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 233 Quail Drive, hav...
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 computers; albeit they were big, c...
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 to the Highway Patrol...
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 Impala rearended a Ford Focus around 1:45...
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 your elderly, neig...
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 at the r...
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...
The man who allegedly told a woman to use bleach for birth control has been arrested. Malachi Kitterrance Tyquan Brown, 20, of 280 F.M. Stanley Rd., Clarendon, was arrested and released on a $100,000 ...
Lake Waccamaw State Park is conducting a controlled burn today, and heavy smoke conditions may be present in some areas of the town. Controlled burns help maintain the health of longleaf pine forests ...
A boil advisory has been issued for part of the County Water District 1. The areas affected include all customers from 21869 to 22876 Peacock Road, from 17 to 328 Kenny Jordan Road, from 63 to 2304 Wi...
A shooting moments after midnight today (Thursday) left a teenaged girl dead. Sheriff Bill Rogers said the girl, whose name has not been released, was killed when someone opened fire on the Old Stake ...
One man was jailed and more than 60 pounds of marijuana and other illegal substances were seized as part of an operation the sheriff’s office has dubbed “Operation Weedus Deletus.” The sheriff’s offic...
Warrants have been issued for a man who allegedly gave a woman a cup of bleach “to kill sperm cells.” The victim, a 20-year-old female, told deputies a man picked her up around 10 p.m. and took her to...
Two alleged thieves went back for a second helping and were arrested by Whiteville Police Monday. Clayton Xavier Benton, 23, and Harvey Elliot Harris, 23, were held under secured bonds. Benton was cha...
County commissioners Tuesday unanimously approved a budget amendment to preserve the county’s paramedic quick response vehicle (QRV) program. The budget amendment for $421,000 was required to keep the...