Chadbourn may not see a Christmas parade this year. Town council on Tuesday voted three to one to remove discussions about adding the parade and other Christmas events to the town’s liability insuranc...
South Whiteville water customers may experience outages this afternoon while crews make repairs to a broken line. City Emergency Services Director Hal Lowder Jr. said a gas company struck and broke th...
Ten years after Hurricane Matthew delivered the first of two crippling floods to Fair Bluff, the town is hosting a documentary premiere about what happened and what is to come. The Fight for Fair Bluf...
No serious injuries were reported after a small private plane crashed near Rough and Ready Road Wednesday night. First responders said the Piper Saratoga went down in a wooded area between Rough and R...
No serious injuries were reported when a small plane crashed near Rough and Ready Road this evening. First responders are on the scene. The occupants of the plane safely made their way out of the wood...
In a three to one vote Tuesday, Chadbourn Town council voted to remove consideration of adding the Chadbourn Christmas festival to the town’s umbrella insurance. The item was part of the consent porti...
The suspect in a 2025 mass shooting in Southport will face the death penalty, according to the District Attorney’s office. DA Jon David said in a press release that “the State will proceed capitally i...
Updated 2:50 p.m. State representatives today (Oct. 7) approved a measure suspending the state fuel taxes until Nov. 30. The State Senate is expected to pass a similar measure. Both the State House ...
Note: A correction has been made to the Soil and Water Commissioner races. We do apologize for the error. Early voting for the Nov. 3 election begins Oct. 15 in Columbus County. Any registered voter m...
Noting the need for more information and concerns about potential impacts, county commissioners approved a 120-day moratorium on data centers in the county at Monday’s meeting. Three speakers at the p...
A multi-month undercover investigation has led to the arrest of a Tabor City-area man. Phillip Tyrone Jenrette, 38, was arrested Oct. 1 on charges of possession with intent to manufacture, sell and de...
Jason Robinson is the new manager for Columbus County. Commissioners announced at Monday’s meeting that Robinson will begin work Oct. 26. Robinson retired earlier this year from the town of Chadbourn ...
An Alabama murder suspect who fled to Robeson County is in custody – and his children are safe – and a Columbus County Sheriff’s Captain is being credited with playing a “key role.” The CCSO said in a...
There are no yellow ribbons now, at least none for the little boy most of us never met. They’ve been gone for years, faded and forgotten and frayed by a generation of weather. Tristen “Buddy” Myers wa...
A pair of burglary suspects face multiple charges after they were allegedly caught inside a home. Jessica Corrine Brown, 39, and Juwan Diamante Thomas, 28, were arrested Oct. 1. Both face multiple cha...
Both houses of the General Assembly will reconvene Wednesday to discuss possible changes to the gas tax and other ways to lower fuel costs. Sources say among the possible solutions being considered fo...