June 23, 1975 ~ July 19, 2023 (age 48) Mary Elizabeth Caulder McCurdy age 48, died Wednesday, July 19, 2023 in Columbus Regional Healthcare System, Whiteville, NC. Born in Iowa, she was the daughter of Billy Ray Calder [Read More]
Charity events, benefits, and school supply drives reign supreme this month in Columbus. Be sure to head out to support some of the great causes going on in your neighborhood. Log onto www.columbuscountynews.com for absolutely free to catch up [Read More]
Firefighters from across Columbus County are battling a structure fire in downtown Fair Bluff. The fire appears to be in at least one of the flood-ravaged buildings that is set for demolition as part of [Read More]
It was a lovely spring day, and I thought it might be my last. I was trapping beavers for a landowner so he could make some improvements on the property. The day was warm, I [Read More]
Updated 3 p.m. July 20 Felony charges have been filed against an Evergreen man who allegedly assaulted his wife for an “extended period of time,” according to the sheriff’s office. The victim in the case, [Read More]
Municipal filing ends at noon Friday in Columbus County. As of 3 p.m. today (July 18), several races still have no names on the ballots. Bolton, Chadbourn, Cerro Gordo, Fair Bluff, Lake Waccamaw, Sandyfield, Tabor [Read More]
Columbus Regional Healthcare System announced Monday that Megan Sargent is the new Chief Nursing Officer for the hospital. In a press release, CRHS said Sargent was born and raised in a small town in Northern [Read More]
A Sandyfield woman became the county’s 11th highway death Saturday when she stepped into the roadway at the intersection of N.C. 11 and N.C. 87. Sgt. K. McVicker of the Highway Patrol said Shirley Fogle, [Read More]
Mr. Donald Ervin Parnell, Sr. 64, of Nakina passed on Sunday, July 16, 2023 in Lower Cape Fear Lifecare Angel House, Whiteville. He was born July 3, 1959 to the late Rev. Buck Parnell and Ada [Read More]
The sheriff’s office has identified the dead man found in Dothan on Friday. The body of Carl Dean Lewis, 53, was found in a vacant lot off Dothan Road, Sheriff Bill Rogers said. Deputies [Read More]
Deputies and rescue personnel are in Dothan after a 911 caller reported finding a dead body. Sheriff Bill Rogers confirmed that law enforcement is searching for the body. Rescue has been dispatched to assist deputies [Read More]
Whiteville Police have charged a man with sexually assaulting two juveniles. Couri Carmichael, 46, of 102 City Drive, is being held under $50,000 secured bond on two counts each of sexual battery and indecent liberties [Read More]
The Whiteville City Schools Board of Education has announced that Dr. Jonathan B. Williams will be the district’s new superintendent. Williams is a life-long resident of Columbus County whose educational career spans over 32 years. [Read More]
Southeastern Community College (SCC) has announced the opening of its comprehensive Truck Driver Training program. SCC will be working in collaboration with Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (CCCTI) to offer this course of study [Read More]
There’s a small increase in rain chances for the weekend, but there is still plenty of time to get out and enjoy some activities in Columbus. Volunteer at Shizzy’s, go play and worship at a [Read More]
State Auditor Beth Wood released an audit this week questioning several financial practices that were in place during Eddie Madden’s time as Elizabethtown Town Manager. Madden was manager for Elizabethtown from 2008 through 2021, when [Read More]
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