• Suspect also held in Tabor City area thefts. A married couple was arrested on Valentines Day after an alleged larceny that led to cocaine charges and other felonies. Kenneth...
Just to hopefully reduce some confusion out there, I purchased Columbuscountynews.com from Jeff Allen Jones in December. Mr. Jones said he wanted to get out of the news business due...
As of Friday afternoon, 503 early ballots had been cast for the March 3 primaries. Early voting runs through Feb. 26 at 3 p.m. Voters who do not go to...
Elwell Ferry across the Cape Fear River is closed until Wednesday. The Department of Transportation said the ferry is expected to reopen Wednesday at 8 a.m. It crosses the river...
One man is in custody after allegedly racking up $1,300 on a stolen credit card. Dorrion McArthur, 21, of 475 Spring Hill Dr., Whiteville, was held under $7,500 secured bond,...
The driver who rearended a vehicle on U.S. 74 Jan. 25 has been charged with felony death by vehicle and driving while impaired. Jordan Alexander Kelly, 21, of 201 Broadway...
Early voting started this morning, and runs through Feb. 26 at 3 p.m. Five early voting sites are open in Columbus County – the board of elections, Ransom Center, Chadbourn...
Smoke from a burning home in Kelly Monday was visible across the Cape Fear River. Acme Delco Riegelwood Fire-Rescue Chief Steve Camlin said ADR responded mutual aid along with East...
She wasn’t always just a sweet little old lady. Don’t get me wrong; most of the time my mother, Lois C. Weaver, was a happy, loving woman. She was a...
Quick work by a Columbus County deputy prevented a grass fire from damaging a home Monday. Sgt. Jeffrey Thomas was escorting a funeral procession along Greens Mill Road when he...
Whiteville Police have identified the victim in Saturday’s fatal crash. Evelyn Rorie, 82, and Bobbie Rorie, 71, both of Whiteville, were in a Dodge Ram truck that was struck by...
Detectives have charged a Riegelwood man with statutory sex offense involving an underage girl. Sterling Robertson, 23, of 99 Christian Lane, Riegelwood, is being held under no bond. He was...
State gamblers spent more on online betting in January, and the state took less in through taxes on those wagers, according to the N.C. Lottery Commission. Between Jan. 1 and...
By Cynthia Nelson Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce Well, the snow is all gone. Did you enjoy your “snow days”? We sure did. The best way to feel like...
A Lees Lake man is held under no bond after he allegedly molested an adolescent girl. Daniel Allen Cox, 35, was arrested Jan. 29 on charges of second degree forcible...
One person died and two others were seriously injured after a collision in Whiteville Saturday evening. The fatality was the second road death in Columbus County this year. Whiteville Police...