Whiteville has put a curfew in place as part of its state of emergency order. Only travel for “essential travel for work, medical, and emergency purposes” will be permitted between...
Deputies will be stationed at Delco and Tabor City in case of emergencies during the coming winter storm. “We’ll have five deputies each at Tabor and the East End station,”...
Detectives have charged a man with multiple counts of having sex with a minor over an extended period of time. Daniel Cox, 35, is being held without bond in the...
A major winter storm could bring four to ten inches of snow to Columbus County starting early tomorrow morning, with sub-zero windchills possible into Monday. The system is expected to...
Whiteville 72, South Columbus 55 WHITEVILLE—Whiteville fought off a pesky South Columbus Stallion squad on Tuesday night, 72-55. Leading by only six at the break, the Pack exploded for 27...
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...