I was focused on lunch at Sue’s Diner when I almost ran into Spring. I was making my way up the street from my office, and halfway noticing the windows of the stores. I admit to being rather old fashi...
Deputies responding to a suspicious vehicle call found a man who was reported missing hours before – and arrested him. Jarred Randall Little, 24, was held under a secured bond of $8,500 on charges of ...
If you suspect bats may be living in your home, biologists at the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission ask that you relocate them responsibly before pup rearing season begins on May 1. &...
An off-center crossroads that has been the scene of multiple car crashes will soon get a major renovation. Old Lumberton Road at N.C. 410, sometimes called Oakdale Crossroads, will be cut off on the e...
• Both victims recovering. The two victims of Sunday’s shooting in Whiteville are recovering, according to police. Paul Register Jr., 41, and Shamika McAllister, 41, were both struck by gunfire in the...
The Elizabethtown man charged in the county’s first murder of 2022 was arrested the same day after a high speed chase in Clinton. Lawrence Thomas, 69, of Jones Street, Elizabethtown, is being held und...
A number of local and state offices will be decided in the May 17 primary election, since there are no challengers. A special meeting of the county Board of Elections has been called for today to dea...
Elections Board to meet this afternoon to determine next step. No one filed to run for the Whiteville City Council seat held by Tim Blackmon by the noon deadline today. The county Board of Elections w...
A midnight quest for a cigarette ended badly for an Ash man Tuesday morning. Ivan Yanez, 21, was arrested and charged with assault on a government official, resisting an officer, indecent exposur...
A local couple with four children could soon be reunited – in court. Heliodoro Noyola Jr., 34, was returned to Columbus County Wednesday after he was arrested in Conway Feb. 6. Noyola faces charges of...
As prisons fight to recruit and keep corrections officers across the state, a Salisbury company will soon bring a number of high-paying jobs to Columbus Correctional. P&G Kiker Security has provid...
Former Elections Supervisor said she “did not know” she was filing retirement papers. Carla Strickland said she is “not worried” about a computer drive turned over to federal investigators Tuesday. “I...
Dear President Biden, As I write these words, you are preparing your first State of the Union address. I’m scared to see what you plan to do to America this time. Honestly, sir, I didn’t vote for you....
The Brown Street Station in Chadbourn will follow their ribbon cutting on March 5 with a nod to first responders. The venue is offering free tickets to the “Them Sweeney Boys” 3 p.m. show to firefight...
The Columbus County Shrine Club will be having their annual golf tournament on Friday, April 22 at the Land-O-Lakes Golf Course. Registration will begin at 10 a.m., and 11 a.m. is the shotgun start. &...
Another roundabout could be coming to Columbus County roadways. The state Transportation Department (DOT) is recommending the construction of a roundabout at the intersection of N.C. 11 and Old Lake R...