I hate August. If you have read my column for more than a few months, you likely know this. Hate is a strong word, one I do not use lightly, and one which is never directed toward others. I hate the t...
Two familiar faces have new jobs in the Columbus County courts. District Court Judge Ashley Gore was invested as Superior Court Judge Monday in a special ceremony in Whiteville. Gore replaces Doug Sas...
The U.S. 701 bridge over the Cape Fear River at Elizabethtown will be reduced to one lane starting Wednesday. The lane reduction is necessary for contract workers to complete the installation of concr...
Jeremiah Javonte Robinson turned 18 Monday, and was charged as an adult in the 2022 murder of Caron Robinson in Whiteville. Whiteville Police said Caron Robinson, 32, was found on West Burkhead Street...
Two single-vehicle wrecks this weekend claimed the lives of the drivers. In the first crash, a motorcyclist crossed the center line and struck a ditch, Trooper Trevor Bryan of the Highway Patrol said....
Major Brett Baxley has been dismissed by Columbus County Sheriff Bill Rogers. Baxley, a retired Highway Patrol Trooper, was originally hired in October 2022 by Sheriff Bill Rogers as an internal affa...
An overnight storm brought five to six inches of rain across much off the county Sunday night and early Monday. Meteorologist Christopher Cawley said six inches of rain fell at his weather station on ...
The sheriff’s office is investigating three assaults that were reported over the weekend. Randy Hayes was attacked at his home on Kenneth Hayes Lane near Chadbourn during an argument over property, re...
An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that County Manager Eddie Madden was involved in the personnel matter discussed in the closed session. Managing Editor Jefferson Weaver made the er...
The days of worrying about a sweat-smeared hunting permit or sopping wet fishing license are over. Effective July 1, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) launched a new, custom licensing syste...
Due to a recent retirement announcement at the Central Office, The Columbus County Board of Education is making administrative changes to avoid disruptions resulting from personnel moves during the sc...
Lightning struck a tree at Lake Waccamaw Wednesday, breaking windows, damaging a fence and leaving a man with a serious head injury. The initial emergency call just after 4:30 p.m. said a victim had b...
Morgan and Clay Hern recently walked the Boardwalk in Fair Bluff, but they weren’t just out for leisurely stroll. Along with their father, Justin Hern, they cleaned up litter along the path. Do ...
Deputies were forced to break through a door on a Five Points home Tuesday after a woman refused to surrender on outstanding charges. Renee Michelle McKinnies, 28, was charged with resisting an office...
A Lumberton area woman was jailed Tuesday after allegedly using a trashcan to attack a sheriff’s office patrol car. Hannah Locklear, 39, of Virgie Road, was held under $2,500 secured bond, according t...
I’m not even sure I had heard of Jason Aldean before the other day, when the left decided he was a bad person. Like many of you, I immediately searched his “controversial” song, and watched the “insen...