Children can learn how food is grown, produced and prepared in the Farm to Fork Camp Aug. 9-12 at Cooperative Extension. The 4-H camp will center on basic farming techniques; animal care; harvesting ...
September 1, 1959 ~ July 1, 2024 (age 64) Barbara Jean Geathers, 64, of Whiteville, died Monday, July 1, 2024, at home. The funeral will be 2:00 PM Sunday, July 7, at Brunswick-Waccamaw Baptist Headqu...
August 23, 1937 ~ July 1, 2024 (age 86) Gordon Garrett of Tabor City NC, passed away July 1, 2024. He was born August 23, 1937 to the late Allen Lester Garrett and Mini Belle McDaniel Garrett. He is s...
North Carolinians can celebrate their freedom with some free fishing time Thursday. In honor of Independence Day, no fishing license is required for anyone who fishes on July 4 between the hours of 1...
Edited 07/03 at 1 p.m. with additional information. Two million North Carolinians could see $4 billion in medical debt erased if a proposal by Gov. Roy Cooper is put into place that would increase Med...
Eastern North Carolina nonprofits supporting education, health and human services can apply for grants from the Louise Oriole Burevitch Endowment through July 30. This opportunity will provide a total...
April 22, 1970 ~ July 1, 2024 (age 54) Steven Ray Griffin, 54, of Clarkton, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, July 1, 2024. Steven is preceded in death by his parents, John Billy Griffin &...
October 6, 1979 ~ June 27, 2024 (age 44) Amanda Carol Nealy, age 44, of Whiteville, NC, died Thursday, June 27, 2024, in the Columbus Regional Healthcare System. Born on October 6, 1979, in Columbus C...
February 10, 1938 ~ July 1, 2024 (age 86) Betty McKeithan of Nakina NC passed away July 1, 2024 at Lower Cape Fear Life Care. She was born February 10, 1938 to the late Fonice and Cynthia Warwick. She...
April 3, 1949 ~ June 30, 2024 (age 75) of Leland formally of Old Dock Community Arnold “Arnie” Simmons, 75, slipped the bonds of this earth and entered the arms of his Lord and Savior on S...
Columbus County was one of the top five places in the state for turkey hunters this year. Results from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s (NCWRC) 2024 Wild Turkey Harvest Summary report show tha...
June 29, 2024 Mr. Clarence (C.G.) Gordon Townsend Jr. 76, of Whiteville passed on June 29, 2024. He was born June 4, 1948 in Columbus County the son of the late Clarence Gordon Townsend, Sr. and Mabel...
The Columbus County Community Foundation has awarded $109,720 in grants to local non profits and service groups. The board of advisors granted: $7,500 to Annie Catherine Pridgen Community Development ...
Old Lumberton Road near Research Drive will close July 8 for the replacement of a 75-year-old bridge. The bridge, which was built in 1949, crosses part of Western Prong. Both lanes of the road will be...
Tabor City police arrested a wanted man after he was stopped for pulling a trailer without taillights. Austin Grey Reneger, 27, was held under a secured bond on Guilford County charges of discharging ...
As the busiest week of the year gets underway at Lake Waccamaw, police are reminding golf cart users to be sure children are properly buckled up. Lake Waccamaw was the first municipality in the county...