March 26, 1977 ~ March 18, 2024 (age 46) Ronnie Levon Beck, 46, of the Williams Township Community in Whiteville, died on Monday, March 18, 2024, at his residence. Ronnie was born on March 26, 1977, i...
I was on an already unpleasant errand when a friend called with the words that would shake the coldest stone statue. “There’s a little kid been shot,” he said. It did not matter that I had heard the w...
Diamondback Terrapins are small, aquatic turtles that live near coastal marshes, estuaries and tidal creeks. They are listed in North Carolina as a species of special concern and a Species of Greatest...
Celebrate the Arts, North Carolina’s largest student arts festival, is Saturday (March 23) from 5 -9:30 p.m. at East Columbus Junior/Senior High School. The event is a partnership between Columb...
High winds, dry conditions and plenty of fuel have increased the fire danger for the entire state of North Carolina today. The N.C. Forest Service and National Weather Service issued a fire hazard adv...
The sheriff’s office and other agencies joined forces March 14 for a major checking station at Haynes Lennon Highway and Princess Ann Road near Chadbourn, netting 31 violations in three hours. “The go...
Road construction is once again causing water pressure problems at Lake Waccamaw, leading to yet another boil advisory. Lake Waccamaw announced Monday that the new advisory is in effect through Friday...
Two men ended up going to jail after a fight in Riegelwood March 15. The sheriff’s office was called to 18 Country Club Trail just after 1 p.m. to a report of an affray. Kenneth Anthony Hewett, 42, an...
Year-long Investigation Leads to Child Abuse Charge A Whitehall Road man was arrested Monday after he allegedly fractured his child’s skull in 2023. Joey Russ, 40, of 3233 Whitehall Road, Whiteville, ...
Multiple sources have confirmed that Antonio Jamal Maultsby Jr. was the child killed on Braswell Road Saturday. The boy’s obituary said he would have turned eight years old March 29. At least six othe...
March 16, 2024 Mrs. Christine McKenzie Williams 82, of Cedar Grove Community of Whiteville, NC exchanged this life for a home in glory on Saturday, March 16, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. She...
June 27, 1956 ~ March 15, 2024 (age 67) Sabrina Rising, age 67, joined the angels on March 15th, 2024, in Lower Cape Fear LifeCare after an 8-month long battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born in ...
December 26, 1921 ~ March 16, 2024 (age 102) Lena H. Nance, 102 of Whiteville transitioned into eternal rest on March 16, 2024. The family will receive friends at 1820 White Hall Road, Whiteville NC. ...
March 29, 2016 ~ March 16, 2024 (age 7) Antonio Jamal Maultsby Jr. 7 of Chadbourn transitioned into eternal rest on March 16, 2024. Survivors are: Guardian: Martha Davis, father: Antonio Maultsby Sr....
December 27, 1941 ~ March 16, 2024 (age 82) With her family by her side, Rebecca Lucille Strickland “Granny Lou”, 82, of Cerro Gordo, passed peacefully on Saturday afternoon March 16, 2024, while in t...
December 20, 1946 ~ March 17, 2024 (age 77) Jerald Goins Gore, 77, of Whiteville, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 17, 2024, at Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington...