A female infant has died after being airlifted to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center with what investigators called “extreme abuse.” The sheriff’s office was contacted by the Department of Social...
A Farmers Union man is dead and another is recovering after they apparently shot each other Saturday night in Farmers Union. Harry Hardie Jr., 37, was dead on the scene...
Good evening, Meteorologist Christopher Cawley here with an 8 PM Sunday update on Hurricane Milton. Milton reached hurricane strength on Sunday afternoon … and will quickly achieve cat-3 status ...
June 6, 1940 ~ October 4, 2024 (age 84) William Lowery 84 of Fair Bluff NC transitioned into eternal rest on October 4, 2024. Reverend Anthony Jones will deliver the eulogy;...
September 16, 1940 ~ October 5, 2024 (age 84) Diana Gaskins Hardwick entered into eternal rest on October 5, 2024. She was the daughter of Rev. Eric Dolla Gaskins and Margaret Mae Rockwell...
November 3, 1961 ~ October 4, 2024 (age 62) Harold Kern Horton, age 62, of Mullins, SC, died Friday, October 4, 2024 in the McLeod Hospice House, Florence, SC. Born...
Hurricane Helene may not have done much here, but it smashed communities in the North Carolina mountains. All this week we have been sharing opportunities for you to donate, and...
On this Edition of The Columbus Connection, Jefferson has commentary on Hurricane Helene. FEMA, and Government Bureaucracy. The Columbus Connection is a weekly public affairs program produced in, for,...
The town of Black Mountain has water service again, in part due to help from Columbus County. Several teams of Columbus County personnel are providing support to the Emergency Operations...
As Hurricane Helene tore its way through Western North Carolina last Friday, City of Whiteville employees were put on notice that some would be deployed to help with disaster recovery....
Livestock are literally roaming free in the areas hit hard by Hurricane Helene last week, and the state is asking for help corralling the animals. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler issued...
The driver of a box truck has died after he was impaled on a tree trunk Wednesday. Acme Delco Riegelwood Fire Rescue Chief Steve Camlin said a logging truck was...
September and October are often big times for cleaning yards, especially after storms, and cleaning up can often mean finding copperhead snakes. The venomous snakes are native throughout the state,...
February 16, 1951 – October 1, 2024 James Harry “Harry” Hayes passed away peacefully on October 1, 2024, in Wilmington, North Carolina, at the age of 73. Born on February...
June 25, 1957 ~ September 30, 2024 (age 67) Lacy Mark Cox, age 67, of Tabor City, NC, died Monday, September 30, 2024, in the McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence,...
March 8, 1961 ~ September 27, 2024 (age 63) Melissa Neisler Lawrence, 63, of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, September 27th while selflessly assisting her neighbors during...