A teenager was allegedly shot to death by his father Friday, according to the sheriff’s office. Matthew Hall Mercer is under no bond on a single count of first degree murder, Sheriff Bill Rogers said....
If anyone tells you there’s nothing going on Columbus County, they’re just not keeping up. This weekend there’s music, classic cars, a special worship service and beautiful weather. Saturday starting ...
Tamrick Hobley of Wilmington and two other suspects have been charged in the July murder of a Riegelwood man. The sheriff’s office said Tracey Taylor was found dead at his residence on Cemetery Road ...
By Christen Elizabeth Weaver Guest Columnist Each generation has their own GOAT. (If you’re not hip to the jive new lingo the kids are using today, “GOAT” means “Greatest of All Time.”) One of the gre...
Less than a mile and a half from our house in the hollow, there’s a new Dollar General. All the jokes aside, I actually like the DG stores, both the businesses and the business model. I prefer locally...
The alleged gunman in a Sept. 4 shooting near Whiteville is being held under no bond. Jansean Daryan Freeman, 20, was arrested Monday for attempted first degree murder and failure to appear, detention...
The disgraced police chief who faked his suicide to avoid prosecution pled guilty in Columbus Superior Court today. William Anthony Spivey will serve 138 to 267 months in prison after pleading guilty...
A dog was found beaten to death in a field in Nakina Sunday. The sheriff’s office reported that the Sarah’s Avenue resident who owned of the animal let the dog out to go to the bathroom around 6 p.m. ...
Around $91 million in the state’s $30 billion budget is coming to Columbus County. Rep. Brenden Jones and Sen. Bill Rabon announced the funding Thursday. Gov. Roy Cooper said in a statement that he wi...
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) reported that zebra mussels, a harmful invasive aquatic species, have been identified in Iredell County. This is the first time this species has been id...
September in North Carolina means football, harvest time, hunting seasons, fishing – and the start of fall forest fire season. As North Carolina transitions to the fall, the N.C. Forest Service is rem...
Assistant District Attorney Heath Nance has a new title – judge. Nance will fill the seat left vacant by C. Ashley Gore, who was recently appointed to fill the Superior Court seat of retired Chief Sup...
Traffic was snarled for hours this morning when a logging truck overturned in Riegelwood. The truck lost its load at the intersection of N.C. 87 and Fertilizer Road, forcing delays in the area during ...
It wasn’t a good week for Pender County teams on the Columbus gridirons Thursday, as play was pushed up in advance of today’s potential tropical weather. Whiteville stomped a strong-hearted Heide Tras...
Whiteville City Council on Tuesday will vote on a contract to take the next steps toward a million-dollar project to turn a former shopping center into a “stormwater park.” While all the structures on...
What will likely become Tropical Storm Ophelia is expected to bring 1.75 to 2.5 inches of rain to Columbus starting Friday. The National Weather Service (NWS) said the coastal low pressure system is a...