7:45 update: Both boat landings are closed, and boaters are asked to stay off the lake while crews work to recover the missing man. Rescue crews are combing Lake Waccamaw near Waccamaw Shores for a [Read More]
By Lisa Yemma, Special to Columbuscountynews.com Poetry Challenge #1 Have you ever listened to a song and been inspired, energized, curious? Music is poetry, and I love both music and poetry. Poetry gets a bad [Read More]
Like all campgrounds, Jellystone Park was shut down during April 2020 due to COVID-19, but the new season is already one of the busiest in years. Just a short drive down Richard Wright Road, hidden [Read More]
Southeastern Wound Healing Center, an affiliate of UNC Health Southeastern and member of the Healogics network, is helping raise awareness of the risks of chronic wounds during the eighth annual Wound Care Awareness Week, June [Read More]
A plan is underway for a brand new playground in Tabor City as the town council have serious discussions about bringing a new opportunity to the community’s children. Town Manager Al Leonard said a plot [Read More]
The fish were biting Saturday at Lake Tabor, and several area anglers have the prizes to prove it. The 16th annual Lake Tabor Bass Tournament was sponsored by the Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce. Contestants [Read More]
Christian rock band Skillet, featuring Jordan Feliz and Colton Dixon, will be performing live June 12 at the State Line Movie Time Drive-In near Tabor City. The concert starts at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are going fast, and [Read More]
A children’s yam planting program took place Monday at the Tabor City Library. The program was a prelude for this year’s Tabor City Yam Festival, set for October. The theme this year is “A Blast [Read More]
Have you ever wondered something and searched it up on google, and then 30 minutes later you have no idea what the search answer was? Have you ever spent time trying to figure something out, working through it, and then remembering it for years? [Read More]
October 12, 1943 ~ March 12, 2021 Patricia Anne Boswell Moore age 77, of Whiteville went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 12, 2021. She was the widow of Carlton Ray Moore who preceded her [Read More]
March 20, 1942 ~ March 11, 2021 Mildred Annette Ward Efird, age 78 of Clarkton, entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 11, 2021. Mildred was born on March 20, 1942. She [Read More]
April 22, 1938 ~ March 10, 2021 Jean Yvonne Tuton Shaw, age 82 of the Corinth Community in Chadbourn, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at her home, surrounded by her family. [Read More]
August 20, 1936 ~ March 5, 2021 Walter Stokes Kisiah Sr., age 84 of Whiteville, went to his Heavenly home on Friday, March 5, 2021, at the Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Center in Whiteville, N.C.. A memorial [Read More]
June 10, 1942 ~ February 20, 2021 Elizabeth Sledge Magenbauer, 78, of Salem, Virginia passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021. She was born June 10, 1942, and was the daughter of William Ferebee Sledge and Katharine [Read More]
October 20, 1965 ~ March 5, 2021 Kenneth Lee Rogers, age 55, of Bolton, N.C., died Friday, March 5, 2021, at his residence. He was born in Columbus County on October 20, 1965 to the late Lamar [Read More]
By Katie Compton Boyd His math grades aren’t perfect. His handwriting can be sloppy and rushed at best. He’s outgrowing pants and shoes in record time. I have to remind him to brush his teeth [Read More]
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