June 5, 1964 ~ February 5, 2025 (age 60) Fred Mason, Jr., 60, of 53 Hunt Road, Whiteville, NC, died Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. He was a member of Fair Bluff F...
Daily News Briefs for February 6, 2025 A Clarendon woman died Tuesday after a single vehicle crash near Tabor City. The Highway Patrol said Mary Godwin, 68, went off the right side of the road ...
Daily News Briefs for February 5, 2025 President Donald Trump’s new policies on deporting illegal aliens has sparked a flurry of rumors throughout the region. Whiteville City and Columbus Count...
By Justin Williamson – Brews & Bites Today’s column is Part Two to the “What Are My Options” report, focusing on the western side of our wonderful county. Growing up as a Chadbourn native a...
News Briefs for February 4, 2025 President Donald Trump’s aggressive new policies on deporting illegal aliens has sparked a flurry of rumors throughout the region. Whiteville City and Columbus...
December 10, 1940 ~ February 2, 2025 (age 84) Jo Ann “Joan” Porter Hill age 84, of Whiteville, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2025. Joan was born December 10, 1940, daughter of the late Henry Albe...
October 19, 1943 ~ January 31, 2025 (age 81) Betty Hutto Kinlaw, 81, of Chadbourn, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2025, at the Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Angel House in Whiteville. Betty was born on...
January 24, 1948 ~ January 30, 2025 (age 77) Earkin Parker, Jr., 77, of Brunswick, NC, died Thursday, January 30, 2025, at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare. The funeral will be 1:00 PM Saturday, February 8, a...
July 26, 1937 ~ February 3, 2025 (age 87) Miriam Annette Fipps Hutchens, 87, of Sunset Beach and formerly of Chadbourn, died on Monday, February 3, 2025 in Florence, SC. Miriam was born on July 26, 19...
November 21, 1927 – February 2, 2025 John Edward “Ted” Russ, a beloved teacher, coach, and pioneering athlete, passed away peacefully on February 2, 2025, at the age of 97. Born on Novembe...
October 15, 1965 ~ January 31, 2025 (age 59) Gene Ray Creech, Jr. passed away January 31, 2025. He was born to the late Gene Ray Creech, Sr. and Carleen Brabham Creech. He is survived by his sons, Jos...
July 23, 1948 ~ January 29, 2025 (age 76) Judy Mitchell Young Bass was born July 23, 1948, to the late Vera Young and Haywood Mitchell. She departed this life at 1:08 pm, on January 29, 2025, ...
Daily News Briefs for February 3, 2025 A key figure in the investigation into former Columbus County Sheriff Jody Greene resigned last week. U.S. Eastern District Attorney, Mike Easley Jr. anno...
By Justin Williamson – Brews & Bites Today’s subject is Franco’s NY Pizza and Subs. This establishment has become a Whiteville standard. They have been doing a great job for years serving o...
December 26, 1942 ~ February 1, 2025 (age 82) George Wayne Dudley age 82, of Whiteville, NC died Saturday, February 1, 2025 in Duke Medical Center, Durham, NC. Born in Columbus County he was the son o...
Daily News Briefs for February 2, 2025 Trafficking, drug and firearm charges were filed against a Whiteville area man Monday after a raid on Sycamore Lane. Thurman Delean Jenrette is under $150...