Lake Waccamaw voters will get the chance to decide whether to allow liquor by the drink and on-premises sale and consumption of beer and wine this fall. Mayor Daniel Hilburn said the three measures – [Read More]
Papa and I had the big house on Divine Street all to ourselves. We decided we were going to a ball game. We had big plans, the Old Man and I, but they didn’t quite [Read More]
Every pay period, (based on a two-week pay period) we are suggesting items to pick up for your emergency kit in the event of a hurricane. By now you should have your water-tight tote. [Read More]
Updated with additional information A Whiteville man is recovering in New Hanover Regional after he became the second shooting victim in a month at Sandy Ridge Apartments. Whiteville Police Lt. Andre Jackson said Stephon Geathers, 35, [Read More]
Rev. Dave Heller Isaiah 55:8-9: For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher [Read More]
Jamille Gore Your Edward Jones financial adviser 117 W. Main St., Downtown Whiteville910.642.2820 The COVID-19 pandemic has unsettled the country’s employment picture for months and will likely continue to do so for a while. However, [Read More]
See related, updated story for the latest data. Columbus County reported 908 confirmed COVID 19 cases in its twice-weekly report today (Monday). The health department updates local data every Monday and Thursday. Today’s report showed [Read More]
A Whiteville woman has died from injuries sustained in a June collision in Brunswick County. Melissa Ashley Madison, 39, of Hallsboro Road South, died in an area hospital Saturday from injuries sustained in a June [Read More]
The town of Lake Waccamaw has issued a boil water order for homes from the 2600 Canal Cove Road to the end of Waccamaw Shores. The order does not include Wooded Acres. A leaking water [Read More]
CCSO sergeant saves Lake resident during Isaias Sgt. John Cobbs is known for being a modest man – so much so, he didn’t tell his supervisor about saving an 86-year-old man’s life during Hurricane Isaias. [Read More]
The updated hurricane forecast Thursday from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) increased the anticipated number of storms in the Atlantic Basin. The estimated number of named storms increased from 12 to a range [Read More]
One man is in jail and another recovering after a shooting near Tabor City Thursday. Ronnie Junior Dixon, 44, is being held under $32,500 secured bond, charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious [Read More]
Lucy Jane Shipman charged with resisting, endangering child. A mother and son from Delco were arrested Aug. 4 after the teen son was stopped for allegedly speeding while intoxicated. Lucy Jane Shipman, 39, and Lawrence [Read More]
A fishing competition Saturday will benefit a well-known local man fighting ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). Proceeds from the bass tournament go to help with to medical equipment and expenses for Barry Hammond. Registration and launch [Read More]
Residents along Seven Creeks Highway in Nakina are being reminded to lock their cars and keep an eye out for suspicious persons. The sheriff’s office and Bug Hill Concerned Citizens Facebook group reported that someone [Read More]
State numbers show 27 more cases here since Monday, while the county reports 34. Columbus County saw two more COVID-19 related deaths since Monday, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). [Read More]
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