Obituaries
Benny Raleigh Todd
June 25, 1943 ~ March 16, 2024 (age 80) Benny Raleigh Todd, 80, of Chadbourn, died on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at the Columbus Regional Healthcare System in Whiteville. Benny was born on June 25, [Read More]
Year: 2024
Obituaries
Glenna Ruth (Pace) Hickman
November 13, 1932 ~ March 15, 2024 (age 91) Glenna Ruth (Pace) Hickman, 93, of Hallsboro, NC was welcomed into the kingdom of Heaven early morning on Friday, March 15, 2024. She passed away peacefully [Read More]
Front Page
Child Dies in Drive-by Shooting
Multiple law enforcement agencies are searching for the suspects who shot and killed a seven year old boy Saturday night. Columbus County Sheriff Bill Rogers said several people were standing in the yard of a [Read More]
Obituaries
Wanda Larita Shaffer Kozakovsky
June 2, 1944 – March 17, 2024 Wanda Larita Shaffer Kozakovsky, 78, of Whiteville passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2024, while at Columbus Regional Healthcare. She was born on June 2, 1944, in Clarion [Read More]
Obituaries
John Wayne Packer
July 16, 1942 — March 16, 2024 John Wayne Packer, 81, of Clarkton passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at his home. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wilbur and Leah Packer. [Read More]
PUBLIC SAFETY
Breaking: Child Hit in Drive-by Shooting
An eight year old child was struck by gunfire during a drive-by shooting on Braswell Road near Chadbourn Saturday evening. Emergency radio traffic indicated the child was transported to Columbus Regional. The sheriff’s office is [Read More]
Business
Breaking News: WTXY Transmitter Destroyed in Fire
Firefighters are mopping up after a fire destroyed the WTXY 103.9 FM broadcasting facility tonight (Saturday). The building on Virgil Street beside Central Baptist Church in Whiteville housed the transmitters and other equipment, WTXY General [Read More]
Life in Columbus
The Good News for March 15
It looks like spring has sprung a little early this year. Get outside and enjoy this lovely sunshine and warmer temperatures. There is something for everyone going on in our county. Southern Farm Days runs [Read More]
Front Page
Southern Farm Days Opens with Big Crowds
Southern Farm Days opened at the Lake Waccamaw Boys and Girls Home today. Friday is always student day at the event, but there were plenty of grownups exploring the displays, browsing the antique swap shop, [Read More]
Obituaries
Kevin Lee Byrne
Services are incomplete at this time September 12, 1950 ~ March 13, 2024 (age 73) Kevin Lee Byrne, 73, of Lumberton, died on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, while in the Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Center [Read More]
Obituaries
Charles Neil Sellers, Jr.
October 20, 1971 ~ March 13, 2024 (age 52) Charles Neil Sellers, Jr. age 52 of Tabor City, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at the home of his parents. Neil was born on [Read More]
Front Page
Southern Farm Days Opens Friday
Hit and miss engines, horse drawn plows, antique tractors and so much more will take center stage Friday through Sunday at the Boys and Girls Home of Lake Waccamaw. The 14th annual Southern Farm Days, [Read More]
Front Page
Alumna Leading Lady Gators to First Championship Game
Much of the East Columbus Lady Gators’ historic run this season has to be credited to third-year coach Latoya (Toi) Brown. Brown is an East Columbus alumna who played basketball and softball. “It was here [Read More]
Business
Boys and Girls Home Needs Water Donations
While the most recent boil advisory for Lake Waccamaw was lifted Friday, the Boys and Gils Home is still accepting donations of bottled water. The home cares for upwards of 300 children at any given [Read More]
News
Boil Advisory Lifted; Highway Project Continues
The boil advisory at Lake Waccamaw has been lifted. Town officials said tests returned Wednesday showed no contaminants in samples of the town water supply. The advisory was originally issued due to construction along Chaunceytown [Read More]
Front Page
DJ Bryant’s Rise to the Citadel (with video interview)
If someone would’ve told DJ Bryant in the seventh grade that as a senior, he’d be a key factor for the West Columbus Vikings to have their best season since 1979 and committing to the [Read More]