The sheriff’s office is still searching for leads in a missing persons case from April. Shanna Perry, 35, disappeared April 26 from Delco Prosper Road. She was reportedly pregnant. Detectives,...
August 31, 1972 ~ June 20, 2024 (age 51) Sandra Steffens passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2024. She was born August 31, 1972 to the late Ronald Batson and...
September 23, 1945 ~ June 18, 2024 (age 78) Perry Devon Cox, Jr. age 78, of Clarendon, NC, died Tuesday, June 18, 2024 in McLeod Loris Hospital, Loris, SC. Born September...
Plans are underway for five multi-phase generators to be installed at county emergency shelters, thanks to a grant from North Carolina Emergency Management (NCEM). The $185,000 grant announced Wednesd...
It should surprise no one that I am a Southern Baptist. First and foremost, of course, I am a Christian. Then I am a Southern Baptist. There’s doctrine and then...
October 11, 1936 ~ June 18, 2024 (age 87) William Donald Pope of Riegelwood, NC passed away on June 18, 2024. Donald was born October 11, 1936 in Columbus County,...
November 28, 1952 ~ June 18, 2024 (age 71) Larry Gay Hewett, age 71, died Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Center in Whiteville, NC. Born on...
March 15, 1954 ~ June 17, 2024 (age 70) Terry Wayne Ward 70, of Chadbourn passed on Monday, June 17, 2024 in Lower Cape Fear Lifecare Angel House, Whiteville. He...
August 12, 1935 ~ June 15, 2024 (age 88) Van Lee Benson Jr, of Delco, NC was born August 12, 1935 in Columbus County to the late Van Lee Benson...
Residents of one of the most floodprone areas of the county will soon have more notice when the water rises. County Commissioner approved a memorandum of agreement Monday that will...
Columbus County Commissioners Monday gave the nod to a request by the county Board of Education to apply for more than $2 million in lottery funds for a new Williams...
Vacation Bible School will be held at Baldwin Branch Missionary Baptist Church Monday, June 24 through Friday, June 28 daily from 6 – 8:15 p.m. The theme is “I’ve Got This With Jesus”....
Courtesy Tabor City Chamber of Commerce We are beyond blessed to represent the greater Tabor City area. This past Thursday, we had the privilege of holding a Ribbon Cutting/Open House...
Pearl millet, an annual grass used for grain and forage, can be a good food source for honey bees and hover flies, according to a recent study. The U. S....
More than 1,000 U.S. flags were properly retired Friday in a ceremony at the Veterans Memorial Park. The Flag Day event was the largest such service in the area in...
Wildlife law enforcement officers with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) will participate in Operation Dry Water, a national campaign being observed July 4-6, developed through the Nation...