News stories in Columbus, NC.
Local boy in burn center after accident. A local boy is in UNC Burn Center after sustaining second and third degree burns July 3. Ryder Faircloth, age seven, was seriously burned after an aerosol can [Read More]
Fireworks displays across the county have prompted the fire marshal’s office to warn celebrants to be safe while showing their patriotic pride.Deputy Fire Marshal Chase Lancaster said it’s important to keep safety at the top [Read More]
BREAKING NEWS Chadbourn Police and the State Bureau of Investigation are on the scene of what may be the town’s first triple homicide. Interim Police Chief Ken Elliot said CPD was responding to a shots [Read More]
Alexis Kirt now faces charges in the hit and run fatality. Charges against Robert Bolick have been dropped. The Highway Patrol has charged a woman with the June 4 hit and run death of a [Read More]
An avid church member and former substitute teacher has died from injuries sustained in a traffic crash on U.S. 74-76 Wednesday. Bernice “Mickey” Little McKeithan, 90, was airlifted after a wreck near the N.C. 11 [Read More]
Note to my readers: With rare exceptions, I do not like to reprint columns, since I consider this to be a lazy habit. However, this is one people ask me about every year. This column [Read More]
All Columbus County schools participate in providing meals for children and teens 18 and under and will continue until July 15. The full meals, which will include an entrée, a grain (bread, pasta, noodles, etc.) [Read More]
The Columbus County Chamber of Commerce welcomed Dr. A. Nicole Jenkins Wednesday morning in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of her new practice, Doctor of Physical Therapy.The office is located at 612 Jefferson [Read More]
The cowboys (and cowgirls) are coming back to Lake Waccamaw. The Boys and Girls Home of North Carolina will host a rodeo Aug. 13 – 14. It is sponsored by the Southeastern Gospel Music Association. [Read More]
Local author Dr. Bobby Waddell continues to detail his journey as a Christian with the release of his second book, Turnabout. Turnabout was published in April. It follows Principles, which was released July 2020 and details the five major [Read More]
Columbus Career and College Academy will be having a Freshman Family Night and Picnic on July 29, at 5:30 p.m. in the auditorium at the Southeastern Community College campus. Due to seating limitations, the staff [Read More]
The company will bring 125 new jobs to the area. The sprawling industrial park on the Columbus-Brunswick line will soon have a new tenant. Precision Swiss Products, Inc. a manufacturer of high precision component parts, [Read More]
One man is in critical condition after a shooting Saturday night in Whiteville. Det. Sgt. Scott Moody said Whiteville Police were called to West Lewis Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard at 8:58 p.m. after [Read More]
Buying a new house is never an easy thing. You have to give a loan company your information, and let them delve deep into your paper trails, and pull out the insides. After all the [Read More]
Plans are underway for road construction at the Chauncey Town Road and Old Lake Road corridors at Lake Waccamaw. The N.C. Department of Transportation plans to put in 180 degree turns, or commonly known as J-turns, at [Read More]
Farmers who suffered damages in Hurricanes Florence, Michael and Dorian could qualify for direct payments from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has received a $79.6 [Read More]
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