News Briefs for August 26, 2025 One man was transported to a hospital and a home was burned after an incident Thursday. Jacquavius Gerald, 26, was found in the yard...
The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles’ Driver License Office in Whiteville is temporarily closed through Sept. 2 so crews can perform office interior repairs and upgrades. The office, located at...
May 11, 1959 ~ August 23, 2025 (age 66) Teresa Faye Williamson, 66, of Evergreen, passed away peacefully on Saturday evening, August 23, 2025 at home. Teresa was born on...
September 5, 1944 ~ August 25, 2025 (age 80) Mary Ruth Blackwell, age 80, of Tabor City, NC, died Monday, August 25, 2025 in her home. Born September 5, 1944...
June 29, 1953 ~ August 23, 2025 (age 72) Phyllis Joann Wilkins Simmons, age 72, of Delco, NC, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Saturday, August...
News Briefs for August 25, 2025 Whiteville Police arrested a man after he allegedly shattered a display window at Van Underwood Chrysler Plymouth early Thursday morning. The suspect was arrested...
KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD By Carey Kinsolving and Friends If Jesus Came with You to School, What Would You Do? (Part 1 of 2) “If Jesus came with me to...
The Annie Catherine Pridgen Community Development Foundation (ACP), teaming up with the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, delivered over 6,600 pounds of food to Columbus County househol...
News Briefs for August 24, 2025 Jessie Lee Dixon, 73, was convicted of two counts each of indecent liberties with a minor and sexual battery in Bladen County Superior Court...
May 22, 2002 ~ August 22, 2025 Iryna Zarutska, 23, of Charlotte, North Carolina, passed away on Friday August 22, 2025. Born on May 22, 2002, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Iryna...
April 14, 1937 ~ August 20, 2025 (age 88) Frank Horne, 88, of Fair Bluff, NC, passed away on August, 20, 2025 peacefully at his home. He was the son...
August 29, 1946 ~ August 22, 2025 (age 78) Marilyn Diane Lewis Pankey, 78, of Tabor City, passed away on Friday evening, August 22, 2025 at her home. Marilyn was born on August...
September 6, 1952 ~ August 22, 2025 (age 72) Anthony “Tony” Griffin, 72, of Evergreen, passed away on Friday, August 22, 2025, in the Lower Cape Fear LifeCare in Whiteville. Tony was born...
Services will be announced. May 29, 1967 ~ August 21, 2025 (age 58) Lenon Dale Wilcox, 58, of Chadbourn, died on Thursday, August 21, 2025 at his home. Dale was...
December 22, 1953 ~ August 22, 2025 (age 71) Stella Frances Williamson Fowler age 71, went to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, August 22, 2025 in her home...
News Briefs for August 22, 2025 A wanted suspect led a chase from Columbus County into Robeson County Wednesday, causing a crash that injured a police officer and a civilian...