President Joe Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 convicted murderers Monday (Today), including three tied to high profile cases with regional connections. Biden issued the commutations as incomi...
There is no doubt that Christmas is Corey Lee’s favorite holiday. More than 50,000 Christmas lights shine bright at Leesville, as his display on New Britton Highway south of Whiteville has become know...
On this Holiday Edition of The Columbus Connection, Jefferson has a couple stories for you to enjoy. First up, it’s Paula and the Christmas Hound. And then to close this week’s Columbus Co...
A Christmas tradition for 15 years will light up the skies through January 6, 2025. Since 2009, Corey Lee’s family has decorated their home at 7020 New Britton Highway E. (NC-130) Whiteville with what...
More than a century ago, maybe on a Christmas morning, the doll was unwrapped to squeals of joy. Her body was simple and straightforward – basically just cotton bags, stuffed with more cotton. She was...
It’s a busy time in Columbus County, as school is out and everyone is getting ready for Christmas. We still have room if you have a church program or special event you’d like to share with the communi...
Suspect photos and charges added. Deputies arrested 20 suspects Dec. 16 in a broad sweep in what the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office named Operation Nutcracker. The “crime suppression warrant ...
A stolen property investigation led to a major drug bust in Nakina Dec. 5, and more charges are pending. The sheriff’s office reported that detectives executed a search warrant on Nucket Lane, Nakina ...
A grassfire led to the discovery of a break-in and vandalism of a home Tuesday. Linda Campbell contacted the sheriff’s office after she went to the home on J.D. Cartrette Road after being called about...
While there was evidence there are no suspects in a drive-by shooting that damaged several homes on Godwin Trail Tuesday. Deputy T. Stewart was dispatched to the Chadbourn-area property just before no...
A shooting in the Green Acres community has resulted in a life sentence for a Columbus County man. Marty Devane Soles, 28, formerly of Sandy Drive, Tabor City, was found guilty of first degree murder,...
Five people have now been charged in a stolen property and drug ring in Nakina. Skylar Long, Jonathan Cumbee, Teresa Hursey, Linda Gore and Jonathan Dorsch face a variety of felony charges ranging fro...
Drones and search crews tracked down a 15-year-old boy who allegedly kidnapped his girlfriend Tuesday. The youth has been referred to the Dept. of Juvenile Justice on charges of first degree kidnappin...
The child molester who had a standoff with Bladen County deputies will serve 20 years in prison. Wilton Edwards Jr. age 42, pleaded guilty to statutory rape Monday in Bladen County Superior Court. He ...
Three masked men allegedly assaulted a Delco couple and stole $35,000 of cash of property and cash Saturday. The sheriff’s office reported that Guadalupe Renteria and Yajaira Sanchez sustained minor i...
A motorcyclist became the second county road death in three days Monday. James Dicicco, 57, of Evergreen crashed on a curve on Princess Ann Road, Sgt. K. McVicker said. The motorcycle left the highway...