The Veterans Benefits Administration will be in Columbus County Friday (April 10) and again on April 24. VBA representatives will be at the Outreach Center at the Veterans Memorial Park...
The suspect in a March 28 home invasion has been arrested. Draquawn W. Williams, 26, of 41 Villa Dr., Whiteville, is being held under no bond, charged with armed robbery,...
Whiteville Rescue will now provide EMS service to the Lake Waccamaw Fire District. County commissioners on Monday approved a request from Lake Waccamaw to subcontract with Whiteville Rescue to provide...
Chadbourn Police will host their annual Community Safety Day Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon. Visitors can learn more about the Chadbourn Police, Fire Department, EMS and Public Works. CPD...
The largest working wildfire in North Carolina has burned 762 acres and is 50 percent contained. Phillip Jackson of the N.C. Forest Service said crews have been on the Rosindale...
A Bolton man has been charged for allowing the September 2025 assault on a child. Anthony Dewitt Ameri Jacobs, 37, of 7848 Old Lake Rd., was arrested today (April 8)...
Updated 8:45 p.m. A wildfire in Bladen County is causing smoke and ash across Columbus County, and is visible for 50 miles. As of 8 p.m., the fire had expanded...
Officers tracked a larceny suspect across the county and arrested him for allegedly stealing a gun and a truck Monday. Owen Trent Fowler, 21, of 1502 Chade Fisher Rd., Chadbourn,...
A narcotics officer sustained minor injuries after deputies fought with a drug suspect who allegedly led them on 100 mile per hour chase March 31. Daniel Dalech Adams, 49, was...
The interim town manager for Chadbourn is a familiar face. John Bauer served as town manager for Chadbourn from December 2018 through June of 2019. At Tuesday’s town council meeting,...
Emergency repairs to the water system are affecting some customers in County Water and Sewer District One. The affected areas include Spivey Ward Road, Nealy Drive, Antinori Drive, Harper Drive,...
A landmark fried chicken sale benefitting a local church is set for Saturday. Bethel Methodist Church will hold its Famous Fried Chicken Plate Sale Saturday from 11 a.m. until 2...
Ongoing aggressive patrols in the eastern part of Columbus led to drug charges for a Bladen County man April 1. Bruce Spencer, 46, of 531 McKoy Loop Rd., Ivanhoe, was...
An infant is recovering after apparently ingesting an unknown substance Monday afternoon. The sheriff’s office responded to a medical call at a home on Crusoe Island Road around 3 p.m.,...
Spring is one of my favorite times of the year; baby critters are being born, flowers are blooming, more moderate temperatures (even though I love winter, by March the honeymoon...
Detectives are actively searching for a vandal who damaged around 20 mailboxes early Monday. The vandal hit mailboxes along Peacock Road and elsewhere in North Whiteville, the sheriff’s office said....