The Good News Jan. 29- Feb. 4. Columbus County has been seeing some frigid temperatures and unusual weather for the South. What better way to beat the chill if you’re...
Fair Bluff Police and the sheriff’s office arrested a man on assault and other charges Thursday after officers forced entry on his home. Warrants show Demonte Shamaur Player, 22, of...
The Hearts and Vets Walk-a-thon hosted by the Veteran’s Memorial Park is now virtual due to the chance of inclement weather. The countywide event was scheduled to begin Saturday...
A second Tabor Correctional inmate has been found dead of an apparent suicide. The N.C. Dept. of Public Safety said in a press release that Robert B. Walker was found...
• Spivey hid parts in Christmas boxes, report says. The former chief of Chadbourn police has been charged with stealing two catalytic converters from a Tabor City garage. William Anthony...
I was a lousy athlete, but I never wanted to play against a girl to make myself look better. I was a chubby, sometimes fat kid. I was always both...
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has now been confirmed in 53 hunter-harvested wild waterfowl at three sites in North Carolina. These sites are Hyde County, a site located on the Pamlico/Beaufo...
Chaplain Marcia McMullen DeRush has opened her heart and the doors of her office with special individuals in mind. McMullen House of Heroes is a safe haven where the chaplain offers a...
Small, women-owned and disadvantaged business owners wanting to learn how to compete for state transportation contracts are invited to attend a free workshop Feb. 19 at Robeson Community College....
Chadbourn Police arrested a Clarkton man Tuesday after he allegedly stood in the roadway, fought officers and had narcotics in his pocket. Davion Jabias Frink, 21, was charged with two...
Arthur Larry Barnhill, age 78, of Whiteville, N.C., passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022, at Premier Living, Lake Waccamaw, N.C. Larry was born on June 10, 1943 in New Hanover...
Deputies were the victims in two recent shooting incidents, but no one was injured in either case. On Jan. 8, according to sheriff’s reports, a deputy reported finding a bullethole...
A juvenile faces charges in two Chadbourn shooting incidents, according to Chadbourn Police. “It’s been a long night,” Chief Ken Elliot said. “Our department has been working s...
Ice, freezing rain and some snowflakes are being reported across Columbus. While ice accumulations may be lower than initial National Weather Service forecasts, area roads are still treacherous. A cur...
County under curfew starting at 6 p.m. Columbus County will be under a nighttime curfew except for essential and emergency workers through Sunday morning. The curfew lasts from 8 p.m....
I was restless as restless can be, ill as the proverbial hornet, but there was no medicine to succor the sickness I was suffering. We looked for a snowstorm, but...