News stories in Columbus, NC.
The undefeated Columbus County Dixie Darlings have their eyes set on the World Series. The Darlings defeated Montgomery County in a hard-fought softball game Tuesday (today). They brought home the state title in a 15-7 [Read More]
A Lumberton teen became the county’s twelfth highway fatality Monday, and a dump truck driver has been charged in his death. Matthew Sessoms, 18, died when his Toyota Scion was struck by a Department of [Read More]
• Bright Hope Recovery Center is off to a good start at the Boys and Girls Home. Children in families facing substance abuse problems now have professional, faith-based help in Columbus County. Last November, the [Read More]
I should have realized that the truck was possessed when I found the stash of switches in the glove compartment. The salesman assured me they were all old switches, that everything had been replaced. I [Read More]
It’s just trashy to litter. As cliché as it may seem to criticize litterbugs and the refuse they produce, it’s amazing we still have to point out that trash doesn’t belong in the woods, by [Read More]
Recently, a broken bottle in Lake Waccamaw resulted in a trip to the emergency room for a child who cut her foot in the water. Olivia Bullard sustained a nasty cut, but another child took [Read More]
The Columbus Dixie Darlings were honored in a parade through downtown Whiteville this morning. With flags and balloons flying, the sluggers were escorted by the Whiteville Fire Department and Columbus County Sheriff’s Office as they [Read More]
By Lisa Yemma, Yemma Farm North Carolilnians are known for their hosting skills – from backyard BBQs to formal dinners, but did you know that you can also host butterflies? As insects that go through [Read More]
Tabor City life wasn’t easy during the 1930s, but hard times helped create a special woman. Essie Nealey, often known by the name of “Aunt Essie,” even to those who truly weren’t related, is [Read More]
Tropical Storm Elsa is expected to turn toward Georgia tonight, and make a visit to North Carolina later Thursday afternoon. The National Hurricane Center’s 5 p.m. update today (Wednesday) also broadened the impact of [Read More]
The man charged with a February 2020 murder is back in jail after a drug arrest Saturday. Jadekiss Jaheim Watkins, 20, was arrested on Elwell Ferry Road in Council after a vehicle stop by members [Read More]
Town leaders discuss violence in Chadbourn Interim Town Manager Jerome Chestnut called on the citizens of Chadbourn to help fight the crime that has surged in the town in recent months. “We should be out [Read More]
Storm weary towns and landowners along the Lumber River are hoping Elsa doesn’t bring more problems to already hard-hit areas in western Columbus. Fair Bluff was devastated by Hurricane Matthew in 2016, then Florence [Read More]
Three people were charged with trafficking in cocaine after more than a kilo of cocaine was seized in a traffic stop Friday. Lourdes Dixon, 56; Alexander Shellman, 60, and Hugo Nunez-Jaimes, 43, were arrested July [Read More]
Post time 3:30 p.m. Although Tropical Storm Elsa is expected to bring little more than some wind and rain here, emergency officials are double-checking equipment and keeping a close eye on developments. Elsa is expected [Read More]
The District Attorney’s office released the names of the three people gunned down at a party in Chadbourn Saturday. Deonde Qwabe Sadler, 27; Mack Darren Jenkins Jr., 26 and Kameesha Daezhneka Powell, 21, were killed [Read More]
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