News Briefs for August 28, 2025 Dahl, 70, faces 21 counts of cruelty to animals, including two felony charges. Dozens of dogs and other animals were removed from her home on Pone Hill Road in Hallsbor...
March 14, 1949 ~ August 26, 2025 (age 76) Dr. John David “JD” McAllister Jr. died on Tuesday, August 27, 2025 at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare in Whiteville. JD was born on March 14, 1949 to th...
October 9, 1967 ~ August 27, 2025 (age 57) Rhett Armelin Pierce, of Hallsboro, NC, passed away peacefully on August 27, 2025. A devoted son, husband, father, and grandfather, he leaves behind a legac...
June 19, 1985 ~ August 26, 2025 (age 40) Stephanie Leanne Benton Ward, age 40, of Whiteville, passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at Columbus Regional Healthcare. Stephanie was born in Columbus ...
News Briefs for August 27, 2025 Columbus County Commissioners will hold a public hearing Sept. 15 on proposed changes to the county subdivision ordinance. The changes were requested by the county at t...
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 at 496 Pine Circle Drive minutes af...
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 917 Was...
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 May 11, 1959, daughter of the ...
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 in Columbus County, NC, she was the daught...
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 23, 2025. Phyllis was born on June...
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 at th...
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 school, I would respect him and everyone else, too. I w...
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 on Friday, according to the...
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 was the beloved daughter of Anna Z...
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 of the late James M. Horne and the late Hallie Hard...