Saturday is a big day in downtown Whiteville. The Shop Our Stores on Small Business Saturday will give shoppers all kinds of alternatives to big box stores while supporting your neighbors. Tinsel the ...
Whiteville Police have arrested a man for allegedly molesting a child in 2022. Sharmon Marshel Tolson, 71, of 110 Canal Street, Whiteville, was jailed Tuesday on the single charge of taking indecent l...
Small Business Saturday is going to be big in downtown Whiteville. The Shop Our Stores on Small Business Saturday is an opportunity for customers to avoid the big box stores and crowds and check out e...
On this Edition of The Columbus Connection, Jefferson has Amanda Irwin and Patricia Medlin of the Boys & Girls Home of Lake Waccamaw where they talk about their Christmas Nativity Journey Tour on ...
Deputies found a four-year-old crying and the child’s father unresponsive when they went to serve a warrant on the child’s mother. Matthew Coker, 36, was charged with misdemeanor child abuse, accordin...
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Jose Luis Puente. Puente is described as 62 years old, wearing a black T-shirt, cowboy boots, a black hat with a Tex...
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services’ Low Income Energy Assistance Program will begin accepting applications from older adults 60 and older or people with disabilities receiving services t...
As we gather to celebrate Thanksgiving, the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind everyone that our offices will be closing early today at 3pm and closed on Thursday and Friday i...
Note–someone asked where they could find a copy of this column from a couple years back. I hope you folks don’t mind a reprint this week. Please have a joyous and safe Thanksgiving, and tr...
By Dianne Nobles Ward Tabor City Chamber of Commerce Happy Thanksgiving from our Board of Directors, staff, and general membership! We hope you, your family, and friends have a very blessed season. ...
Lake Waccama’s boil advisory has been lifted. The advisory was issued Sunday after a line break along Canal cove Road. Repairs have been made, and tests show the water is free from contaminants....
Raleigh businessman Wilson Alfredo Olivera Borda pled guilty to nine counts of defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for over $1 million. At sentencing, Olivera faces a statutory maximum of...
It was a busy year for hurricanes, even if Columbus County did largely dodge the spray of tropical bullets from the Atlantic Ocean. The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially ends on Nov. 30...
Lake Waccamaw has issued a boil advisory for water customers between 2012 Canal Cove Road and the end of Waccamaw shore, including Wooded Acres. Customers will experience periods of low and no pressur...
On this Edition of The Columbus Connection, Jefferson has commentary about the victims of Hurricane Helene and the selective response of our Government, and his thoughts about the upcoming Than...
The changing weather is leading to changing habits in two wild species in our area – whitetail deer and coyotes. Deer are in the early stages of breeding season right now, which means bucks are someti...