Obituaries
Tommy Lee Hughes
September 5, 1973 ~ January 25, 2024 (age 50) Tommy Lee Hughes age 50 of Lake Waccamaw, passed away on Thursday, January 25, 2024, at his home. He was the son of the late Thomas Lee Hughes and [Read More]
Year: 2024
Obituaries
Mr. Foster V. Brown
January 19, 2024 Mr. Foster V. Brown closed the curtains on this journey called life on, Friday, January 19, 2024, while resting at Novant Medical Center in Wilmington, NC. The Obsequies for Mr. Brown will [Read More]
Obituaries
Martha (Nobles) Spivey
April 23, 1945 ~ January 25, 2024 (age 78) Martha Nobles Spivey, age 78, of Whiteville, NC, died Thursday, January 25, 2024 in her home. Born April 23, 1945 in Columbus County, NC, she was [Read More]
Obituaries
Annie Ruth (Foxworth) Lennon
October 9, 1940 ~ January 24, 2024 (age 83) Annie Ruth Foxworth Lennon, 83, of Evergreen, NC, died Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at Liberty Commons Nursing & Rehab Center of Columbus County. The funeral [Read More]
Obituaries
Jimmy Sikes
May 20, 1950 ~ January 23, 2024 (age 73) Jimmy Alan Sikes 73, of Wilmington, NC passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at his home. He was born May 20, 1950 in Carmi IL, the [Read More]
Front Page
Emails Reveal Alternate Courthouse Ideas
County leaders considered several alternatives to the plans for the original courthouse in Whiteville before settling on the one considered most consistent with a court order. One member of the board is still not satisfied [Read More]
Opinions & Commentary
Mark Green • Do You Have Heart?
“Do you have heart?” I stood at parade rest doing my best to make heads or tails of the question when my platoon sergeant asked again. “Do you have heart?” I’d been called to his [Read More]
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Askew Gets Two Life Sentences
Chauncey Askew was sentenced to to life sentences this morning (Jan. 25) for the killings of Jerome Parott and Trooper Kevin Conner. Askew was on trial for the 2016 shooting of Parrott in a Green [Read More]
Obituaries
Kenneth Lee Jackson
November 28, 1991 — January 24, 2024 Mr. Kenneth Lee Jackson, age 32, of Tabor City, NC passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at McLeod Loris Hospital, Loris, SC. The viewing will be on [Read More]
Obituaries
John Charles Peal
April 6, 1943 ~ January 24, 2024 (age 80) John Charles Peal, Sr. age 80, of Sneads Ferry and formally of Lake Waccamaw, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at the Lower Cape Fear [Read More]
Obituaries
Jean Ann Hall
January 8, 1935 ~ January 23, 2024 (age 89) Jean Ann Hall of Lake Waccamaw passed away January 23, 2024. She was born January 8, 1935 to the late Henry Hall and Annie Bell Chauncey. [Read More]
Gardening
Jefferson Weaver • Where the Cardinals Dance
The rainbands were still blowing across the long lane to our house, more reminiscent of a late summer storm than winter. I was thinking to myself how we had dodged a bullet: no major power [Read More]
Obituaries
Linda Elaine (Buffkin) Jones
May 4, 1946 ~ January 23, 2024 (age 77) Linda Elaine Jones age 77, of Whiteville died Tuesday, January 23,2024 in the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and Life Care Center Angel House Whiteville, NC. Born in Columbus County, [Read More]
Obituaries
John David Wright
June 28, 1946 ~ January 22, 2024 (age 77) John David Wright of Clarendon entered into his eternal home on Monday, Jan. 22. He was 77. He was born on June 28,1946 in Sampson County, [Read More]
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Home Damaged in Drive-by Shooting
No one was hurt but a home on Wright Road was damaged by gunfire early Tuesday (today). Th sheriff’s office reported that someone opened fire on the home of Tamia Bellamy and Taniya Graham just [Read More]
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Fight Leads to Shooting
A fight on Quail Drive led to a shooting Sunday. The sheriff’s office reported that a man called 911 after another man he knows came to his home and began arguing. The dispute between two [Read More]