September 25, 1937 ~ January 19, 2024 (age 86) Beverly Stevens Pope, age 86, of Lake Waccamaw, NC, passed away at Lower Cape Fear Angel House, Whiteville, NC, Friday, January 19, 2024. Beverly was born [Read More]
Multiple sex charges sent a Chadbourn-area woman to jail Thursday. Tiffany Charmin Norris, 35, of 1455 Shade Fisher Rd., was arrested after an investigation by the sheriff’s office. Warrants show she is charged with three [Read More]
Turkey shoots aren’t just for the fall of the year. Sandy Plain Baptist Church is hosting one more shoot Saturday, Jan. 21. Starting time is 630. There will be $4 meat rounds, $5 50-50 rounds, [Read More]
Absentee by mail ballots go out Friday for the March 5 primaries, and voters are being reminded of several changes instate law for mail-in ballots. The deadline to request a mail-in ballot is Feb. 27. [Read More]
A deadbeat young mother goat and a few other needs sent us on a semi-emergency trip to town the other night. It was a Saturday, which means dress codes are not enforced at Valhallasboro, plus [Read More]
March 22, 1955 — January 17, 2024 Mr. Earnest Pierce, age 68, of the Dothan Community, Tabor City, NC, passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, in the Columbus Regional Healthcare Hospital, Whiteville, NC. The [Read More]
June 20, 1933 ~ January 16, 2024 (age 90) Betty June Ward 90, died Tuesday, January 16, 2024 in MUSC Health Marion Medical Center, Mullins, SC. Born in Columbus County, NC, she was the daughter [Read More]
March 19, 1936 ~ January 12, 2024 (age 87) Louis Spencer Peterson, 87, of Council, NC, died Friday, January 12, 2024, at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare in Whiteville. He was a veteran of the U.S. [Read More]
May 3, 1966 ~ January 14, 2024 (age 57) George William “Billy” Craig, III, 57, of Clarendon, passed away on January 14, 2024. He was born in Columbus County, the son of George W. Craig, [Read More]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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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