News Briefs for January 1, 2025 Governor Josh Stein was sworn into office Wednesday, replacing Roy Cooper in the state’s top slot. Stein promised continued help for Hurricane victims, better te...
Governor Josh Stein was sworn into office Wednesday, replacing Roy Cooper in the state’s top slot. Stein promised continued help for Hurricane victims, better teacher pay improvements to schools and p...
March 21, 1955 — December 29, 2024 Mr. Howard Jackson James, age 69, of Tabor City, NC, entered eternal rest on Sunday, December 29, 2024, in the VA Hospital, Fayetteville There will be a viewing on F...
March 22, 1989 ~ December 31, 2024 (age 35) Master Trooper Anthony Godwin passed away on December 31, 2024. Anthony is the husband of Heather Tyree Godwin and father to Landry Godwin and Grayan...
December 26, 1955 ~ December 29, 2024 (age 69) Mr. Julius Odell Lennon passed on December 29, 2024. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Jan. o4, 2025 at 1:00 pm at St. Luke AME Zion Church, 41...
News Briefs for December 31, 2024 – New Years Eve Tonight is New Year’s Eve, and if you feel inclined to drive after celebrating – don’t. The state’s Booze It and Lose It campaign is unde...
The Columbus County Sheriff’s office and Animal Protective Services were called about an alleged case of animal abuse Christmas Eve. A woman reported that she was prevented from retrieving two dogs fr...
At the request of the Governor, FEMA has granted North Carolina an extension for local governments and certain types of non-profits to apply for public assistance until February 6, 2025. Public Assist...
Starting tomorrow, donors may give more money to their preferred political candidates. Effective Jan. 1, 2025, the contribution limit for North Carolina candidates and political committees increases b...
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler announced the second round of awards from the North Carolina Agricultural Manufacturing and Processing Initiative. These $6.6 million in awards focus on the expa...
November 5, 1956 ~ December 30, 2024 (age 68) Bruce Daniel Tyler age 68, of Tabor City died Monday December 30, 2024, in his home. Born in Charleston, SC, he was the son of the late Johnny and Wilma T...
March 18, 1949 ~ December 28, 2024 (age 75) Shirley Ann Coleman Long of Whiteville NC, passed away December 28, 2024. She was born to the late Odell Coleman and Lettie “Mae” Pettite on Mar...
News Briefs for December 30, 2024 A convicted felon caught with a handgun will be sentenced in March. Bobby Jaquane Toon, 31, was arrested in January 2024 after fleeing from law enforcement. He...
Someone stole a storage building from a Bolton home December 20. The building was valued at $2,000. An unoccupied building was reported damaged by fire on Ronald Lane near Chadbourn the same day. On D...
Tributes are being posted across the nation as former President Jimmy Carter died Sunday at 100 years of age in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. Carter was president from 1977 to 1981. He and h...
News Briefs for December 29, 2024 Longtime Tabor City Town Manager Al Leonard has a new title: trustee. Leonard is now a member of the board of trustees at Southeastern Community college. He se...