Rep. Brenden Jones of Columbus County is no stranger to natural disasters. With a business in Fair Bluff and home in Tabor City, as well as close ties throughout the...
July 27, 1944 ~ October 1, 2024 (age 80) Arthur Jackson Inman, Jr. lovingly known as Jack, died on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, in Whiteville, NC. Jack was born on July 27, 1944,...
September 28, 2024 Sanford Glendale Jacobs, son of the late Grover Patrick and Loraine Jacobs, departed this life on September 28, 2024, at the age of 79 years old. In...
Deputies and sheriff staff from Columbus and Bladen got a firsthand look at the devastation of Hurricane Helene in the North Carolina mountains Monday. Sheriff Bill Rogers of Columbus and...
November 5, 1959 ~ September 30, 2024 (age 64) Patricia Faye Moore of Bolton NC, passed away peacefully Monday, September 30, 2024. She was born to the late Acie Moore...
Like many of you, I breathed a sigh of relief followed by a prayer for safety when Hurricane Helene jogged left last week. Most of us are still cleaning up...
County Manager Eddie Madden and seven other senior members of county government are on the ground in Western North Carolina helping with hurricane relief efforts. County Manager Eddie Madden said...
A woman with strong local ties died Friday in Hurricane Helene’s flooding in the North Carolina mountains. Melissa Neisler Lawrence, 63, of King’s Mountain, was trying to help a neighbor...
May 9, 1957 ~ September 30, 2024 (age 67) Priscilla Ann Clarida, 67, formerly of Nakina, NC, died Monday, September 30, 2024, at Cape Fear Valley medical Center in Fayetteville,...
Updated 2 p.m. Oct. 1 Hurricane Helene hadn’t even finished devastating western North Carolina Friday before local efforts were getting underway to help those hit by the storm. Multiple towns...
December 19, 1941 ~ September 30, 2024 (age 82) Carlyle Hilbourn, age 82, of Tabor City, NC, died Monday, September 30, 2024 in Tabor Commons Assisted Living, Tabor City, NC. Born December 19,...
November 28, 1941 ~ September 27, 2024 (age 82) Jerline Evans 82 of Fair Bluff, North Carolina transitioned into eternal rest on September 27, 2024 Survivors are: brothers: Ralph Bromell...
October 12, 1938 ~ September 26, 2024 (age 85) Lloyd Gray Benton, 85, of Whiteville, died on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. Lloyd was born on October 12, 1938,...
March 13, 1939 ~ September 24, 2024 (age 85) Ervin “Tinker” Evans, 85, of the Crusoe Community, died on September 24, 2024, at the Lower Cape Fear LifeCare in Wilmington, NC. Funeral services...
July 17, 1959 ~ September 26, 2024 (age 65) Cherry Capps Hardin, age 65, of Delco, NC, passed away peacefully at her residence on Thursday, September 26, 2024. Cherry was born on July...
On this Edition of The Columbus Connection, Jefferson has in studio guest Elizabeth Fontes, Business Relations Representative for the North Carolina Division of Employment and Independence for People ...