UPDATE, 4:50 p.m.The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Team has captured James Jacobs and is turning him over to the Department of Corrections. Jacobs was found hiding in a cam...
For the second time in 28 days, firefighters and rescue crews recovered a drowning victim at Lake Waccamaw Saturday. Shane Donovan Hunt, 33, went over the side of his family’s boat to retrieve a float...
The second drowning victim in a month has been recovered from Lake Waccamaw.The 33 year old man went into the water to save his nine year old son after a float drifted away from the family’s boa...
Whiteville’s Wolfpack was handed a heartbreaker of a loss tonight as Randleman won the first game of the 2A playoffs, 10-0. The Pack couldn’t match the bats of the Tigers, who maintained their one-los...
Whiteville’s own “Sultans of Swat” are on the way to Burlington to face undefeated Randleman for the state 2A baseball championship.The Wolfpack was escorted through Whiteville today...
After a recent drowning, Lake Waccamaw Fire Chief Brandy Nance decided wants her search crews to be able to focus on rescue, rather than recovery. To that end, Nance hopes to soon add a jet ski to the...
Firefighters from four departments and the N.C. Forest Service battled 95-plus degree heat when they tackled a stubborn blaze along the railroad tracks Hinson’s Crossroads Thursday. “They were out the...
Inmate Gets Life in Stabbing It took 30 minutes for a Columbus County Superior Court jury to find David Mark Fields guilty of stabbing a fellow inmate 14 times with a prison shank. Fields was sentence...
Deputies arrested a man Sunday after he allegedly stole a tractor and gave multiple aliases. Warrants and Detention Center reports show Charles Graham Rogers, 71, was held under $5,500 secured bond. H...
Manicured flowers and gardens can be works of art, and this year’s Whiteville Garden Club tour is merging the art of man with the art of nature. This year’s tour will feature nine noteworthy homes in ...
Whiteville Police are investigating a shooting that occurred just before 4 p.m. Monday. The victim was transported to Columbus Regional, then transferred to New Hanover Regional, according to a press ...
As summer rolls in, events in Columbus County roll out. With meals, parades, and graduations going on, there is something for everyone to get involved in this week. Honey Hill Baptist Church mad...
A man was shot to death after allegedly trying to force his way into his ex-wife’s home home near Chadbourn Thursday. Robert Ransom Smith III, 67, was killed at the home of Jeanette Duncan on Joe Brow...
Their faces tell stories. One has friendly eyes and a shy smile. Another makes an obscene gesture at the camera, a show of manhood. Another looks tired. One toasts the camera with an energy drink, a c...
Developing storyOne person was shot to death at a home near Chadbourn today (Thursday). The incident occured at a home near the intersection of Rough and Ready Road and N.C. 410. Chief Deputy Aaron He...
Local schools and the sheriff’s office were taking steps to prevent mass shooting incidents like the one in Texas well before Tuesday’s tragedy in the Uvalde elementary school. A lone gunman armed wit...