March 12, 1933 ~ February 25, 2025 (age 91) Gertie Mae Spivey, age 91, of Longs, SC, died Tuesday, February 25, 2025 in the McLeod Seacoast Hospital. Born March 12, 1933 in Columbus County, NC...
News Briefs for February 26, 2025 Ervin Hakim Johnson was murdered, according to the State Bureau of Investigation. Johnson’s body was found Feb. 18 near his home, five days after his mother re...
Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site will host the N.C. Rice Festival March 8. The festival celebrates how rice and Gullah-Geechee culture shaped the North Carolina Lowcountry. The festiva...
February 17, 1953 ~ February 24, 2025 (age 72) Phillip Auty Allen, 72, of Little River and formerly of Cerro Gordo, died on Monday, February 24, 20245 at McLeod Seacoast Hospital in Little River, SC. ...
September 28, 1963 ~ February 24, 2025 (age 61) Jimmy “Pete” Levon Best, of Riegelwood NC, passed away February 24, 2025. He was born to the late William Paul Best and Mary Louise Todd Bes...
News Briefs for February 25, 2025 Two people were hurt when a shed burned on Bussy Road in Hallsboro early Tuesday. Witnesses said they heard an explosion just before the fire erupted. Flames w...
Sylvia Cox has accepted the position of president of Rockingham Community College. A longtime driving force behind multiple programs at Southeastern Community College, Cox will start her new position ...
News Briefs for February 24, 2025 Special Olympics is coming back to Columbus County on April 9. The field day will be at the Whiteville High soccer fields. Sponsors are needed for the event. C...
January 11, 1966 ~ February 23, 2025 (age 59) Jerry Dean Gore, 59, of Lake Waccamaw, went to be with his heavenly Father on Sunday, February 23, 2025, at the Lower Cape Fear LifeCare “Angel House” in ...
News Briefs for February 23, 2025 The third suspect in a shooting and robbery that ended with a car crash in Whiteville has been jailed. Tallis Jeremiah Vereen, age 24, of Chadbourn was charged...
September 20, 1946 ~ February 22, 2025 (age 78) J D Grainger, Jr. age 78, of Tabor City, NC died Saturday, February 22, 2025, in his home. Born in Columbus County, NC, he was the son of the late J D G...
January 1, 1968 ~ February 15, 2025 (age 57) Ronald Patrick Wilson, age 57, of Perry, FL, died Saturday, February15, 2025 in his home. Born January 1, 1968 in Columbus County, NC, he was the son of th...
February 21, 2025 Patricia Ann Grice Mercer, 73, of Chadbourn, NC passed away Friday, February 21, 2025, at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. She was born April 26,1951, in Colu...
May 1, 1938 ~ February 20, 2025 (age 86) Doris Ann Richardson Biddix, 85, of Whiteville, NC died February 20, 2025. She was born in Columbus County to Ervin Thomas Richardson and Edith Ray Richardson ...
News Briefs for February 22, 2025 Around 200 athletes are expected to participate in this year’s Special Olympics Spring Games, and sponsors are seeking support for the program. This year’...
News Briefs for February 21, 2025 Maurice Greene of North Hallsboro is in jail under no bond on charges of raping a child. Greene, age 66, allegedly sodomized a child in his care in November, a...