Lake Waccamaw fire and police, along with State Park rangers and rescue crews were called to the dam Monday night after a man allegedly set his vehicle on fire. The call came in at 11:45 [Read More]
Every missing person is somebody’s child. The yellow ribbons are gone and forgotten now. We put yellow ribbons up to welcome people home, or remind folks of those who haven’t yet come home. I never [Read More]
Columbus County Sheriff’s Deputy D. Zehnder is being called a hero after saving a man form a burning home Sept. 26. Columbuscountynews.com broke this story on the day of the fire. The sheriff’s office and [Read More]
DEVELOPING: Three inmates at the Columbus County Detention Center have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said Friday. Chief Deputy Aaron Herring said the jail medical staff is monitoring the condition of the detainees. Additional information [Read More]
Passenger was the 17th fatality in county this year. The driver of a Ford Fusion that crashed into a combine Sept. 15 has been charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle. Michael Phillip Strickland was driving [Read More]
Updated 10.01.20 at 2:27 p.m. Gunfire – but no injuries – ended a chase Wednesday that involved two stolen vehicles and a manhunt through the Green Swamp. Jeffery Kelly Jr. is being held under no [Read More]
Throughout the month of October, SeHealth is sponsoring initiatives designed to promote awareness, prevention, and early detection as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Businesses are invited to decorate with pink and community members are [Read More]
Governor, DHHS secretary brief state North Carolina can move into Phase Three of reopening in the pandemic, Gov. Roy Cooper announced today. Beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, outdoor venues with 10,000-plus seats can operate at [Read More]
For the second time in less than three days, a female was shot in the Chadbourn area Monday.The juvenile, whose name and age were not released, was shot in a home in the 1200 block [Read More]
The sheriff’s office is hunting for a man who allegedly raped a child. Jeremy Thomas Ward, 36, is wanted on a single warrant for statutory rape of a child. The incident occurred in 2018, according [Read More]
Aircraft, military vehicles and even enemy combatants will be seen in Bladen County and border communities in the coming weeks, but there’s no reason to worry. The 24th Marine Expeditionary unit will be undergoing training along [Read More]
Wherever it came from, whoever is behind it, whatever the reasons – burning, looting , and threatening have no positive effects on anyone. On the 19th anniversary of the night a young deputy died, which was [Read More]
Jack Arnold Thompson, age 69 of Evergreen, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020 at Columbus Regional Healthcare System in Whiteville. He was born on February 26, 1951 in Elizabethtown to the late Jack Thompson [Read More]
Joyce Ann Green Nance-Lookabill, age 80 of Cerro Gordo, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, September 19, 2020, at her home. A native of Columbus County, Joyce was born on July 12, 1940, [Read More]
Alfred Delane McPherson, age 83 of the Beaverdam community in Chadbourn, went to be with his Lord on Thursday afternoon, September 24, 2020, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, NC. Alfred was born on December 4, [Read More]
Joyce Garner Batten, age 84, of Clarkton, NC died at her residence Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Joyce was born in Greensboro on March 22, 1936 to the late John Garner and Tula Willard Garner. She [Read More]
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