September 3, 1952 ~ November 5, 2024 (age 72) Althea Pierce Johnson, 72, of 119 Hampton Court, Whiteville, NC, died Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare. The funeral will be 1:00 PM Friday, November 15, [Read More]
December 1, 1957 ~ November 7, 2024 (age 66) William Charles Dudney, age 66, of Tabor City, NC, died Thursday, November 7, 2024, in his home. Born December 1, 1957, in Thomasville, NC, he is [Read More]
Good evening, Meteorologist Christopher Cawley here with your weather update for Thursday November 7, 2024. Busted forecast, and I own it. According to Doppler radar estimates, very little rain fell across ColCo, while some higher [Read More]
June 27, 1989 ~ October 27, 2024 (age 35) Jarell Shirek McMillian 35 of Fair Bluff transitioned October 27, 2024. Survivors are: Father: Jerald McMillian; mother: Kimberly Nealy; siblings: Teneka Winley, Opel Ogakwu, Latisha Nealy [Read More]
Although Tuesday was the official end of elections for most candidates, elections workers there is still plenty to do. Canvass Day, which is when all counts are officially finalized, is Nov. 15 at 11 a.m. [Read More]
A convicted felon arrested with a rifle and narcotics is being held under $250,000 secured bond after an arrest early Saturday morning. Houston Edward Scott, 27, was arrested by the sheriff’s office on charges of [Read More]
November 5, 2024 James Lee Tarr Jr. of Whiteville passed on November 5, 2024. An obituary is not available at this time, divinefuneralservicellc.com
Good evening! Meteorologist Christopher Cawley here with your weather update for Wednesday November 6, 2024. Rain chances are in our forecast later tonight through Thursday as a surface disturbance moves inland. The best rain chances [Read More]
November 4, 2024
Courtesy N.C. Forest Service Those who have felt the warmth of a fire and enjoyed its friendly glow understand that fire is not always a devastating blaze. Our ancestors considered fire to be a basic [Read More]
The squirrel cussed me like a drunken sailor, so I saluted him with my coffee. The fan hummed in the background, although the morning was markedly cooler. It was just not cold enough to kill [Read More]
While local judges were unopposed Nov. 5, some of the hottest and most watched races of the campaign were at the state level, and all four went Republican. Five local judges – Superior Court Judges [Read More]
Polly Slocumb’s nightmare about the battle of Moores Creek is memorialized on a marker at the National Battlefield Park in Currie – but did it happen? Historian Chris Fonvielle will discuss Polly Slocumb’s ride through [Read More]
In one of the fastest election nights in recent history, Columbus County’s unofficial results were in by 9:10 p.m. tonight (Nov. 5). Republican voters dominated the local ballots. Incumbent Giles “Buddy” Byrd, a democrat, defeated [Read More]
Good evening, here’s your weather update for Tuesday November 5, 2024. We’ll have rain showers developing later Wednesday afternoon, peaking Wednesday night and Thursday, tapering off Thursday night. This is thanks to a subtropical air [Read More]
Veterans Day Events are going to make for a busy weekend across our area. The County Veterans Day Parade is this Saturday at 11:00 a.m. in Downtown Whiteville. ColumbusCountyNews.com will be broadcasting the parade for [Read More]
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