Hunters, fishermen, kayakers and other outdoors enthusiasts are in an uproar over a bill being considered by the general assembly. Senate Bill 220 was filed by Senators Bill Rabon,...
WTAB Radio in Tabor City is off the air today after 71 years. It’s the end of an era and the home of the popular Swap Shop, Classic Country, Bluegrass,...
A Republican-supported bill banning diversity equity and inclusion practices is making its way through state senate. Senate Bill 227 is a companion bill to the anti DEI measures proposed in the...
The State Department of Public Safety has launched a new tool to find missing children. The Missing Child Repository will assist in locating missing juveniles and identifying those unable to id...
A Whiteville area man was transported to Columbus Regional Wednesday after accidentally shooting himself. Jimmy Eric Bright, age 47, had a negligent discharge with a .22 caliber revolver just before 3...
News Briefs for March 9, 2025 WTAB Radio in Tabor City is going off the air after 71 years. The home of the popular Friday Swap Shop and religious...
January 1, 1956 – March 7, 2025 Mr. Robert James Melvin, age 69, son of the late Roosevelt and Flora Mae Johnson Melvin passed on Friday, March 7, 2025...
December 17, 1945 ~ March 8, 2025 (age 79) Daniel Thomas Norton, age 79, of Whiteville, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side at his home on...
Arrangements are incomplete at this time. July 12, 1924 ~ March 3, 2025 (age 100) Haynes Wesley Young, age 100, of Sebastian, FL (formerly of Hallsboro, NC), passed away peacefully...
September 10, 1965 ~ March 8, 2025 (age 59) Alice Kaye Duncan Cribb, 59, of the Beaverdam Community of Chadbourn, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday...
January 11, 1959 ~ March 6, 2025 (age 66) Huey Roscoe Bethea 66 of 980 Ottis Donell Nixon Rd, Evergreen NC transitioned into eternal rest on March 6, 2025. Survivors...
June 11, 1955 — March 4, 2025 Mrs. Barbara Ann Hamilton McKever, 69, of Tabor City, NC, passed away at her residence on March 4, 2025. There will be a...
April 10, 1930 ~ March 5, 2025 (age 94) Woodrow Mitchel Bell, 94, of Whiteville died on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, in the Elizabethtown Nursing & Rehab Center. Woodrow was...
May 26, 1960 ~ March 6, 2025 (age 64) Michael Ernest Pridgen 64, of Whiteville passed on Thursday March 6, 2025 in Lower Cape Fear Lifecare Angel House. Whiteville. He...
News Briefs for March 6, 2025 The Forest Service will hold prescribed burner licensing May 19-22. Certified Burner classes are delivered through a combination of virtual classroom sessions and...
Porch pirates are a plague on every community in the state, and a bill passed by the state house will increase punishments for mail theft. Under House Bill 34...















