A number of new state laws went into effect Sunday, some without the blessing of Gov. Roy Cooper. Masks are now prohibited in public except they may be worn by persons with health conditions. The Depa...
October 12, 1957 ~ December 2, 2024 (age 67) Danny Jackson, age 67, of Fair Bluff, NC, passed away, Monday, December 2, 2024 at home surrounded by those he cherished. He was born October 12,1957 in Fl...
August 12, 1947 — November 29, 2024 Mr. Henry Allen Faulk, age 77, formerly of Dothan Community, Tabor City, NC, transitioned in Michigan on Friday, November 29, 2024. The funeral service will be on S...
February 23, 1949 ~ November 23, 2024 (age 75) Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 06, 2024 at 1 pm in the Union Funeral Home at 571 West South Railroad Street, Clarkton, NC. Viewing wi...
August 21, 1947 – December 3, 2024 Grady Vann Moore, 77, of Harrells, NC and formerly of Whiteville, died on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at Elizabethtown Nursing Center. Grady was born on ...
July 5, 1959 ~ December 3, 2024 (age 65) Ramona Harris, 65, of 33 Pascal Drive, Lake Waccamaw, NC, died Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at home. The funeral will be 1:00 PM Tuesday, December 10, at Union B...
News Briefs for December 3, 2024 A number of new state laws went into effect Sunday, some without the blessing of Gov. Roy Cooper. Masks are now prohibited in public except they may be worn by persons...
This is a partial transcript of Jefferson Weaver’s Columbus Connection Commentary from Nov. 30. Dissenting opinions and guest suggestions are always welcome. send them to jeffersonweaver@columbu...
Good afternoon, Meteorologist Christopher Cawley here with the weather update for Tuesday December 3, 2024. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES across Columbus County tonight. With clear skies and calm winds, ...
It’s out there somewhere, waiting. It might be a lone, scraggly cedar struggling in the shadows of a hardwood swamp, or a loblolly bent and twisted from a storm, condemned to be cast aside when its hu...
Laverne Coleman and Chris Smith replaced Rickey Bullard and Giles “Buddy” Byrd as chair and vice chair of the county commissioners Monday. The move came after Coleman, Byrd, Bullard and Smith were swo...
November 6, 1963 ~ November 28, 2024 (age 61) Tony James Connor, age 61, of Chadbourn, NC, died Thursday, November 28, 2024, in his home. Born in Columbus County, NC, he was the son of the late James...
Two pedestrians were seriously injured in separate incidents involving automobiles in less than 24 hours. Lonnie Cardill is recovering after being struck by a car on Powell Boulevard near Hay Street F...
Boondocks Adventure Farm’s “Christmas in the Boondocks” made its seasonal debut over the weekend in Nakina. It’s a one-of-a-kind Holiday Lights and Entertainment Show that tak...
April 29, 1950 ~ December 1, 2024 (age 74) Willie Gene George, 74, of 1299 Sunset Terrace, Whiteville, NC, died Sunday, December 1, 2024, at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare. The funeral will be 12:00 PM Satu...
August 17, 1938 ~ December 1, 2024 (age 86) Donald Spivey age 86, of the Vinegar Hill community died Sunday, December 1, 2024, in his home. Born in Columbus County, NC, he was the son of the late Doth...