We remembered a hard day this past weekend, and it hurt some folks’ feelings.The stories began trickling out Monday — a college professor who said “white people” were obsessed with Sept. 11, 2001. A g...
Developing story One person was killed and two others injured Tuesday in a shooting on Dessie Road near Chadbourn. The sheriff’s office said in a press release that deputies responded to a call ...
Small businesses can find out more about how to do business with the state at a free seminar here Sept. 25. The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold a workshop to help small business owners lea...
There are times in your life when you stumble upon something so beautiful and unusual that you just have to share it with the world. You often wonder how something so unique came to be, or how the obj...
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many setbacks the last 18 months, and though the economy is somewhat stabilizing, many are still feeling the effects around the county while others are making adjustme...
A league of extraordinary gentleman and one gentle woman got up bright and early Thursday morning to put up the flags along Flemington Drive in Lake Waccamaw. The crew is headed by Mike Holli...
A comment by an old friend saddened me the other day. “I haven’t been dovehunting since we were in high school,” he said. Considering that’s pushing 40 years ago, I was aghast. My friend was always a ...
Fire crews were on the scene of a structure fire near Wooded Acres late Friday afternoon.No injuries were reported, but the building was destroyed. Lake Waccamaw and Hallsboro responded to the call....
My shirt was soaked, despite having been relieved of its sleeves and collars somewhere in a previous life, when it was armor for an office rather than minimal protection from mosquitoes, sunburn and d...
Columbus County will be buzzing with all kinds of activities over the next couple of weeks as folks honor the fallen and raise money for worthy causes. Celebrations, observances, and lots of good eats...
A ruling that would have allowed 55,000 convicted felons to cast a ballot has been stopped by the State Court of Appeals. On Aug. 30, a three-judge panel of Wake County Superior Court judges or...
Developing story Columbus County Parks and Recreation soccer has been cancelled for the fall season. In an email today (Thursday), county spokeswoman Amanda Prince said today that the rapid rise of CO...
The sheriff’s office is looking for a missing man who left an Evergreen home yesterday and hasn’t been seen since. William Derrick Dixon, 64, is a Native American male, with salt and pepper hair and a...
If you have ever had the pleasure of sitting through a notary class, then you have definitely heard the term moral turpitude mentioned at least ten times. By definition, it is described as c...
After almost two months serving as the town’s fire chief, Barney Tyler is leaving the department. Tyler and firefighters Brian Wilson and Ricky Dorsey turned in their resignations over the weeke...
Two left turns from U.S. 74/76 in Delco have been closed to improve safety. The N.C. Department of Transportation installed a raised median last year at Delco School Road and Acme-Delco Middle School....