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Students at North Carolina Title 1 public high schools have until March 7 to apply for a new, one-week page program. Title I is a federally funded program that provides financial assistance and suppor...
The suspect in a New Hanover County murder was apprehended by Columbus County deputies in Whiteville. Marvin Lorenzo Newkirk, 40, of Wilmington, was wanted first degree murder, attempted first degree ...
Two people living in a storage building were airlifted to a burn center after the shed caught fire early Tuesday. Hallsboro Fire Chief Joe Tyler said firefighters were called out at 2:20 a.m. to 155 B...
Ervin Hakeem “Ervianna” Johnson was murdered, according to the State Bureau of Investigation. Johnson, 25, disappeared from his Bermuda Bay home near Tabor City Feb. 13. His body was found Feb. 18 by ...
Two people were hurt when a shed burned on Bussy Road in Hallsboro early Tuesday. Witnesses said they heard an explosion just before the fire erupted. Flames were visible for several hundred yards. Ha...
After serving 579 people in 219 households, the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina is coming back March 3. The free food pop up market will be from 10 a.m. until noon at Cerro Gordo Bapti...
On this edition of the Columbus Connection, Jefferson has commentary on the Imaginary World Bleeding into Real Life. Do people have the right to push their delusions on the general public. and should ...
Rep. Brenden Jones and three other legislators are co-sponsoring a sweeping bill to eliminate DEI in state government, including removing funding for DEI practices local government agencies. Ho...
Around 200 athletes are expected to participate in this year’s Special Olympics Spring Games, and sponsors are seeking support for the program. This year’s field day is set for April 9 at the Wh...
It’s cold out there, but the daffodils and jonquils are blooming, chicks are coming in at your favorite farm supply store, and it’s almost spring time out there. Until spring really has ...
Relatives of Ervin Hakeem Johnson found a body thought to be that of the missing man Wednesday morning. Johnson, 25, disappeared from a residence around 3 a.m. on Feb. 13, according to the Columbus Co...
A body recovered near Tabor City Wednesday morning is thought to be that of Ervin Hakeem Johnson, 25. Chief Deputy Jerome McMillian of the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said the body of a male was ...
A missing juvenile in a stolen jeep was stopped in Columbus County early Wednesday after a pursuit from Bladen County. Columbus deputies were contacted around midnight and asked to deploy tire deflati...
A North Hallsboro man is being held under no bond after he allegedly sodomized a child in his care and used a cigarette to burn the child. Maurice Gregory Spears, 66, of Old Wilmington Road, wa...
A Charlotte civil rights activist is calling for an investigation after a Williams Township substitute teacher allegedly called students “slaves” and “monkeys.” True Healing Under God (THUG) founder J...