Duke Progress and both electric co-operatives serving Columbus County have crews on standby as severe storms cross the area today. Brunswick and Four County EMC have both upgraded their infrastructur...
Columbus County Schools, Whiteville City Schools and Columbus Charter School will be on remote earning tomorrow due to the potential severe weather. The Lake Waccamaw Board of Commissioners has resche...
The lady known as the “Matriarch of the Columbus County Fair” was honored Saturday night with a statewide award for her work promoting the event. Ann Ferguson worked with her...
The threat of severe weather has led county schools to move to remote learning tomorrow (Tuesday.) The system made the announcement just after noon today. Students will receive instructions in...
Contractors have closed a section of an eastern Columbus highway for the construction of a bridge as part of an interchange project. The portion of N.C. 11 between Salter Road and...
Severe January weather usually means ice and snow, but a potent system heading toward our area could bring heavy rains, hurricane-force wind gusts and potentially even tornadoes. The National Weather...
Officials halted the West Columbus-Whiteville basketball game Friday night after a “disturbance “ caused a panic at the WCHS gym. The game was later completed with no spectators, with the...
Today is January 6, the anniversary of the protests, riot, insurrection of whatever you want to call it that rocked Washington DC and led to a shameful witch hunt by...
While some communities are winding down with the end of the holiday season, there’s p[lenty to do in Columbus County. If you’re looking for something to do, we can help....
It took a specialized craze to lift a BMW convertible from its illegal but locally famous parking place on the Cape Fear River Bridge in Elizabethtown Wednesday. Department of Transportation...
An accidental shooting led to the discovery of marijuana plants, a quantity of drugs and firearms Saturday. The incident occurred just before midnight in a home on Swamp Fox Highway...
Back to back murder trials for a Columbus County man could send him to death row. Jury selection starts Monday as Chauncey Askew goes on trial for the first degree...
County water customers along Dogwood Stand Road are under a boil advisory after a line break there today. Columbus County officials said in a social media announcement that “local contractors...
Young farmers, or anyone 8-18 with an interest in farming, can find out more about livestock production at a meeting Jan. 16. Cooperative Extension is hosting a youth livestock interest...
The annual Martin Luther King Day walk will be Jan. 13 starting at 10 a.m. Marchers will gather at Vineland Station in Whiteville and walk to the courthouse. More than 200...
Saturday Skate Nights resume this weekend (Jan. 6) at the Anchorage of Lake Waccamaw. The roller skating rink will be open from 7-9:30 p.m. Admission is $8, skate rental $2,...