Deputies confiscated a handgun after a juvenile was removed from a home Monday. A resident of the home on Maple Lane near Chadbourn called 911 after finding the Glock 43 Monday evening. The sheriff’s ...
A man is recovering after accidentally shooting himself in the same home where his father was killed in 2022. Normal Foggan called 911 just before 4 a.m. Monday, according to a sheriff’s report. Fogga...
Deputies charged a woman with misdemeanor child abuse after her daughter was found walking down a roadside Sunday, crying and barefoot. Dusty Brooke Earp, 28, of 9542 Andrew Jackson Hwy., Cerro Gordo,...
By Justin Williamson Week Two of the Whiteville Area Burger Battle takes us to the Etna Diner. This is a local establishment that has garnered a huge following over the years. Let’s dive into a burger...
There was plenty of area high school soccer action Monday. In Elizabethtown, Ishaq Algozy did the hat trick plus one as he scored four goals as the East Bladen Eagles defeated South Columbus 5-0. Debo...
Thursday at Vineyard Golf of White Lake, Blake Davis, Knox Gooden, Kent Fisher, and Mike Sealey took first place in the Thundering Herd with a -5. Second place went to Ben Harrelson, Mitchell Henderso...
The cause of the fire that killed four sisters Aug. 30 is still undetermined, according to a release from the sheriff’s office and fire marshal. Kalani, Kendall, Josephina and Sophia Melvin died when ...
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Services are incomplete at this time. April 22, 1952 ~ September 2, 2025 (age 73) It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Carlis Keels 73 of Shannon, NC; who departed this life on Sep...
September 5, 2025 Mrs. Missouri Daniels Webb 83, of East Arcadia community of Riegelwood, NC gave the Lord her hand on Friday, September 5, 2025, at the Lower Cape Fear Life Care Center, The Angel Hou...
August 1, 1943 ~ September 6, 2025 (age 82) Nathan Long, 82, of Chadbourn, passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at McLeod Seacoast Hospital in Little River. Nathan was born on August 1, 1943, s...
December 27, 1929 ~ September 7, 2025 (age 95) Hattie Mae Johnson Kearney, 95, of 114 School Street, Tabor City, NC, died Sunday, September 7, 2025, at home. The funeral will be 11:00 AM Friday, Septe...
July 15, 1942 ~ September 7, 2025 (age 83) Theresa Joyce Scafuri Cribb, age 83, of Matawan, NJ (formerly of Whiteville), passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home on Sunday, September 7, 2025. Th...
March 2, 1970 ~ September 7, 2025 (age 55) Karen Ward Jacobs, 55, of Whiteville, passed away September 7, 2025. She was born March 2, 1970 to Vera Mae Ward and the late H.E. Ward. She is survived by h...
News Briefs for September 8, 2025 Columbus County Commissioner Giles ‘Buddy’ Byrd is out on $500 bond on a charge of misdemeanor larceny in Bladen County. Byrd, age 76, allegedly took a fi...