The state Department of Health and Human Services is initiating $11 million in new funding for treatment services designed to keep children who have complex behavioral health needs in homes...
The courthouse square in Whiteville will be closed today while paving crew try to beat the forecast thunderstorms. Emergency Services Director Hal Lowder Jr. said he was contacted this morning...
Local Vietnam veteran Mike Creen is on a mission to recognize all veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange. Agent Orange was a defoliant used to destroy or reduce the...
A video gambler not only didn’t strike it rich, but can no longer play at an area store. Deputies were called to Service Plus at 2465 James B. White Highway...
Tucked away in a plastic bag buried in a box of odd memories, I have a small, flat piece of stone. It’s very crumbly and jagged, so the bag is...
A Whiteville area man is recovering after he was allegedly shot by his girlfriend during an argument. Julie Ann Crampton, 36, of 580 Mt. Moriah Church Rd., Whiteville, is being...
A romantic breakup led to a man’s home and vehicle being damaged with a pickaxe Sunday, according to a sheriff’s report. No charges were filed in the case. According to...
State officials approved a request from the We The People party today (Tuesday), granting the party official recognition and a spot on the November ballot. We The People also will...
One woman was shot to death Saturday after a home invasion on Sunset Terrace near Whiteville. Summer Addison sustained go shot wounds to the abdomen and one arm, according to...
Deputies are investigating after a woman was reported shot on Wright Road near Tabor City Friday morning. Taniya Bellamy, 24, sustained at least one gunshot wound, according to reports. The...
An alleged burglary led to a fight with machetes Friday near Chadbourn. Arias Onezimo, 36, of 51 Birchwood Trail, was held under $100,000 secured bond. He is charged with two...
On a cold winter’s day, with a nor’easter howling in from the Atlantic, I thought I would be stabbed by Santa Claus. He wasn’t really Santa, of course. He was...
The Columbus County Community Farmers Market from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. every Saturday. Watermelons are the focus this weekend, with free samples, lots of fresh local melons and more....
Almost 5,000 boaters got to meet Wildlife officers during the week of Operation Dry Water. The Wildlife Resources Commission’s (WRC) annual effort targets impaired and unsafe boaters on all state...
A fully-automatic pistol and a rifle stolen during Hurricane Matthew were among the firearms seized when Fair Bluff Police arrested a shooting suspect Sunday. Kyle Bannon Tucker, 41, of 636...
Updated July 11 at 3:30 p.m. Summer is a busy time for highway crews across the state, including the Columbus County area. The N.C. Dept. of Transportation said several projects...