In this edition of The Columbus Connection Jefferson talks about a tragedy where our first responders really showed their community spirit. He also delves into the growing problem of violence a...
News Briefs for July 11, 2025 Flood warnings have been issued for the Cape Fear and Lumber Rivers due to the runoff from as much as 11 inches of rain across Central North Carolina with Tropical Storm ...
The man who barricaded himself in a Bolton home and exchanged gunfire with law enforcement will serve 15 to 20 years in prison after a plea deal in Columbus County Superior Court. Gregory Johnson, 49,...
By Justin Williamson Today I’m happy to share my experience with you from a new coffee and sandwich shop in the heart of Tabor City, called The Grind. This new vendor has taken over the old gas ...
In what investigators are calling “one of the most significant animal cruelty investigations in county history,” a Hallsboro woman faces 94 charges after nearly 100 animals were seized from inhumane c...
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July 10, 2025 Mary Olivia Waller Minton passed away on March 6, 2025 at the age of 90. To know Mary was to know a woman of both determination and grace, qualities which shone brightly from her across ...
August 3, 1961 — July 5, 2025 Mr. Kenneth McCray, age 63, of Tabor City, NC, passed on Saturday, July 5, 2025, at Columbus Regional Healthcare Systems, Whiteville, NC. A Memorial Service will be on Sa...
February 15, 1943 — July 4, 2025 Lillie Mae Peppers, 82, of Chadbourn, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 4, 2025, at her residence. She was born on February 15, 1943, to the lat...
March 29, 1940 ~ July 9, 2025 (age 85) Carolyn Leona Greene Thompson, 85, of Cerro Gordo, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, while in the Columbus Regional Healthcare System in ...
October 23, 1941 ~ July 9, 2025 (age 83) Eva Mae Barnes Wallace, 83, of Cerro Gordo, passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in the Columbus Regional Healthcare Center in Whiteville. Eva Mae was born ...
News Briefs for July 10, 2025 The former publisher of bladenonline.com is in jail under no bond on a charge of murder. Charlotte Smith, 45, of Elizabethtown, is alleged to have shot her husband Daine ...
Crusoe native and historian Archie Cumbee will be the next speaker Saturday at the Southeastern Genealogical Society. Cumbee was born in Columbus County and lived in Crusoe Island until his family mov...
With baseball in full swing, thoughts of Gehrig, Aaron, Rose, and Mays to Ryan, Smoltz, and Seaver, fill our head as the we prepare to watch this year’s Major League All-Star game. They were our heroe...
Both sides of the political aisle are taking credit today as CNBC announced North Carolina as the top state for business in the country. CNBC credited the workforce, economy and business friendly envi...
Gambling revenues and payouts went down again in June, according to the state lottery commission. Between June 1 and June 30, e-gamblers in North Carolina wagered $433,184,675 on sporting events, incl...