It is the Christmas season in Columbus County, and if you can’t get a little bit of cheer, you ought to be ashamed of yourself. The Lake Waccamaw Christmas parade is today at 10 a.m. [Read More]
(Submitted photo) The driver of a heavy duty pickup towing a trailer left a trail of debris in South Whiteville that ended with a standoff at the Murphy gas station on Powell Boulevard tonight. Witnesses [Read More]
News Briefs for December 6, 2024 The embattled N.C. office of resilience and recovery is accepting comments through December 14 on proposed changes in using federal funds to rebuild homes damaged or destroyed in [Read More]
The N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) is accepting public comments through Dec. 14 on a proposed amendment to the action plan for administering HUD Community Development Block Grant-Mitigation funds received after hurricanes Matthew and Florence. [Read More]
Hi everyone, meteorologist Christopher Cawley here with the weather update for Thursday December 5, 2024. A cold front has blasted off the coast at the time of this writing (9:01 PM Thursday). Temperatures will tumble [Read More]
September 22, 1941 ~ December 3, 2024 (age 83) Phillip Rodney Stevens, 83, of Whiteville, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at home. He was born September 22, 1941, to Hubert Rodney Stevens and Myrtle Ward Stevens. [Read More]
News Briefs for December 5, 2024 A Southeastern Community College student sustained an accidental gunshot wound Wednesday when a firearm fell from the student’s vehicle. Lake Waccamaw Community Christmas Tree lighting is Friday at [Read More]
August 17, 1975 ~ November 30, 2024 (age 49) Derrick Lamont Thurman of Hallsboro, passed away November 30, 2024 at age 49. Visitation, Friday December 13, 2024 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Union Funeral Home 571 [Read More]
Surveillance cameras once again helped solve a theft case in Columbus, this time in Sandyfield. Robert Silvestia Bowen, 76, of 1001 East Arcadia Rd., Riegelwood, was released on a $7,500 secured bond in the November [Read More]
A Southeastern Community College student sustained an accidental gunshot wound Wednesday when a firearm fell from the student’s vehicle. SCC said in a press release that no other students or staff were injured or were [Read More]
An alleged murderer and two other inmates have been charged with planning to murder a law enforcement officer and effect a jail break. Natrelle McKinnies, 28; Javon Bowen, 28; and the 17 year old were [Read More]
September 14, 1942 ~ December 3, 2024 (age 82) Dorothy Annette Moore Capers, 82, of 2945 Carver Moore Road, Clarkton, NC, died Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare in Wilmington, NC. Private services were held [Read More]
News Briefs for December 4, 2024 On Wednesday evening at Southeastern Community College there was an accidental firearm discharge on campus when a firearm fell from a vehicle, causing a self-inflicted injury. The individual was [Read More]
Columbus County Commissioners passed one of the strictest vape store regulations in the state Monday. The board rejected a proposal to define vape stores as any business with 85 percent of its sales involving vape, [Read More]
A massive, mobile memorial to those who served in Vietnam is coming to the Veterans Memorial Park next spring. The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial along with a [Read More]
By Emily Cross Whiteville Downtown Development Wondering what you can expect at the Downtown Whiteville Christmas Extravaganza? We’ve got a loaded evening of festivities so please read below to make sure you are ready. The [Read More]
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