Whiteville Police have charged a woman with misdemeanor assault on a child after a July 1 incident. Warrants show Jennifer Ashley McKay, 39, of 209 Oliver St., Whiteville, was arrested...
The new state drought monitor for the week ending July 7 shows Columbus County in even worse shape than last week. For the first time in several years, areas of...
Note to my readers: With rare exceptions, I do not like to reprint columns, since I consider this to be a lazy habit. However, at the request of several folks,...
Traffic will be detoured through October as work kicks into high gear on a new roundabout on South Madison Street in Whiteville. The N.C. Dept. of Transportation said the intersection...
Forest Service investigators have charged a Clayton man with multiple counts of timber theft and exploitation of senior adults. Joel Blake Lee, 55, was arrested this morning (July 8) on...
Damages were estimated at $150,000 after fire swept through a home on Sandhole Road Tuesday. Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire and Rescue Chief Steve Camlin said firefighters were called to the home at...
Tuesday’s fire at a railroad siding near Chadbourn is still under investigation, but may have been caused by spontaneous combustion. Firefighters were called to the commercial property near the inters...
Whiteville Police have launched a new way for citizens and businesses to connect with the department. The Citizen Connect Portal will allow users to find crime statistics, file some reports...
Breaking news Multiple fire departments and the N.C. Forest Service are on the scene of a working fire at the intersection of Grist and Braswell roads near Chadbourn. Hazmat crews...
Voters in Columbus County have been hit with misinformation from not one but two groups in recent days. The Board of Elections shared on social media that a letter received...
Charges are still pending against a Nakina man who allegedly stole a Columbus County Sheriff’s Office vehicle and led a high-speed chase into South Carolina June 26. Michael Terrill Hemingway,...
Four candidates have signed up to run for two Soil and Water Conservation Supervisor seats on the November ballot. Incumbents James Malpass and Frank Galloway filed for reelection along with...
A female suspect has been charged after allegedly allowing a man to molest three girls. Mary Louise Blanton, 52, of Loris, was taken into custody Monday night on three...
UPDATED July 8 at 11:35 a.m. The Highway Patrol has identified the motorcyclist who died while trying to escape Columbus County deputies Monday evening. Colton Michael Newman, 20, of Fort...
Fireworks weren’t the only flames in the sky over the July 4 weekend in Columbus County. Firefighters in Riegelwood, Nakina and Tabor City responded to brush fires in several areas....
A man was struck and killed Thursday near Council in Bladen County, and investigators have no information who he was or what hit him. First responders were called to the...