Whiteville City Council tonight will discuss a new grant that will help bring 200 jobs to downtown, along with one of the last steps toward a major makeover for two...
Western Prong Baptist Church was the setting for this year’s Tim Tebow Night to Shine. The prom style event is geared toward providing a fun and memorable celebration for special...
A woman out on bond on trespassing charges was arrested Tuesday after allegedly stealing a drink from a store where she had previously been banned. Amber Muse, 48, was...
The sheriff’s office is investigating after someone illegally took out a mortgage on a Smyrna Road property. The victim of the fraud told detectives after he was notified by the...
It was, ironically, Valentine’s Day when I once saw a broken heart worthy of the saddest country song. I do not know the young man’s name, or what ever happened...
Two suspects have been arrested for a shooting that injured one man in December. Chadbourn Police working with the sheriff’s office raided two homes Thursday, according to a press release...
Deputies working on speed enforcement Thursday arrested a man and a woman with five marijuana “joints” in an astray, MDMA pills and fentanyl at Boardman. Madison Dawn Singletary, 19, and...
An alleged illegal alien was jailed Thursday after a fight that left his brother hurt. Hermilo Nunez Gutierrez, 21, was held under no bond on an immigration detainer. He was...
Republican Convention March 20; Precinct Meetings Set The Columbus County Republican Party precinct meetings are set for Feb. 18 and Feb. 20 at the county headquarters, 107B S. Madison St.,...
A shooting suspect is in jail after leading deputies and troopers on a chase into Columbus County, where he was trapped near Boardman. Justus Simmons, 41, allegedly reached for a...
An argument that led to a teacher being shoved resulted in two students being pepper sprayed and facing juvenile petitions Monday. The sheriff’s office reported that School Resource Officer V....
A suspect fleeing a child support warrant faces multiple charges pending after allegedly striking a patrol vehicle Tuesday. Shikei Daniels, 27, of 127 E. Third Ave., Chadbourn, was held under...
The county’s second highway fatality took the life of a Clarendon woman on Tuesday. Mary Godwin, 68, died after running off the road and crashing into a culvert on Old...
Not one but two local Whiteville Wolfpack cheerleaders are on the 2025 NC All Region Cheer Team. Grace Wilkins and Carrie Nicholson were chosen from more than 140 nominees...
State officials have noted an increase in flu activity and flu-related deaths, bringing the total number of deaths this season to 117. The N.C. Department of Health and Human...
Both the city and county school systems said this week that they will not cooperate with any law enforcement agency seeking illegal immigrants unless the agency has a warrant. Rumors...