Columbus Regional Healthcare System recently awarded eight $1,000 scholarships to HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) students who would like a future in the healthcare industry. This is the largest amount of HOSA scholarships CRHS [Read More]
(Editor’s note: this story has been edited to correct an earlier error. — JW) No nonessential capital projects, no new hiring, and other cuts are part of the Fiscal 24-25 budget approved Monday by county [Read More]
Yard salers and resellers are now welcome at the Columbus Community Farmers Market. The market’s primary focus is local produce, seafood, arts and crafts and other small business products, but after several requests, the market [Read More]
Whiteville will receive $1.3 million in state funding for the Mollie’s Branch Drainage Project. The funding was made public when N.C. Emergency Management (NCEM) announced the first round of grant recipients for the 2023 Disaster [Read More]
For the second year in a row, Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation (BEMC) has been named a Best Employer by Business North Carolina magazine. “We are incredibly honored to be recognized as a North Carolina Best [Read More]
Two shooting incidents were reported on Wright Road over the weekend, but one case was closed after witnesses refused to cooperate with law enforcement. The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were called to a home [Read More]
Four mobile testing labs and law enforcement from nine agencies issued 89 citations, charged one person with driving while impaired and arrested a wanted fugitive Thursday (May 30). Operation Heat Wave was coordinated by the [Read More]
Milk B4 Meat ministries will host a sidewalk service in the Alley Way on Madison Street, Whiteville, on June 15. The Alley Way is beside Collier’s Jewelers. Worship starts at 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome. [Read More]
Four vehicles sustained minor damage after a car got off the tracks at an automatic car wash in Whiteville. Whiteville Police Sgt. Scott Moody the incident was reported Thursday at 1:10 p.m. A BMW going [Read More]
Police investigating a call about a man waving a handgun found no suspect Saturday in Whiteville. Whiteville Police were called to Memory Twins Circle just before 11:30 p.m., according to a report. A 911 caller [Read More]
An early morning fire destroyed a mobile home near Farmer’s Union, and the Fire Marshal’s Office said the fire was intentional. It was the second fire at the home in less than a month. Firefighters [Read More]
The Tabor City Spring Has Sprung Festival starts this morning at 10 a.m. There will be vendors, food trucks, a free KidZone featuring Flimsy the Clown, Live Entertainment, a Car, Truck, Motorcycle, Tractor Show and more. The [Read More]
Chadbourn Police charged a man with pretending to be a police officer and telling another man to leave a domestic dispute May 28. Warrants show that Shannon Dewayne Spaulding, 33, of 110 Hudson Dr., Whiteville, [Read More]
The Veterans Memorial Park is continuing its hunt for photos of veterans for the Wall of Honor. “They do not have to be from Columbus County,” said Angela Norris, a park volunteer. “Anyone who served [Read More]
Red Hill Pentecostal Church will hold its annual Bike-A-Thon Saturday starting at 7 a.m. The ride follows a safe route to Lake Waccamaw State Park, where riders will enjoy a hot dog and hamburger cookout [Read More]
Live entertainment, vendors, a parade, and a show featuring virtually every vehicle are on tap for Saturday’s Spring Has Sprung Festival in Tabor City. This is the fourth year for the event, and promises to [Read More]
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