September 10, 1997 ~ March 22, 2025 (age 27) Dalton Ray Strickland, 27, of Tabor City, passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2025 at McLeod Loris Hospital. Dalton was...
News Briefs for March 23, 2025 A statewide burn ban is now in effect, as well as a local burn ban. Most of Columbus County is currently in a...
June 7, 1960 ~ March 22, 2025 (age 64) Miriam Eady Evans 64 of Fair Bluff transitioned into eternal Rest on Saturday, March 22 2025 at New Hanover Regional Medical...
News Briefs for March 21. 2025 A statewide burn ban is now in effect, as well as a local burn ban. That rain yesterday did very little to alleviate...
A North Whiteville woman called 911 after she was allegedly threatened by four suspects who followed her car, tried to force her off the road and threw cigarette butts...
A statewide burn ban is now in effect, as well as a local burn ban. That rain yesterday did very little to alleviate the drought conditions in our area, and...
North Carolina is closer than ever to having a constitutional carry law. The senate passed its version of a bill that would not require a permit to carry a...
November 12, 1963 ~ March 17, 2025 (age 61) Jeffery L. Edwards, age 61, of Loris, SC, died Monday, March 17, 2025. Born November, 12, 2025 in Columbus County, NC....
March 20, 2025 Angela Michelle Callihan 55, of Brunswick, NC was born on December 10, 1969 and passed away on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at Novant New Hanover Hospital in...
News Briefs for March 20, 2025 In his budget proposal yesterday, Gov. Josh Stein calls for a $4 billion school construction bond. He previously touted the bond referendum in...
Due to increased fire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning and has canceled all burning permits statewide effective 8 a.m. Friday, March 21,...
March 16, 2025 Mr. Sherman Blanks has permanently changed his address from Earth to Glory as of Sunday, March 16, 2025, surrounded by his devoted family. On Saturday, March 22,...
March 8, 1969 ~ March 20, 2025 (age 56) Debra Denise Colson McBride, 56, of 1417 Bill Hooks Road, Whiteville, NC, died Thursday, March 20, 2025, at home. The...
May 19, 1963 ~ March 19, 2025 (age 61) Michael Craig Branch of Clarkton, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. He was born to the late Joseph Melvin Branch...
Kevin Musser faces three counts of first degree murder and other charges after allegedly stabbing three men in Clarkton Monday night. The Bladen Sheriff’s office reported that Musser came to...
Columbus County Health Director Kim Smith is retiring this year after 20 years with the county. Miss Kim has been in the forefront in the battles of reducing unwanted pregnancy,...