Trees were among the most numerous casualties in major storms, and a cooperative effort April 2 will help replace some of those lost to weather. Columbus county Cooperative Extension is...
It’s all fun and games until the blue lights are activated. Tyrone Allen Mills, 54, of 3397 Will Inman Rd., Tabor City, was charged with damaging personal property, failure to...
The driver in a high speed chase Friday was caught after he fell in mud while running away on foot. Zackery Gage Faircloth, 29, of Green Sea, S.C., is being...
Warrants say inmates attempted jailbreak at Detention Center. A suspected murder, along with a statutory rape defendant and another felon allegedly tried to escape the Columbus County Detention Center...
Officials from the city schools were joined by local dignitaries this morning for the official opening of the first phase of the new Whiteville High School. The ongoing project is...
Less than four days after two men died in a head-on crash near Bolton, the county’s ninth road death occurred near Chadbourn Sunday. Josh Eli Thorp, 40, of China Grove...
The head-on collision that killed two men near Bolton Thursday was the third time in three years that the Saint Patrick’s Day week was marred by highway fatalities. Ryan Patrick...
The snort of antique engines, the sounds of livestock and the boom of cannon are returning to Lake Waccamaw this weekend. After being cancelled for two years due to the...
That’s all right by me When I was a child, my grandmother was the first person to ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up. “I want...
Two additional drug suspects have been arrested in the latest phase of what has been dubbed “Operation Green Cleaning.” The ongoing narcotics enforcement operation by the Sheriff’s Office netted...
One of my new heroes, although I guess she is technically a heroine, is Ryleigh Madison Bunch. I don’t know her personally, but I know several members of her family....
Eight suspects were jailed Monday after a raid on a Twin Pines Road home that’s been frequently visited by law enforcement. Citizen complaints led to an investigation at 667 Twin...
UNC Health Southeastern has expanded visiting hours for the medical center to 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, the hospital will continue to follow...
Local girl moving up on American Idol Ryleigh Madison Bunch had to teach the American Idol judges how to speak “country,” but the local singer is on her way to...
This week, Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Cadets traveled to Lake Waccamaw Fire Department to tour the station and learn CPR training. Chief Brandy Nance took time out of her busy...
The combined efforts of Whiteville Police and both state and federal agents sent an Asheboro man to prison this week. Steven Thomas Luck, 47, of Asheboro, was found guilty of...