A COVID-19 vaccination event will be held today (Friday) from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Columbus County Department of Aging. Moderna and Pfizer vaccines will be available. Each...
It’s far too often that defendants under the age of 21 appear on court dockets, but when Columbus County has another option out there to try to steer those kids...
Five counties and multiple agencies came together to break open a major drug trafficking ring with major connections here, according to a release from the New Hanover Sheriff’s Office. Nearly...
Columbus Regional is now donning a new sign that reads “Center for Robotic Surgery” on the front of the building. The hospital has been making advances in medicine, and now...
ATMC recently awarded $35,000 in grant funds to 12 Columbus educators to expand educational programs here. Recipients in the Columbus County area include Danielle Hinson and Michael Powell of Ch...
A water break near East Columbus High School has cancelled classes for the rest of the day and caused a boil water advisory for a large portion of the town’s...
A chase that crossed the state line Saturday ended with the arrest of one theft suspect, and later led to another to jail. Thomas Tony Bradley, 50, of Main Street,...
When you think of Fair Bluff, usually exotic animals aren’t the first thing that comes to mind. Shizzy’s Wildcat Rescue is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping animals held in capt...
Crews are scrambling to repair a fiber communications line after service was cut to 911 this afternoon. 911 service was not lost, the county said. Emergency calls are being rerouted...
We remembered a hard day this past weekend, and it hurt some folks’ feelings.The stories began trickling out Monday — a college professor who said “white people” were obsessed with...
Developing story One person was killed and two others injured Tuesday in a shooting on Dessie Road near Chadbourn. The sheriff’s office said in a press release that deputies responded...
Small businesses can find out more about how to do business with the state at a free seminar here Sept. 25. The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold a workshop...
There are times in your life when you stumble upon something so beautiful and unusual that you just have to share it with the world. You often wonder how something...
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many setbacks the last 18 months, and though the economy is somewhat stabilizing, many are still feeling the effects around the county while others are...
A league of extraordinary gentleman and one gentle woman got up bright and early Thursday morning to put up the flags along Flemington Drive in Lake Waccamaw. The crew...
A comment by an old friend saddened me the other day. “I haven’t been dovehunting since we were in high school,” he said. Considering that’s pushing 40 years ago, I...