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Byrd Calls for ‘Alternative’ Uses for Courthouse

January 17, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Byrd Calls for ‘Alternative’ Uses for Courthouse

County Commissioner Giles “Buddy” Byrd on Tuesday demanded the board vote on other uses for the old county courthouse before it reopens this summer. The project is expected to be completed in April, and open [Read More]

Obituaries

Sharon (Smith) White

January 16, 2024 Columbus County News Comments Off on Sharon (Smith) White

July 5, 1961 ~ January 11, 2024 (age 62) Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 12 noon. Viewing will be held on Friday from 1 till 5 pm in the [Read More]

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Mr. Samuel Phillips

January 16, 2024 Columbus County News Comments Off on Mr. Samuel Phillips

January 10, 2024 Samuel Phillips got his ticket and stepped on that Glory Train on Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at Novant Medical Center in Wilmington, NC. Beginning on Friday, January 19, 2024, tender moments of [Read More]

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Suzanne Jeanne (Brown) Souza

January 16, 2024 Columbus County News Comments Off on Suzanne Jeanne (Brown) Souza

July 15, 1964 ~ January 13, 2024 (age 59) Suzanne Jeanne (Brown) Souza, 59, of Whiteville, died on Saturday, January 13, 2024, while in Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center. She was born in [Read More]

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Event Focuses on Stalking

January 16, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Event Focuses on Stalking

Families First hopes a Thursday event will bring more awareness to stalking. “Making the Invisible Visible” is from 6-8 p.m. at San Jose Restaurant in Whiteville. The bar outreach event will feature insights and information [Read More]

A small gun
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Man Accidentally Shoots Self Friday

January 16, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Man Accidentally Shoots Self Friday

Deputies were called to a Sam Potts Road home Friday after a man accidentally shot himself. Robert Marvin Hinson, 77, was shot while answering the door just after 9 p.m., the sheriff’s office said. Hinson [Read More]

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School Threat ‘Unfounded’

January 16, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on School Threat ‘Unfounded’

Parents and staff spent several tense minutes Friday after a report of possible violence at an area school. The sheriff’s office said the case was “unfounded.” Deputies were called to the West Columbus Elementary School [Read More]

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SBI Awarded Grant for Human Trafficking

January 16, 2024 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on SBI Awarded Grant for Human Trafficking

The N.C. State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) Human Trafficking Unit (HTU) has been awarded a $9.6 million grant over the next five years from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, an organization dedicated to improving the [Read More]

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Suspects Sought in Car Shooting

January 16, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Suspects Sought in Car Shooting

Two gunmen allegedly blocked their victim in, riddled his car with bullets and fled the scene Saturday near Tabor City. Billy Lenny McCovers, 24, told deputies he was driving down Miller Road when a vehicle [Read More]

Obituaries

Patty Jo (Milligan) Long

January 15, 2024 Columbus County News Comments Off on Patty Jo (Milligan) Long

November 3, 1947 ~ January 13, 2024 (age 76) Patty Jo Milligan Long, 76, of Lake Waccamaw and formerly of Whiteville, went to her Heavenly home on Saturday, January 13, 2024, while in Premier Nursing [Read More]

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Eunice (Daniels) Dennis

January 15, 2024 Columbus County News Comments Off on Eunice (Daniels) Dennis

June 9, 1939 ~ January 12, 2024 (age 84) Eunice Ann Daniels Dennis, 84, of Clarkton passed away on Friday, January 12, 2024. She was born in Robeson County, the daughter of the late William C. Daniels, Sr. [Read More]

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Scenes From Saturday’s MLK Day March

January 15, 2024 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on Scenes From Saturday’s MLK Day March

Photos by Darrell Jackson Saturday saw an enthusiastic crowd honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in downtown Whiteville. The annual march, sponsored by the Whiteville Alumni chapter of  the Phi Beta [Read More]

Obituaries

Clyde “Frank” Franklin Stanley Jr.

January 14, 2024 Columbus County News Comments Off on Clyde “Frank” Franklin Stanley Jr.

June 3, 1947 ~ January 13, 2024 (age 76) Clyde Franklin “Frank” Stanley, Jr. of Tabor City, NC, died January 13, 2024, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, NC. He was born June 3, [Read More]

Obituaries

Mable Cartrette Cribb

January 14, 2024 Columbus County News Comments Off on Mable Cartrette Cribb

November 9, 1950 ~ January 13, 2024 (age 73) Mable Cartrette Cribb age 73, of the Beaverdam Community, died Saturday, January 13, 2024 in Lower Cape Fear Hospice & Life Care Center, Whiteville, NC. Born [Read More]

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Mezella (Watts) Soles

January 14, 2024 Columbus County News Comments Off on Mezella (Watts) Soles

February 22, 1932 ~ January 12, 2024 (age 91) Mezella “Zell” Watts Soles also known as “Ladybug” age 91, died Friday, January 12, 2024 in her home. Born in Horry County, SC. She was the daughter of the [Read More]

Obituaries

Audrey Erthel (Larkins) Brown

January 14, 2024 Columbus County News Comments Off on Audrey Erthel (Larkins) Brown

February 17, 1940 ~ January 12, 2024 (age 83) Audrey Erthel Larkins Brown, 83, of Riegelwood, NC, died Friday, January 12, 2024, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. The funeral will be 12:00 PM Thursday, January [Read More]

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