September 10, 1987 – August 15, 2024 Mr. Alex F. Long, age 36, of the Dothan Community, Tabor City, passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2024. A viewing will be Friday, August 23, in the Westside...
November 8, 1957 ~ August 15, 2024 (age 66) Richard “Rick” Ernest Carter, 66, of Whiteville, passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2024, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System in Whiteville, NC. Rick, a...
For some parents it’s that most wonderful time of the year – the beginning of the school year. There are a number of back to school events lining up in our area today and next week. Back to School day...
The suspect in a drug investigation near Chadbourn is no stranger to law enforcement. Malik “Hatch” Billings, 26, has been arrested multiple times for narcotics and weapons charges. He is currently be...
December 22, 1921 ~ August 14, 2024 (age 102) Arlene Hilburn Temple was born on December 22, 1921 to Lou Ella Gause and Cleve Hampton Hilburn of Columbus County, North Carolina, the fourth of ten chil...
January 19, 1977 ~ August 14, 2024 (age 47) Darrell Kevin Powell, age 47, died Wednesday, August 14, 2024 in McLeod Seacoast, Little River, SC. Born January 19, 1977 in Horry County, SC, he was the s...
January 23, 1951 ~ August 12, 2024 (age 73) Dorothy Lee McMillian, 73, of Fair Bluff, NC, died Monday, August 12, 2024, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. The funeral will be 1:00 PM Sunday, Augu...
January 10, 1939 ~ August 14, 2024 (age 85) Virgenmina Lugo, age 85, of Whiteville, NC, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. Virgenmina was born in Puerto Rico on January...
In June of 1215, King John of England and a rebellious group of barons signed a document called the Magna Carte Libertatum. We generally call it the Magna Carta. For centuries, the Magna Carta has bee...
Columbus Regional Healthcare System it has achieved the highly prestigious international Baby-Friendly designation after a rigorous review process conducted by Baby-Friendly USA, the organization resp...
More than 20 catalytic converters have been stolen from the Border Belt Research Station in since June. The sheriff’s office is searching for a suspect vehicle in the case. The red full-size SUV, poss...
June 1, 1940 ~ August 14, 2024 (age 84) Luther Earl Patrick, Jr. (Doc) Luther Earl Patrick, Jr., lovingly known as “Doc,” was born on June 1, 1940, in Columbus County to the late Luther Ea...
The August 2024 Lake Waccamaw Town Commissioners Meeting was held on August 13th 2024 at the Lake Waccamaw Town Hall. You can watch the meeting in it’s entirety in the video below.  ...
The 2024-25 hunting season for mourning and white-winged doves opens Monday, Sept. 2. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) reminds seasoned and novice hunters about the importance of being p...
Valerie Ann Sinclair of Fayetteville has pleaded guilty to 21 counts of obtaining property by false pretenses in Moore County Superior Court. Judge Regina M. Joe ordered Sinclair to surrender her clin...
Around $4 billion in medical debt statewide is being written off after 99 hospitals, including Columbus Regional, agreed to a state plan to increase Medicaid. Gov. Roy Cooper and Human Services Secret...