Christine Jacobs Obituary Christine Ann Glover Jacobs, 80, of Leland, died on Thursday evening, January 15, 2025, at Novant-New Hanover Regional Medical Ceneter in Wilmington, NC. Christine was...
Columbus County Government Offices announced Friday they will be closed for Martin Luther King Jr Day on Monday in a Facebook Post on their Facebook. Offices will reopen on Tuesday,...
Opiates, marijuana and a firearm were seized when county vice-narcotics officers arrested a man Monday. Anthony Lee “Bootsie” Vereen, 49, was held under no bond, charged with possession of a...
Tabor City Police are looking for Christopher O. Strickland. Anyone with any information is urged to call TCPD at 910.653.3149. Photo: TCPD FB page...
Multiple child rape charges have been filed against a Clarkton man, according to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office. Jahmar Marquise Richardson, 40, of Clarkton was arrested Wednesday. He faces charge...
Sunday voting will not be an option in Columbus County during the upcoming early voting period. Under a new state law, local election boards must unanimously approve early voting schedules...
LAKE WACCAMAW, NC—Valeria Graham Roberts, 83, of Lake Waccamaw, NC, died Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. Arrangements will be announced by Peoples Funeral Home of ...
ALERT from the NWS (NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE) issued January 15, 2026 at 8:22am The combination of dry fuels, low relative humidity, and gusty winds will lead to increased fire...
Some voters may have a new precinct number and/or polling location for the March primary. “Your right to vote has not changed,” the Columbus County Board of Elections said in...
Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T are experiencing cellular phone outages across the U.S. today. More than 253,000 Verizon customers reported outages as of 1:30 p.m., according to Downdetector.com. Veriz...
Lake Waccamaw Fire and Rescue will no longer be providing non-emergency medical transportation, and may soon cut its EMS department. Commissioners made the decision Tuesday after a closed session call...
Elizabeth “Libby” Robbins Dowless, of Whiteville passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Saturday, January 10, 2026. She was born in Elizabethtown, NC, the daughter of the...
Stevie Wayne Fowler, age 66, of Green Sea, SC, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2026 in his home. Born May 5, 1959, in Horry County, SC, he was the son...
Ben Agie Whaley, 76, of Nakina, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. Ben was born on March 24, 1949,...
Hilda Williamson Obituary Hilda Jane Skipper Williamson, 80, of North Myrtle Beach, passed away at her residence on Monday, January 12, 2026. Hilda was born on August 28, 1945,...
Earlene Cribb Horne, born on November 3, 1935, in Columbus County, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at her home on January 7, 2026, in Statesville, North Carolina, at the age...