News stories in Columbus, NC.
On a back street in Tabor City sits a small, local secret — a family-operated café called Mt. Tabor Manna. The cozy little nook sits just behind the post office, a short drive down Orange [Read More]
The sheriff’s office is investigating a viral video of an Acme-Delco-Riegelwood firefighter aiming a handgun at a woman at a wreck scene on U.S. 74-76 Saturday. The fireman, Jeff Sherwood, has been suspended pending the [Read More]
An East Arcadia man died in a high speed crash Road Monday morning. The Highway Patrol said Kedell Marquis Nixon was traveling north on Delco Prosper Road when he crossed the center line, left the [Read More]
Anthony Spivey took $8,000 in fundraising money that was collected for a leukemia patient, according to the newest indictments for the former Chadbourn Police chief. Spivey, 35, now faces 110 felony charges. He was suspended [Read More]
Victor Jacobs is a former Columbus County sheriff’s detective. The first candidate has declared his intentions to run for Columbus County Sheriff in 2022. Victor Jacobs, a Buckhead resident and former detective with the Columbus [Read More]
Donors hope the new gazebo in downtown Tabor City will provide a focal point for pride in the town. The gazebo, located at the Tabor City Library, was dedicated in a special ceremony Monday night, [Read More]
While teachers are a core part of every school, those behind the scenes are too often forgotten. The teacher’s aide is the helping hands of the classroom. Bus drivers are charged with keeping their children [Read More]
By Crystal Faircloth and Jefferson Weaver The body of a St. Paul’s man was recovered Sunday morning after personnel from three counties spent an arduous weekend of searching Lake Waccamaw. Francisco Javier Vazquez Hernandez, known as [Read More]
The body of a St. Paul’s man has been recovered after an arduous weekend of searching. Francisco Javier Vazquez Hernandez, known as Paco to friends and family, went missing Friday evening shortly after 6 p.m. [Read More]
8 p.m. update: crews have called off the search for tonight. Efforts will begin again at 7 a.m. Sunday. At least seven agencies and a helicopter are still searching for the man who disappeared on [Read More]
7:45 update: Both boat landings are closed, and boaters are asked to stay off the lake while crews work to recover the missing man. Rescue crews are combing Lake Waccamaw near Waccamaw Shores for a [Read More]
County officials took the unusual step of calling out Commissioner Giles “Buddy” Byrd Friday after Byrd made several inaccurate statements to a Wilmington television station. Byrd cast the sole dissenting vote against the Fiscal 21-22 [Read More]
A South Carolina man has been arrested and charged with felony hit and run and driving while license revoked after he allegedly struck and killed a farmworker last week.Robert Eugene Bolick Jr., 31, of Phyllis [Read More]
The Lake Waccamaw Community Yard Sale that was postponed this past weekend due to weather will be held Saturday (June 12) starting at 6 a.m. Vendor spots are $10. The yard sale is held at [Read More]
Deputies use Narcan, CPR to save victim Two members of the Heavy Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) are being credited with saving a man’s life Monday. Dep. J. DiCicco and M. Kellihan were on patrol on [Read More]
Deputies have arrested a Clarendon man wanted in two separate felony cases. Tyler Edward Sutton, 25, was picked up in a traffic stop on Horace Cox Road near Tabor city, according to a press release [Read More]
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