UPDATED Two suspects are sought after two people were shot at a home on Georgia Pacific Road near Whiteville Monday. The male victim was transported to New Hanover Regional with...
Crack cocaine was found with the man and woman discovered dead in an outbuilding in Riegelwood Friday. Henry Lamont Webb, 47, and Keshia Tenae Sander, 37, were found when a...
Catholic Charities will have the mobile pantry at the Old Dock Community Center Tuesday from 2:30 until 4 p.m. The event was originally scheduled for last week, but was cancelled...
One of the deadliest interchanges in Columbus County has an entirely new look. The intersection of U.S. 74 at Boardman, where Old Boardman Road and Macedonia Church Road intersect in...
Firefighters in Riegelwood expected to be deployed on submerged vehicles and swift water rescue calls during Hurricane Idalia, so when they were dispatched to a report of a submerged truck...
Whiteville City School Board chair Kandle Rogers has been charged with assault. Rogers was served with a summons today (Friday) after an incident that occurred during Thursday’s flooding. Rogers is...
Whiteville City Manager Darren Currie said officials expected some flooding with Hurricane Idalia. “With all the work the city has been doing, there are still going to be situations like...
Developing story Two individuals were found dead in an outbuilding in Riegelwood this morning. The sheriff’s office is investigating after a call came in around 8 a.m., according to...
Columbus Charter School will be closed to staff and students Friday due to flooded roadways in the county. ...
Due to the many road closures occurring across the area, Columbus County Schools will remain in remote instruction for Friday. County schools spokesman Kelly Jones announced the change this afternoon....
Thursday trash collections will take place Friday, due to Tropical Storm Idalia. County spokeswoman Amanda Prince said in an email that Waste Industries and Waste Management will not be operating...
A firefighting team from the N.C. Forest Service District Eight offices based in Whiteville is heading for Louisiana to help battle the Ida Fire in the Kisatchie National Forest near...
Southeastern Community College will close at 3 p.,m. today (Aug. 30) and will reopen Friday at 8 a.m. SCC officials announced a short time ago that the school will be...
Category Three Hurricane Idalia is coming ashore in Florida this morning, and is forecast to bring more tornadoes and possibly more rain as it crosses Columbus County tonight into Thursday....
As city residents scramble to trim trees and cut grass before Hurricane Idalia’s visit, Whiteville officials are asking for yard debris to be kept out of the gutters before the...
Whiteville City Schools will be on a regular schedule Wednesday, and will be closed to students and staff Thursday due to Hurricane Idalia. There will be no after school sporting...