Early voting for the Nov. 3 election begins Oct. 15 in Columbus County. Any registered voter may cast a ballot at any early poll, regardless of home precinct. On Election Day, voters must go to their ...
Noting the need for more information and concerns about potential impacts, county commissioners approved a 120-day moratorium on data centers in the county at Monday’s meeting. Three speakers at the p...
A multi-month undercover investigation has led to the arrest of a Tabor City-area man. Phillip Tyrone Jenrette, 38, was arrested Oct. 1 on charges of possession with intent to manufacture, sell and de...
Jason Robinson is the new manager for Columbus County. Commissioners announced at Monday’s meeting that Robinson will begin work Oct. 26. Robinson retired earlier this year from the town of Chadbourn ...
An Alabama murder suspect who fled to Robeson County is in custody – and his children are safe – and a Columbus County Sheriff’s Captain is being credited with playing a “key role.” The CCSO said in a...
There are no yellow ribbons now, at least none for the little boy most of us never met. They’ve been gone for years, faded and forgotten and frayed by a generation of weather. Tristen “Buddy” Myers wa...
A pair of burglary suspects face multiple charges after they were allegedly caught inside a home. Jessica Corrine Brown, 39, and Juwan Diamante Thomas, 28, were arrested Oct. 1. Both face multiple cha...
Both houses of the General Assembly will reconvene Wednesday to discuss possible changes to the gas tax and other ways to lower fuel costs. Sources say among the possible solutions being considered fo...
Tonight’s Encounter Crusade is still on for Legion Stadium. Services begin nightly at 6:30 p.m. The Encounter Crusade is sponsored by the Columbus Baptist Association, in partnership with Every Nation...
The N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund has awarded $51.2 million in grants to help protect working farms and forests and support North Carolina’s agricultural economy. ...
County commissioners Monday will hear comments about a potential moratorium on data centers in Columbus County. The 90-day pause, which can be extended, is designed to give county staff time to furthe...
Bond was set at $25,000 after a woman allegedly switched from fighting civilians to fighting law enforcement. Keira Ann Williams, 49, was charged with two counts each of assault on a government offici...
A wildfire in Brunswick County is causing visible smoke in eastern and southern Columbus, and it’s in a familiar place. Brunswick County Emergency Services said the Quarry Road II fire is burning in t...
Three narcotics suspects were arrested by sheriff’s office HEAT patrols in unrelated stops over recent days. In a press release, the sheriff’s office said a HEAT deputy saw a dark automobile traveling...
Whiteville Police have arrested the suspect who allegedly exposed himself to two people at an area shopping center. Sean Stanley Shipman, 29, of 27 Mill Stream Dr., Whiteville, was released on a $500 ...