The fate of William Jacoby Singletary is in the hands of a jury. The Bladenboro man is on trial for first degree murder for the 2020 killing of Monalisa McMillian. The Whiteville woman was shot and pu...
As more humans get outside to enjoy the weather, snakes across the state will start to slither out to share some spring sunshine. The Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) is reminding folks that more s...
A gunfight near Green Acres left one man injured Tuesday. Dalvin Smith, 21, of Tabor City was shot in the neck, according to the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office. Smith was taken to Loris Hospital. Th...
It never confused me that words were backwards and upside down. It wasn’t that I was dyslexic; indeed, I’m not sure we even knew that word on April 25, 1978. It was just that I had grown up standing o...
In-person early voting begins Thursday across North Carolina. In Columbus County, voters have five early voting locations where they can cast a ballot. Any registered voter can visit any pollin...
Local West Columbus Vikings Cheer Squad: It is West Columbus High School Cheer Squad tryout week and tryout day is Thursday, April 28. The tryout time is 3:30 — 4:30 p.m. Baseball Today: Wolfp...
Courtesy of Regal Resort The career of Country Music Hall of Fame member Charlie Daniels will be memorialized at Goldston’s Beach at White Lake. Daniels left behind a musical legacy that impacted the ...
Robeson investigators have recovered a body in a Red Springs yard. The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release that the body was buried behind a residence on Lewis McNeil Road. The dis...
It’s bear season again – but not for hunters. Black bears are on the move across North Carolina. In Columbus, which has always been a haven for black bears, a few have made brief forays through neighb...
A Lake Waccamaw man has been charged with taking indecent liberties with a minor after allegedly having sex with a four year old. Michael John Fishburn, 43, of 84 White Pine Rd., Lake Wacca...
The South Columbus student who charmed American Idol judges and her uncle who also competed on the show will be in Whiteville this afternoon.Ryleigh Madison Bunch and Dustin Chapman, both of whom were...
A caravan of Whiteville Police, state troopers, deputies and officers from other agencies escorted the hearse carrying Sgt. Cameron Lemmons down the streets he patrolled one last time today.Lemmons, 2...
Three men were hurt and one arrested after a stabbing Saturday near Chadbourn. Michael Joseph Tubbs, 42, was held under $75,000 secured bond, according to detention center reports. He was charged with...
Extra hands are need Thursday to help prepare 12,000 keychain Bibles for delivery to Ukrainian refugees. Rev. Dave Heller of the Columbus Baptist Association said the QR Code Bibles will be delivered ...
Two people were arrested on multiple narcotics charges after a deputy stopped their vehicle for reckless driving. Warrants and jail reports show Henry Charles Brandt, 34, and Summer Coleman, 30, were ...
After Monday’s schedule was washed out, Whiteville’s Wolfpack will have two matches today in the Pitt Classic. At noon, the Pack faces Northside Pinetown. With barely time to knock the clay off their ...