A Columbus County narcotics officer is recovering after a suspect allegedly used his vehicle as a weapon. Duane Henderson Manning, 55, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon on a government off...
Four firearms and drugs were recently confiscated thanks to the sharp nose of a Sheriff’s Office canine. Jeroid Long, 33, of Riegelwood was held under $8,500 secured bond after a traffic stop March 11...
One man was jailed after a shootout on Whitehall Road Extension Friday. Karsten Maurice Powell, 52, of 125 Stabley St., Whiteville, was charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell and del...
Justin Lee Locklear became the county’s eleventh road death Friday when his soft drink truck slammed into the rear of a tanker on U.S. 74-76. First Sgt. Andrew Pait of the Highway Patrol said Locklear...
With the spring comes the return of the bug population. You may be tempted to swat at the little guys, but keep in mind that some of them are essential to crops and flowers. One organization in town i...
The driver of a soft drink truck became the county’s 11th road death today(Friday). The victim was ejected when the delivery truck collided with a tanker on U.S. 74-76 between Whiteville and Hallsboro...
North Carolina’s largest salamanders are beginning to stir from the winter sleep, and state biologists want to know exactly where they are living. Hellbenders and mudpuppies, sometimes call...
Easter is fast approaching, and the Columbus County Parks and Recreation is providing youngsters plenty of opportunities to go egg hunting. The fun begins on Saturday, April 9 at 10 a.m. at the follow...
As the weather warms up, the Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce has finalized the plans for the Spring Has Sprung Festival. The fun-filled day will kick off at 10 a.m. with a parade on Saturday, A...
Two men have been jailed after an eight year old girl was allegedly forced to watch a pornographic movie and perform sex acts. Alton Lee Rhue, 47, was charged Monday with felony child abuse, and...
An “airsoft” fight in Whiteville has caught the attention of police. Whiteville Police said on their Facebook page that a group of individuals is shooting at each other using gel pellet guns, which ar...
The same storm system that brought destructive tornados to Oklahoma and Louisiana will visit the Cape Fear region today, but it won’t pack quite the same wallop. The National Weather Service Wil...
A Sunday night crash has claimed a second victim, bringing the county highway death toll to ten this year. Heather Nichole “Nikki” Pennington died Tuesday from injuries sustained in Sunday...
One of two workers injured in a fire at HERR Environmental has died. The man was seriously burned in the blast at the Maultsby Street operation, Fire Marshal Hal Lowder said Monday. The victim was air...
Area pastors are being asked to help spread the word of God to every home in Columbus county. Saturate Columbus will be a door-to-door evangelistic effort that organizers hope will reach into every fa...
Trees were among the most numerous casualties in major storms, and a cooperative effort April 2 will help replace some of those lost to weather. Columbus county Cooperative Extension is working with I...