A Bladen man has been arrested in Whiteville on charges he sexually abused a child. Dwayne Campbell Jr., 30, was ordered held under $150,000 secured bond on charges of crime against nature, indecent l...
Two people died in the head-on collision near Chadbourn. An infant and a passenger who survived Tuesday’s horrific crash near Chadbourn are in critical condition. Angela Lashon Shipman of Chadbourn an...
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Charles “Gary” Winters, 79, of Parkersburg on February 5, 2022. He was born in Logan, W.V., June 20, 1942, with his identical twin and lifelong b...
More people were killed in traffic fatalities in North Carolina last year than in any other year in the past two decades. A total of 24 people died in car crashes in Columbus County in 2021, according...
Citizen complaints led to six arrests and the seizure of a large quantity of drugs in Bolton Feb. 2. The sheriff’s office reported that the Vice Narcotics Division was investigating complaints about p...
I hate February. It wasn’t even February when I realized that my loathing for the second month was in full swing. It was still technically January, but a foul February wind had uncovered my pumphouse,...
THE COLUMBUS CONNECTION with Jefferson Weaver is a new weekly public affairs program produced in, for, and about Columbus County NC. Each week Jefferson and his In-Studio Guests discuss topics of inte...
Traffic was tied up on N.C. 130 near Brunswick today after a single vehicle wreck. The driver of the SUV reportedly fell asleep at the wheel and lost control on the wet roadway....
The man who allegedly shot a 17 year old female and caused a panic in the San Jose parking Lot has been arrested by Whiteville Police. Jalen Nique Shipman, 21, is being held under a secured bond on a ...
An undercover investigation into one alleged drug dealer led authorities to a second suspect Jan. 31. Willie Albert Batten, 60, of Country Club Rd., Whiteville, was held under $25,000 secured bond on ...
The surviving puppies and dogs seized from a Tabor City home Tuesday are recovering at Columbus County Animal Protective Services.APS workers said today (Thursday) that the mother of of the youngest p...
100-mph Chase Goes from Bladen to Columbus A high speed chase that began in Bladenboro ended near the Columbus County line Tuesday. Bladen Sheriff James McVicker reported that Bladenboro Police tried ...
A starving stray dog led police to multiple malnourished animals and two dead puppies Tuesday. Some of the dogs had apparently stayed alive by eating a litter mate. Christopher Bryan McNeil, 21, of 21...
As we begin February together, I wanted to write a quick note just to say thank you to all of the great employees of Columbus County. I continue to be amazed at the level of expertise and p...
Tabor City Police have arrested a Florence man for altering, then using a fleet fuel card, running up thousands of dollars in diesel bills. Jasper Jerrell Epps, 24, was charged with 33 counts of obtai...
Two Columbus Regional employees are recovering after they were allegedly beaten by a female patient. Warrants show Kimberly Cherie Gore, 44, of Radio Station Road, was placed under a secured bond on t...