Cocaine, oxycodone, and a stolen firearm were among the contraband seized after a traffic stop Monday. Charles Brown, 28, of 223 Old N.C. 211, Bolton, and Karlie Raelyn Brown, 23, of Leland, were stop...
Town awarded sewer, pedestrian/bike plan grants Lake Waccamaw has hired of the town’s first female firefighter, and was recently awarded grants for sewer improvements and a bicycle and pede...
Tuesday is the last chance for voters in most area municipalities to elect mayors and board members. Every town except Lake Waccamaw has seen a low turnout for municipal election early voting, ...
After four murders in two years and dozens of violent crimes, a superior Court Judge on Friday granted a nuisance abatement order against Sandy Ridge Apartments in Whiteville. Whiteville Police and Al...
One woman was shot at the Whiteville San Jose restaurant Friday night, according to Whiteville Police. in a press release, WPD said the woman was transported to New Hanover Regional Health Center with...
Trick-or-treaters are heading out to collect some goodies in Columbus County this weekend, and they will not be disappointed. This year there are opportunities all weekend long to give those costumes ...
The State Medical Examiner has confirmed that the body found off a Rowland road was Jessica Lawrence. Deputies and search crews found Lawrence’s remains Monday during a ground search off To...
The suspect in an attempted murder in South Carolina was located by Columbus County Deputies in eight minutes Monday. Anthony Wade Lamb, 32, of Timmonsville, S.C., was arrested at a home near Tabor Ci...
Developing One man has been jailed in the September shooting that left a Chadbourn man dead and two other people injured. Chief Deputy Aaron Herring of the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said ...
The four-way stop at Peacock Road and Chadbourn Highway will remain in place. Andrew Barksdale of the N.C. Department of Transportation said public comments about the proposed roundabout at the inters...
I shall never know who the Evil Princess was, nor does it really matter. The spooky old house where she went to the door is gone now, replaced by something more terrifying, a parking lot that takes up...
As you head out the door with a costume clad character of your child’s choosing, you may stop to pick up an orange bucket or bag on your way. You never really stop to think about the color of this ite...
Christy Harrelson is an energetic mother and grandmother who absolutely loves Halloween. Her home, located at 1905 Lakewood Avenue in Lake Waccamaw, is decorated with pumpkins, hay, cobwebs, a...
One man died after multiple shots were fired at a troubled Whiteville apartment complex Monday. Tony Jayshawn Baker, 23, died at New Hanover Regional, according to Whiteville Police. He was at least t...
Three men were shot near Second and Lewis Streets in Tabor City Saturday, just blocks from the Yam Festival. Tabor City Police Major Russel Conway said two of the victims were airlifted. One man had a...
Fall fun is in store all week long for Columbus County. Festivals, haunted houses, and spooky trails kick off the holiday season as we say goodbye to the month of October. • The&nbs...