Yard salers and resellers are now welcome at the Columbus Community Farmers Market. The market’s primary focus is local produce, seafood, arts and crafts and other small business products, but...
Whiteville will receive $1.3 million in state funding for the Mollie’s Branch Drainage Project. The funding was made public when N.C. Emergency Management (NCEM) announced the first round of grant...
For the second year in a row, Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation (BEMC) has been named a Best Employer by Business North Carolina magazine. “We are incredibly honored to be recognized...
Two shooting incidents were reported on Wright Road over the weekend, but one case was closed after witnesses refused to cooperate with law enforcement. The sheriff’s office reported that deputies...
Four mobile testing labs and law enforcement from nine agencies issued 89 citations, charged one person with driving while impaired and arrested a wanted fugitive Thursday (May 30). Operation Heat...
Milk B4 Meat ministries will host a sidewalk service in the Alley Way on Madison Street, Whiteville, on June 15. The Alley Way is beside Collier’s Jewelers. Worship starts at...
Four vehicles sustained minor damage after a car got off the tracks at an automatic car wash in Whiteville. Whiteville Police Sgt. Scott Moody the incident was reported Thursday at...
Police investigating a call about a man waving a handgun found no suspect Saturday in Whiteville. Whiteville Police were called to Memory Twins Circle just before 11:30 p.m., according to...
An early morning fire destroyed a mobile home near Farmer’s Union, and the Fire Marshal’s Office said the fire was intentional. It was the second fire at the home in...
The Tabor City Spring Has Sprung Festival starts this morning at 10 a.m. There will be vendors, food trucks, a free KidZone featuring Flimsy the Clown, Live Entertainment, a Car, Truck,...
Chadbourn Police charged a man with pretending to be a police officer and telling another man to leave a domestic dispute May 28. Warrants show that Shannon Dewayne Spaulding, 33,...
The Veterans Memorial Park is continuing its hunt for photos of veterans for the Wall of Honor. “They do not have to be from Columbus County,” said Angela Norris, a...
Red Hill Pentecostal Church will hold its annual Bike-A-Thon Saturday starting at 7 a.m. The ride follows a safe route to Lake Waccamaw State Park, where riders will enjoy a...
Live entertainment, vendors, a parade, and a show featuring virtually every vehicle are on tap for Saturday’s Spring Has Sprung Festival in Tabor City. This is the fourth year for...
Elwell Ferry is expected to reopen June 3, after maintenance and inspections have been completed on the cable. The ferry runs between Carvers and Kelly on the Cape Fear River...
A destructive invasive beetle has been confirmed in Bladen county forest, but has not yet been found in Columbus county. The Emerald Ash Borer is now in 76 of North...