Norfolk Junior “Fuzzy” Best will spend the rest of his life in prison, after a Bladen County Superior Court Jury upheld his murder conviction Monday (Aug. 31). Best – now 72 — was convicted in 1...
The combine was winning a race the other day as I realized it was time for an old friend’s return. An iron veil of rain darkened the horizon – one of those late August storms that have caused some fol...
State health officials have confirmed that four baby goats in an Iredell County petting zoo had rabies. The N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS) which monitors rabies in the state, announced...
Deputies have arrested a man on charges on firing into an occupied vehicle and assaulting the driver. James Paul Inman, 42, was arrested Saturday, according to detention center reports. He is charged ...
A powerful storm front caused nuisance flooding and knocked out power for most of Whiteville this evening. Duke Progress Energy crews are still working to restore power in some areas. The outage was c...
Whiteville Police are investigating after a body was found in an abandoned car Friday. WPD Chief Paul Rockenbach said the body was found in the 300 block of West College Street around 2 p.m. The State...
Three alleged drug traffickers were arrested Thursday after a raid on a home near Whiteville. The sheriff’s office reported that Steven Scott Best, Tara Shawn Little, and Wesley Scott Best were jailed...
Chadbourn leaders Tuesday will consider a zoning amendment to allow mobile homes in more areas of the town, as well as amending the zoning rules to allow a seafood market to remain in business. “One o...
Alton James Holloman Sr. 58, of Whiteville, N.C. passed on August 27, 2026 in Columbus County. He was born on March 29, 1968 in Columbus County. The son of James M. Holloman and the late Iris E. Norri...
An infant was transported to hospital after ingesting narcotics, and a woman has been charged in the case. Andrea Jane Millender, 20, of 41 Oleander Dr., Whiteville, was placed under $50,000 secured b...
A former Columbus County pastor facing sex offense charges has been arrested for embezzlement. Devin Cyrus Carroll, 23, of 428 Royal Arch Dr., Conway, S.C., was placed under $75,000 secured bond, char...
Friday is the deadline to have photos submitted for the Veterans Memorial Park Wall of Honor. Photos of any veteran of war or peace time, from any era, will be included on the wall for free. All photo...
Whiteville City Council on Tuesday joined a growing number of local governments in putting the brakes on new data centers. “There’s just a lot we do not know at this point,” said City Planner Robert L...
Updated information A Whiteville area man is being held under no bond on multiple charges of statutory sex offense and child sexual abuse. Brenton Allen Britt, 36, is being held on no bond. He is char...
Updated and corrected with new bond information and correct charge details. The stepfather and mother of a nine-year-old girl have been charged with allowing the sexual abuse of a child. Zackery Lynn ...
I am a creature of habit, boringly so. Every day starts around the same time, with prayer, news, coffee, some time with my wife and animals, chores, then work. The music for the brief commute is the s...