With Veterans Day on Nov. 11, a number of groups are getting a headstart on the holiday. South Columbus High School will host its veterans program Friday at 10 a.m. The public is welcome. Saturday at ...
Chadbourn Town Manager David Wise was fired by town council Tuesday, less than six months after taking the job. “I think we accomplished a lot, and I wish the town well,” Wise said after the meeting. ...
Final unofficial resultsRepublican candidates had a good night in Columbus County, although a major race will see a Democrat sworn into replace a GOP senator.With 100 percent of the votes reporting, t...
The State Board of Elections is meeting right now to determine whether to extend hours at South Williams Precinct (Tabor City Courthouse). We’ll bring updates online and social media as soon as more i...
Although nearly 10,000 voters have already cast ballots in Columbus county, there’s stillroom for more. The Board of Elections said 9,661 voters took advantage of the county’s early polls. Voters plan...
A while back, Missus and I had another bout of COVID, or something darn near like it. When it was over, and things were returning to normal, I was out in the yard one day and had to rest a moment, hav...
Joanna Phillips has been trying to find Joseph Burris for more than a decade, and on Monday she took her plea for help to the county commissioners. Joseph Leon Burris, 25, was kidnapped from his home ...
Two shootings are under investigation after gunfire rang out in Columbus and Bladen counties on Halloween.The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to Acme Delco Riegelwood...
A child sex offense suspect is under a $2 million bond after allegedly threatening to bomb the Bladen County Courthouse. William Bryan Clark, 44, of 303 Glenwood Dr., Elizabethtown, was arrested by th...
Early voting ends Saturday at 3 p.m., but more than 7,600 ballots have already been cast in Tuesday’s elections. The Columbus County Board of Elections reported 7,686 ballots cast at end of day Thursd...
Farmers, gardeners, landscapers or anyone with outdated pesticides and empty containers may dispose of the unwanted materials for free Nov. 3 in Whiteville. N.C. Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Serv...
The cause of a fire that destroyed an Evergreen home Wednesday remains undetermined. Multiple fire departments were called to 1177 Old Boardman Road Wednesday around 7:43 p.m., according to the Fire M...
A fourth suspect has been arrested in the 2023 shooting death of a Riegelwood man. Terrell Demond White, 35, was arrested Thursday in Guilford County, according to the State Bureau of Investigation (S...
Kaci Souders of Cerro Gordo took a chance on a $5 scratch-off and won a $150,000 top prize. Souders bought her lucky Loteria Grande ticket from Tiger Mart on Andrew Jackson Highway in Cerro Gordo. She...
A traffic stop yielded narcotics and an illegally-possessed handgun Oct. 28. Justin R. Armstrong, 38, with addresses of Sandlapper Way and Constitution Blvd., Wilmington, was charged with possession ...
Wednesday’s early vote totals showed 6,931 voters have gone to the polls so far for the Nov. 3 election. The five polls reported 773 voters Wednesday, the second highest turnout so far during the earl...