• 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 Spivey, 36, o...
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 big and tall for my age, which led to me be kind of a ...
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 multitude of thi...
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 counts of assau...
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 County, to the late Art...
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 in the rear of his ...
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. until 6 a.m. Fri...
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 we received little more than mud and m...
Columbus County News Dot Com and WTXY will be providing updated lists of closings and delays throughout the storm, on air and online. Contact us on Facebook or email crystalfaircloth@columbuscounty.ne...
Lack of personnel is forcing Nakina Middle School to go virtual beginning tomorrow (Wednesday) through Friday. Kelly Jones of the Columbus County school system said in a press release this afternoon (...
Planners for the county Parks and Recreation Department hope residents will share their experiences, needs and hopes in a new survey. The survey will be used to create a master plan for future funding...
• No one was injured, but homes and vehicles were damaged. Chadbourn Police are investigating a series of shootings that occurred between 6:30 and 8 p.m. Tuesday. Police Chief Ken Elliot said no one w...