The fall Litter Sweep begins this Saturday (Sept. 14.) The N.C. Department of Transportation needs volunteers to clear roadside litter and help keep North Carolina’s roadsides beautiful. NCDOT county ...
A few days ago, a date passed by that many folks didn’t think about. It was the third anniversary of the suicide bombing at Abbey Gate, Hamid Karzai Airport in...
November 13, 1953 – September 9, 2024 Donita Faye Hewett Taylor, cherished mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, age 70, passed away on September 9, 2024. Donita was born on November...
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) will hold a virtual second public hearing Sept. 18 to review rules about changes for boaters at White Lake. At its July business meeting...
County boards of elections in North Carolina are now working to design and print new ballots for the 2024 general election without the We The People Party’s presidential and vice...
The state Department of Health and Human Services today (Sept. 9) announced a confirmed case of measles (rubeola) in a child in Mecklenburg County, the first since 2018. The child was likely...
An elderly man returning from feeding animals was struck and killed on his bicycle this morning. Trooper D. Anders of the Highway Patrol said Larry Broadwell, 73, was struck from...
First responders from across the county will be honored Saturday at a cruise-in, barbecue cookoff and parade in Tabor City. The second annual Heroes Cruise-In Parade will start at 4...
Three people were arrested early Sunday after a van was stopped for a lack of a license tag. Deputy J. Coleman was on patrol in the 18000 block of U.S....
Someone took a footmarker from a grave off Peacock Road, according to a sheriff’s report. Shonda Duncan contacted the Sheriff’s Office after discovering the marker missing over the weekend. The...
July 25, 1934 ~ September 7, 2024 (age 90) Albert “Coot” Fletcher Proctor, Jr. age 90 of Chadbourn, passed on Saturday, September 7, 2024, at the Genesis Center in Pembroke. Graveside services will...
March 1, 1941 ~ September 7, 2024 Woodrow Daniels Ellison (“Pick”) age 83, of Chadbourn N.C. transitioned into eternal rest on September 7, 2024. Elder Michael McMillian will be officiati...
September 5, 2024 Mrs. Leronia Marlow Bellamy 81, of Calabash, NC gave the Lord her hand on Thursday September 5, 2024 and transitioned into eternity at Liberty Commons Nursing &...
September 5, 2024 Ms. Deloris Ann Mitchell 57, of Whiteville, NC gave the Lord her hand and transitioned into eternity on Thursday, September 5, 2024 at her residence. She was...
May 31, 1932 ~ September 6, 2024 (age 92) Mr. James Harold Sasser 92, of Princeton, NC formerly of Columbus County passed on Friday, September 6, 2024 in SECU Hospice...
On this Edition of The Columbus Connection, Jefferson has in studio guest Angela Norris of the Veteran’s Memorial Park of America who talks about their upcoming 9-11 Memorial Ceremony,...