Columbus County Commissioners will hold a called meeting at 8:15 a.m. Friday for a briefing on the pending winter storm, and to cancel Monday’s regular session. Monday’s agenda items will...
Baseballs will be replaced with snowballs this weekend in Columbus County due to the potential winter weather. The Southeastern Community College Rams had their season opener with Caldwell Community C...
Officials and residents across Columbus are bracing for yet another round of winter weather, and this one appears to be targeting areas missed by last week’s storms. Potentially heavy snow,...
A Bladenboro man has been charged with murder after the death of a reported romantic partner. Thomas Latrevis Howell, 36, of the Bladenboro area, is being held under no bond,...
Zion Britt was back in custody less than 48 hours after being mistakenly released from the Columbus County Detention Center. Britt had been transferred to the Columbus County Detention Center...
A Robeson County murder suspect escaped the Columbus detention center by using another inmate’s name Tuesday. The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office said Zion Britt, 26, was last seen Tuesday...
Domino’s Pizza of Whiteville is donating a portion of all sales today (Jan. 28) to the family of a teen killed in a car crash Sunday. Ian Snowten of Chadbourn...
Leaked evidence, bail for a murder suspect and the effects of social media on criminal cases will come together in Columbus County Superior Court today with the start of Xavier...
New City Manager May Be Announced Whiteville may grow by 130 acres if city council approves an application for voluntary annexation at tonight’s meeting. AMC II, LLC, the owner of...
On that January morning in 1986, we were invincible. Although the Cold War wasn’t won yet, Russia was falling. New technology meant that we had to learn how to use...
The driver and victim in Sunday morning’s fatal crash have been identified. Zachary Snowten, 19, of Evergreen died when his vehicle was hit on U.S. 74 around 1:30 a.m., according...
Columbus County Schools will be on a two-hour delay Tuesday. Spokesman Kelly Jones said the possibility of single-digit windchills and freezing temperatures led officials to the decision. Parents are ...
Weather was not a factor in a crash that killed a driver early Sunday near Chadbourn. Sgt. J. Morton of the N.C. Highway Patrol said the driver of a Chevrolet...
As we prepare for the cold, Columbus County Government and Columbus County News have some tips for protecting yourself and your loved ones. People, Pets, and Pipes Check on...
Deputies visited address in previous shooting. Autumn Rilee Spivey has been identified as the girl killed in a drive-by shooting in China Grove Thursday. It wasn’t the first reported shooting...
The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will activate its hotline Saturday, Jan. 24, to connect farmers with resources that can assist with damage and other agricultural emergencies r...