Patrick Corey Fields pleaded guilty Tuesday to two misdemeanor charges and saw his child sexual assault charges dismissed. Patrick Corey Fields, 35, of Bladenboro, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor child ...
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this report featured an outdated graphic. Around 80 percent of Columbus County is now experiencing extreme drought conditions. The N.C. Drought Monitor relea...
The ongoing drought and a preponderance of wildfire fuel has fire officials concerned that Independence Day fireworks could lead to more than fire in the sky. “We encourage folks to just use common se...
The teen who drove two murder victims to Roanoke Rapids has been charged as an accessory after the fact in the killing of a Brunswick man. Isaiah Napoleon Cooper, 19, of 151 Mill Pond Rd., Whiteville ...
Clarkton will experience some “Hazzardous” conditions Sunday, as an iconic television car makes an appearance. The Helms General Lee, a replica of the car used in the Dukes of Hazzard television show,...
Two changes in Columbus County elections will be decided by the State Board of Elections. In split party line votes Monday, the Elections Board voted to close the Fair Bluff early poll, and to have a ...
I wonder sometimes if that group of sweating, tired, frustrated men truly realized what they were creating. They had spent days locked together in a room where even the windows were kept shut, to keep...
America’s 250th will be celebrated Thursday night with a special dinner at the Veterans Memorial Park of America. The Colonial Independence Encounter will feature colonial-era food as well as a s...
A Clarendon man is being held in South Carolina pending extradition after he allegedly led multiple agencies on a high speed chase driving a stolen law enforcement officer’s patrol vehicle Friday. Mic...
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is closed today to allow staff time to honor Deputy Damien Draper Bost. Patrols and all law enforcement services are continuing, in part due to the assistance of o...
Funeral services for Dep. Damien Draper Bost are today (June 29) at 1 p.m. at South Columbus High School. Visitation will continue until 12:30 p.m. at the school. Motorists are asked to use extra caut...
Funeral services for Deputy Damien Draper Bost will be held Monday at South Columbus High School. The Columbus county Sheriff’s Office said visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m., with a service to follo...
After a fiery public hearing at their previous meeting, Columbus County Board of Elections on Monday is expected to discuss and potentially vote on a plan to cut two early polling places this fall. Ra...
As a coach, you want to win. More than your players, in most instances. But as an adult, we have to think about more important things. We need to nurture, support, love, and help kids as they are goin...
The procession escorting Columbus County Sheriff’s Deputy Damien Draper Bost brought the fallen deputy home to Columbus today (June 26) after an autopsy in Raleigh. A mile-long escort of law enforceme...
Draper Bost loved children and being a law enforcement officer, Sheriff Bill Rogers said today (today) at a press conference about the deputy’s death. The School Resource Officer was killed when his ...