I was taken aback the other day while talking with a random diner at one of my favorite eateries. I didn’t know him from Adam’s housecat, but we struck up a conversation. We’re around the same age, bo...
A Clinton businessman who focuses on conservation is the newest member of the Wildlife Resources Commission. Reid Smith joined the governing board today (June 6). Smith was sworn in by Rep. John R. Be...
Najee Dizon Leach was arraigned this morning on charges of murder, murder of an unborn child, and other felonies in Bladen County. Leach, 31, allegedly gunned down Bolivia Monique Williams Tuesday nig...
Robert Worley was dismissed as a magistrate today (June 6) by Superior Court Judge C. Ashley Gore. Citing conduct unbecoming an officer of the court, social media posts and concerns that he had intimi...
A water line break near Hallsboro has led to a boil advisory for a small number of residents. The break occurred at the Lakeland Village subdivision, near the intersection of Sam Potts Highway and Hon...
UPDATED at 4:33 p.m. A Riegelwood area man has been arrested on murder charges after allegedly shooting and killing a pregnant woman. Najee Dizon Leach, 31, was taken into custody around 4 p.m. today ...
Saturday wrapped up three days of aggressive traffic enforcement coordinated by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office, resulting in seven more fugitives being arrested and multiple traffic violations. ...
One of the two people who died in a Wilmington wreck Sunday was an Evergreen native. Parker Elizabeth Nance, 22, and Jeanette Yoho, 59, both of Wilmington, died in a collision in the 6000 block of Ma...
First it was armadillos and nutria rats, then hammerhead worms and “murder hornets” – and now, flying spiders. Invasive Joro spiders with four-inch-long legs and a habit of spinning webs for flying ha...
Columbus Regional Healthcare System recently awarded eight $1,000 scholarships to HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) students who would like a future in the healthcare industry. This is the...
(Editor’s note: this story has been edited to correct an earlier error. — JW) No nonessential capital projects, no new hiring, and other cuts are part of the Fiscal 24-25 budget approved Monday by cou...
Yard salers and resellers are now welcome at the Columbus Community Farmers Market. The market’s primary focus is local produce, seafood, arts and crafts and other small business products, but after s...
Whiteville will receive $1.3 million in state funding for the Mollie’s Branch Drainage Project. The funding was made public when N.C. Emergency Management (NCEM) announced the first round of grant rec...
For the second year in a row, Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation (BEMC) has been named a Best Employer by Business North Carolina magazine. “We are incredibly honored to be recognized as a Nort...
Two shooting incidents were reported on Wright Road over the weekend, but one case was closed after witnesses refused to cooperate with law enforcement. The sheriff’s office reported that deputies wer...
Four mobile testing labs and law enforcement from nine agencies issued 89 citations, charged one person with driving while impaired and arrested a wanted fugitive Thursday (May 30). Operation Heat Wa...