While only one data center is currently planned in Columbus County, Whiteville officials want more time to consider the impact of the controversial tech facilities. Council will consider a one-year mo...
A crash just after sunset Monday was fatal to a woman driving a moped on U.S. 74-76 in Delco. The Highway Patrol and Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire Rescue Chief Steve Camlin said the moped was traveling e...
Friday’s violent storm caused damage across the county, including some scary moments at a popular destination and a home in Williams, but no injuries. Heavy rains collapsed the roof at Whiteville Used...
The suspect in a home invasion also faces narcotics charges, according to warrants. Sheldon Glen Patrick, 59, was arrested Aug. 20 on charges of discharging a firearm in a home to incite fear; to coun...
Multiple charges were filed after a Cherry Grove man allegedly choked a woman unconscious with an extension cord. Jonathan Grooms, 27, of 562 Cheery Grove Rd., Cerro Gordo, faces charges of assault by...
Heavy winds damaged Galloway Farms Maze Craze Friday, toppled trees at Lake Waccamaw and elsewhere, and dropped from three to seven inches of rain across the county. An event venue at Galloway Farms w...
Investigators have arrested a fourth suspect in $100,000 theft ring that spanned three counties. Matthew Wayne Hurst, John Michael McDonald, Shayna Logue, and Joseph Reinhart all face multiple felonie...
Developing story Several trees are reported down at Lake Waccamaw, and a shed has collapsed at Galloway Farms Maze Craze due to the current storm. The storm is producing frequent and dangerous ...
Columbus County will continue to have five early polls but Sunday polls will not be open this year. State law requires that all election rules for primaries and general elections be approved by unanim...
Vice-Narcotics detectives arrested a man on drug charges after an Aug. 11 traffic stop. Roger Dale Reaves, 59, of 3288 Gore Trailer Rd., Whiteville, was held under $3,500 secured bond, according to de...
Fair Bluff is looking forward to the ribbon cutting for its newly reopened grocery store next month, and residents are coming together Sunday to ask God’s blessings on the effort. A community prayer s...
Arson is thought to be the cause of a wildfire that destroyed a truck and some woodland Aug. 13. The sheriff’s office said deputies were called to 291 Laura’s Lane on the Game Lands. A truck was also ...
Richard Dean is used to seeing herons and other water birds in the ditches and pond at his home on U.S. 701 in Williams Towsnhip, but not pelicans. “I never saw one up close before,” the U.S. Army vet...
A longterm investigation into suspected illegal narcotics sales resulted in the arrest of an Elizabethtown man, according to officials. Justin “Jay” Romales Williams, 46, of 802 Fox St., Elizabethtown...
State officials will decide whether Columbus will have four or five early polls during what is expected to be a marathon meeting in Raleigh Thursday. Multiple counties across the state failed to reach...
Possibly the only benefit to the ongoing drought is that clearing crews have better access to Soules Swamp through Whiteville, and teams are taking the opportunity to clear out beaver dams and blockag...