The Southeastern North Carolina Genealogical Society will learn about the history of sweet potatoes in Columbus County when they meet Sept. 14. Our speaker will be Dr. Howard Wallace, speaking on the ...
Robert Kennedy Jr. sued to get on the North Carolina ballot in October, and now he is suing to be removed from the ballot. Kennedy withdrew his bid for President Aug. 23 to support Donald Trump. On Au...
North Carolina will be able to expand its electric vehicle charging network to 10 community colleges and better train the next generation of students on clean vehicle technologies, thanks to a $1 mill...
Deputies had to put out two fires before arresting a man Saturday for allegedly threatening his mother. James Earl Whitman, 41, was released on a $1,500 unsecured bond on charges of communicating thre...
I managed to wrap the last fastener on the wire just as the first drops of rain sent up geysers of dust in the bone-dry pasture. It doesn’t seem like the ground would be so dry, just a couple weeks af...
A School Resource Officer is back at work after she was assaulted while breaking up a fight at West Columbus High School Friday. Dep. V. Lancaster sustained a head injury and is expected to recover, a...
Family Fur Day is today at the fairgrounds. You can adopt shelter pets for free, get free rabies shots for your animals. Enjoy the petting zoo, check out area food trucks, and join in the games with t...
On this Edition of The Columbus Connection, Jefferson has in studio guest Whiteville City Manager Darrin Currie. Darrin and Jefferson talk about Potholes, the City’s Water and Sewer System, and ...
When a local veteran committed suicide last year, Angela Norris wanted to do something. As one of the founders of the Veterans Memorial Park of America, Norris is familiar with the stories of veterans...
The state is offering a reward for information about a 1994 murder in Elizabethtown. Gov. Roy Cooper announced Thursday (today) that the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) will pay up to $25,000 for ...
A three car collision claimed the life of a Tabor City man Wednesday afternoon. George Soles Jr., 80, was killed when the vintage 1936 truck he was driving was struck at the intersection of Peacock an...
The suspect in a break-in was caught by a deputy on the property Saturday. Deputy Z. Morris was called to 310 big Branch Road after a caller reported a break-in in progress, a report said. The deputy ...
Multiple fire departments were called to a structure fire that claimed the life of a Roseland woman Wednesday. Columbus County Fire Marshal Shannon Blackman said the fire was spotted at 8347 Old Stake...
A car was destroyed and a home damaged on Hoover Road early Friday in what investigators think could have been a “targeted attack.” Deputies were called t0 737 Hoover Road around 1:15 a.m. to a struct...
A plea deal has been reached in the case of a man charged with child sex offenses. Michael John Fishburn, 46, formerly of White Pine Rd., Lake Waccamaw, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of indecent ...
Sometime in the next few days, the ritual will begin. The worn, comfortable and nearly threadbare surplus pants and the facing camouflage shirt are already clean. I likely will note how I should repla...