kinney Owens, 89, of Lillington, died on Sunday, July 23, 2023, in the Lower Cape Fear Angel House in Whiteville, NC. Betty was born on April 11, [Read More]
November 3, 1942 ~ July 25, 2023 (age 80) I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust- Psalm 91:2 Paul Franklin Page, Sr. 80, of [Read More]
A Georgia man was issued multiple citations Friday after he was stopped for a window tint violation, and found with a concealed handgun, a large quantity of male enhancement drugs and steroids in his vehicle. [Read More]
Columbus County Deputy Ricky Lewis is the newest graduate of the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Effort) Officer Training Program. Lewis completed the course at the N.C. Justice Academy in Salemburg, attending training from July 10-21. [Read More]
The man found dead at a Cemetery Road home Friday morning was apparently murdered, according to the sheriff’s office. Tracey Taylor, whose age was not listed, was found dead by a deputy investigating a shots [Read More]
Several organizations will be coming together in September to host an event in the area. The second annual Columbus County Public Safety Day Expo will take place on Saturday, Sept. 9, from 9 a.m. – [Read More]
The Veteran’s Memorial Park of America is working hard to raise funds for construction at the site. The organization has planned benefits for the end of the summer and the fall, with proceeds going towards [Read More]
A flurry of last minute filing Friday left no vacant slots on municipal ballots in Columbus County, although a number of seats are unopposed. Bolton, Chadbourn, Cerro Gordo, Fair Bluff, Lake Waccamaw, Sandyfield, Tabor City, [Read More]
More sidewalks are on the horizon for Tabor City. Rep. Brenden Jones the town will see $250,000 in sidewalk improvements, with construction beginning in 2025. The N.C. Department of Transportation announced the project to extend [Read More]
October 2, 1972 ~ July 23, 2023 (age 50) Richard “Chris” Honeycutt, 50, of Bolivia, died on Sunday, July 23, 2023. Chris was born on October 2, 1972, son of the late Richard Eugene Honeycutt and Alice Pearl [Read More]
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