This story is part of continuing coverage. We are currently awaiting fulfillment of several public records requests from the county and from a state agency. A public records request for all calls of a...
County governments and nonprofit groups may apply for funding assistance from the N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund for farmland preservation projects beginning Oct. 1...
Three inmates and a detention officer have tested positive for COVID-19, the sheriff’s office said Wednesday (today). The COVID-19 positive inmates presented with mild symptoms such as a headache, a s...
COVID-19 had already limited attendance at county commissioners meetings. The virus has now forced the board to completely cancel the Oct. 19 meeting. County attorney Amanda Prince said that the upcom...
UPDATE 1 p.m. 10.7.20 In 2017, while he was county attorney, County Manager Mike Stephens told two detectives that “he did not believe” allegations that Joey Prince’s replacement at Animal...
One man is dead after a triple shooting in Tabor City late Monday. The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were called to memory Lane around 11 p.m. to a report of shots fired. Three individuals w...
Lake Waccamaw fire and police, along with State Park rangers and rescue crews were called to the dam Monday night after a man allegedly set his vehicle on fire. The call came in at 11:45 p.m., accordi...
Every missing person is somebody’s child. The yellow ribbons are gone and forgotten now. We put yellow ribbons up to welcome people home, or remind folks of those who haven’t yet come home. I ne...
Columbus County Sheriff’s Deputy D. Zehnder is being called a hero after saving a man form a burning home Sept. 26. Columbuscountynews.com broke this story on the day of the fire. The sheriff’s office...
DEVELOPING: Three inmates at the Columbus County Detention Center have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said Friday. Chief Deputy Aaron Herring said the jail medical staff is monitoring the con...
Passenger was the 17th fatality in county this year. The driver of a Ford Fusion that crashed into a combine Sept. 15 has been charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle. Michael Phillip Strickland was...
Updated 10.01.20 at 2:27 p.m. Gunfire – but no injuries – ended a chase Wednesday that involved two stolen vehicles and a manhunt through the Green Swamp. Jeffery Kelly Jr. is being held under no bond...
Throughout the month of October, SeHealth is sponsoring initiatives designed to promote awareness, prevention, and early detection as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Businesses are invite...
Governor, DHHS secretary brief state North Carolina can move into Phase Three of reopening in the pandemic, Gov. Roy Cooper announced today. Beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, outdoor venues with 10,000-plus...
For the second time in less than three days, a female was shot in the Chadbourn area Monday.The juvenile, whose name and age were not released, was shot in a home in the 1200 block of Dessie Road, the...
The sheriff’s office is hunting for a man who allegedly raped a child. Jeremy Thomas Ward, 36, is wanted on a single warrant for statutory rape of a child. The incident occurred in 2018, according to ...