November 4, 1934 ~ June 3, 2024 (age 89) Emma Lee Nobles Edwards, 89, of Chadbourn, met her Lord and Savior on Monday, June 3, 2024, at the Columbus Regional Healthcare System in Whiteville. Emma [Read More]
May 30, 1947 ~ June 3, 2024 (age 77) Mrs. Lottie Ruth Jacobs, 77, of the Buckhead Community, passed on Monday, June 3, 2024, at SECU Hospice House of Brunswick in Bolivia, NC. She was born May 30, [Read More]
Columbus Regional Healthcare System recently awarded eight $1,000 scholarships to HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) students who would like a future in the healthcare industry. This is the largest amount of HOSA scholarships CRHS [Read More]
(Editor’s note: this story has been edited to correct an earlier error. — JW) No nonessential capital projects, no new hiring, and other cuts are part of the Fiscal 24-25 budget approved Monday by county [Read More]
Yard salers and resellers are now welcome at the Columbus Community Farmers Market. The market’s primary focus is local produce, seafood, arts and crafts and other small business products, but after several requests, the market [Read More]
Whiteville will receive $1.3 million in state funding for the Mollie’s Branch Drainage Project. The funding was made public when N.C. Emergency Management (NCEM) announced the first round of grant recipients for the 2023 Disaster [Read More]
For the second year in a row, Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation (BEMC) has been named a Best Employer by Business North Carolina magazine. “We are incredibly honored to be recognized as a North Carolina Best [Read More]
October 1, 1922 — May 24, 2024 Mr. Jessie Pierce, Sr., age 101, of Hartford, Connecticut passed away on Friday, May 24, 2024. There will be a viewing on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at St [Read More]
June 23, 1965 ~ May 29, 2024 (age 58) Ronnie Levern McPhaul 58 of Rowland transitioned into eternal rest on May 29, 2024. Survivors are mother: Helen G. McPhaul, daughter: Alexia McDaniel, son: Montreal Baker, [Read More]
Two shooting incidents were reported on Wright Road over the weekend, but one case was closed after witnesses refused to cooperate with law enforcement. The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were called to a home [Read More]
Four mobile testing labs and law enforcement from nine agencies issued 89 citations, charged one person with driving while impaired and arrested a wanted fugitive Thursday (May 30). Operation Heat Wave was coordinated by the [Read More]
Milk B4 Meat ministries will host a sidewalk service in the Alley Way on Madison Street, Whiteville, on June 15. The Alley Way is beside Collier’s Jewelers. Worship starts at 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome. [Read More]
Four vehicles sustained minor damage after a car got off the tracks at an automatic car wash in Whiteville. Whiteville Police Sgt. Scott Moody the incident was reported Thursday at 1:10 p.m. A BMW going [Read More]
Police investigating a call about a man waving a handgun found no suspect Saturday in Whiteville. Whiteville Police were called to Memory Twins Circle just before 11:30 p.m., according to a report. A 911 caller [Read More]
An early morning fire destroyed a mobile home near Farmer’s Union, and the Fire Marshal’s Office said the fire was intentional. It was the second fire at the home in less than a month. Firefighters [Read More]
July 8, 1946 ~ June 2, 2024 (age 77) Dr. F. Ray Thigpen of Whiteville, NC passed away on June 2, 2024 at the age of 77 peacefully at his home. He was born [Read More]
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