News stories in Columbus, NC.
A bandit dressed like a construction worker robbed Fowler’s Jewelry in Whiteville Monday while officers were responding to a five-car, two-fatality crash just blocks away. Police said the suspect, a black male entered the store [Read More]
It took two officers and a Taser to stop an alleged pizza thief in Tabor City Monday. Lloydian Lee Little, 42, was turned over to Horry County Police to face charges after the incident. Lee’s [Read More]
Multiple vehicles were involved in a crash in Whiteville Monday. Kenneth Goben and Javier Pena were killed in the crash. Two other victims were airlifted to New Hanover Regional, according to the Whiteville Police. The [Read More]
Here are a few highlights from Whiteville Homecoming Game and Court Friday, from Jeff Reichert. You can find far more on our Facebook page. Share and enjoy!
Cooler weather is finally rolling in for Columbus County, and there is so much to do this fall season. Halloween adventures, fairs, and festivals await citizens as leaves fall and pumpkins appear on front porches [Read More]
The annual tradition continued today (Friday) as the Whiteville High School homecoming court, escorted by the WHS band, cheerleaders and student groups, brought a parade through downtown Whiteville.
For weeks, it seems the country has been devoted to the tragic story of a lovely young woman named Gabby Petito.Videos and photographs show a happy, spirited young lady trekking across country with her fiancé. [Read More]
Whiteville Police jailed a woman after she allegedly shot a man, then spat on the arresting officer responding to the call. Chiquita Jwander Powell, 33, of 222 W. Virgil St., Whiteville was arrested Thursday on [Read More]
Tucker Mackenzie Rector has been found guilty of first degree murder. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The jury in the case returned the verdict just after 2 p.m. [Read More]
Lukim Lamont Pittman will serve 81 months in federal prison for selling drugs and a Glock handgun to undercover informants. Eastern District U.S. Attorney G. Norman Acker announced this morning (Friday) that Pittman received the [Read More]
Whiteville Police Department set up a donation drive bright and early Friday morning to help Families First, the shelter and support organization for victims of domestic violence. “They did this all on their own. They [Read More]
William Dewayne Simmons will go to trial next month for the 2018 murder of an Evergreen man. Carlos David Alfonso Jr. was found in a ditch along N.C. 410 near the Bladen County line at [Read More]
Narcotics, a stolen firearm, a stolen vehicle and more felonies sent a Clarkton man to jail Tuesday after a pursuit that ended in Pender County. Deron Dewitt Blanks, 39, of 6504 Hallsboro Road North, was [Read More]
North Carolina has dodged Chronic Wasting Disease in its deer population for years, and state officials hope it stays that way. The Wildlife Resources Commission is increasing monitoring efforts for chronic wasting disease(CWD) this deer season. [Read More]
Gov. Roy Cooper today added $5,000 to the reward for information leading to the whereabouts of a Clarkton man. Brandon Carl Wayne McDonald of Clarkton disappeared around 3 a.m. on March 25. He was last [Read More]
One of the greatest joys in life is becoming a parent. When you’re pregnant, everyone fusses over you and offers to help in the smallest of circumstances. When the baby is born, relatives that you [Read More]
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