News Briefs for November 27, 2024 The sheriff’s Office is asking for help locating a missing man. Jose Puentes, 62, was last seen near Sellerstown Road on Tuesday afternoon. He was wearing a black T-s...
February 17, 1927 ~ November 27, 2024 (age 97) Ruby Walker Thompson of Whiteville, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2024. She was born February 17, 1927 to the late Franklin Walker and Vernie Colem...
Courtesy N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. A manatee has been successfully rescued from a Tar River canal in Greenville in Pitt County. It is the first documented case of a manatee being rescued in ...
1954 ~ 2024 Brenda Faye Hayden 70, of Whiteville passed on Sunday November 24, 2024. She was born June 20, 1954 in Dillon, SC, the daughter of the late Jack Eli Lane and Louise Johnson Lane. She is s...
News Briefs for November 26, 2024 Mr. Sharmon Tolson of Whiteville has been arrested in a single charge of indecent liberties with a minor. Tolson, age 71, was taken into custody Monday near Ca...
October 20, 1989 – November 25, 2024 Aaron Eugene Tyler, 35, of the Shiloh Community of Whiteville, went home to be with his PaPa on Monday, November 25, 2024, at MUSC Medical Center in Charlest...
July 16, 1933 ~ November 26, 2024 (age 91) Magalene R. Cribb age 91 formerly of Columbus County, NC, died Tuesday, November 26, 2024, in Bellefonte, PA, in her daughter’s home. A memorial servic...
October 14, 1953 ~ November 26, 2024 (age 71) Edward Everett Perry, age 71, of Nakina, NC, died Tuesday, November 26, 2024 in Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Center, Whiteville, NC. Born October 14, 1953 in...
Angelina’s Pizza and Subs in Lake Waccamaw isn’t new to the locals, but under its fresh ownership, it might as well be. This beloved spot has seen a transformation that’s impossible to miss, with impr...
October 8, 1929 ~ November 23, 2024 (age 95) John Monroe McDowell, age 95, of Clarendon, NC, died Saturday, November 23, 2024 in New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, NC. Born October 8, 1...
October 26, 1949 ~ November 23, 2024 (age 75) Mrs. Saundra Ann Powell Creen 75, of Whiteville passed on Saturday, November 23, 2024 in Lower Cape Fear Angel House, Whiteville. She was born in Columbu...
December 24, 1948 ~ November 22, 2024 (age 75) Joseph Edward Etheridge of Whiteville NC passed away November 22, 2024. He was born December 24, 1948 to the late Joseph Etheridge and Lautense Clewis Et...
August 4, 1950 ~ November 22, 2024 (age 74) Mr. William Purdie Gore, Jr. 74, of the Crusoe Island Community, Whiteville passed on Friday, November 22, 2024 in New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilm...
News Briefs for November 25, 2024 The National Weather Service released its wrap up for the 2024 hurricane season on Monday. The season saw some unusual trends, including more storm formation ...
Nothing ushers in the holiday season like seeing roadside Christmas tree lots pop up across the state of fresh trees outside grocery stores or retailers. The 940 farmers who grow the trees that bring ...
By Eddie Madden Columbus County Manager As 2024 draws to an end and we enter the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons, I want to express my appreciation to everyone and give thanks for the many blessing...