Chase Lancaster was sworn in today (Thursday) as the new fire chief for Lake Waccamaw. Lancaster has more than 20 years experience in firefighting, and said he looks forward to the challenges of the n...
Trees and a vehicle wreck have blocked U.S. 74 Eastbound in the Freeman area. Jeff Reichert said he was traveling east on 74 near Livingston Creek Farmers Market when he saw trees falling into the roa...
Whiteville Police are asking the public to help find the person of interest in Wednesday morning’s homicide on North Thompson Street. Cynthia Hansen, 71, was assaulted at her physical therapy and trai...
A water line break along Legion Drive is affecting Whiteville water customers. Water customers between West Virgil and Chadbourn Highway will experience pressure loss and other issues through around 8...
Whiteville Police said the death of a physical therapist this morning was an isolated incident, and there is no continuing threat to the public. Whiteville Police Chief Paul Rockenbach refused to iden...
A woman who was allegedly impaired was arrested while walking two small children in traffic on U.S. 74, according to the sheriff’s office. Hilda Marie Scarborough, 42, of 837 Burkhead St. Whiteville, ...
Spring is upon us and it’s time for important things outside, like sports. It’s baseball, softball, track, tennis, golf, and soccer time. My problem is, I don’t have enough time get to all of this. I ...
DEVELOPING STORY: Whiteville Police and the State Bureau of Investigation are on the scene of a reported homicide. The victim was female. Police were called to a physical therapy facility at 711 Nort...
The N.C. Department of Revenue (NCDOR) is now processing 2025 Individual Income Tax returns. Taxpayers will begin receiving refunds through the mail and direct deposit this week. They can learn more a...
Some folks did not realize before last week that we have been at war with Iran for 47 years. It wasn’t always a shooting war; sometimes we were attacked by Iranian proxies, such as Hamas and Hezbollah...
The driver of a pickup sustained a scratch when the rear window of his truck was shot early Sunday. Vincent Drayton called the sheriff’s office after he said he was driving on Woodyard Road near the r...
A homeless man was cut on the toe and robbed of $3.58 after an early morning fight with another panhandler in Whiteville March 4. Bruce Pollard, 24, told Whiteville Police he was panhandling near the ...
A Chadbourn area resident narrowly escaped injury when someone threw a rock through her window early Monday. Moesha Gause of 44 Larry Drive, Chadbourn told deputies she and Kendal Reynolds were in a b...
Someone stole thousands of dollars worth of tools from a county department in a larceny that wasn’t reported for several days. Whiteville Police said they were called to the Columbus County Parks and ...
A teenager is facing charges after allegedly joking that he had a bomb in his backpack at West Columbus High School. The threat came just days after an anonymous call about a bomb on the West Columbus...
Whiteville Police arrested a man who was stabbed Tuesday after he allegedly assaulted a former girlfriend. Sherman Deandre Evans, 45, of 5979 Pleasant View Church Rd., Nichols, S.C., was held under no...