News stories in Columbus, NC.
N.C. Forest Service officials urge the public to postpone any outdoor burning through early June. During the next two weeks as warmer, drier weather patterns continue across the state, fire danger will be high, and [Read More]
Whiteville city council will discuss the troubled Sandy Ridge apartment complex Tuesday.An amendment to the regular agenda was emailed Friday (today). The agenda item gives no details other than to request a discussion of apartment [Read More]
By Crystal FairclothEditor’s note — we’re proud to welcome Crystal Faircloth of Lake Waccamaw to the CCN family. This is her first post with z2j.c7e.myftpupload.com. Kathy Spaulding is no ordinary hairdresser. The owner of Cut [Read More]
1145 update: The gas line has been repaired, and the roads are now reopened. Traffic is still congested in downtown Whiteville.A construction crew broke a gas line on J.K. Powell Boulevard in the area of [Read More]
3:45 p.m. updateOne man is in custody after a brief standoff with Lake Waccamaw Police and State Park Rangers on Bella Coola Drive at the lake. A witness said the suspect stole a firearm from [Read More]
Detectives have charged a Clarendon man with sexually abusing a preadolescent boy. Frederic William booth, 56, is being held on a $50,000 secured bond on a charge of indecent liberties with a minor, according to [Read More]
A Whiteville-area man was charged with a felony after an Animal Protective Services officer found a starving, sick and injured puppy at his home. The puppy was seized, but had to be euthanized due to [Read More]
Doodle eyed me suspiciously, then fluffed his neck feathers before announcing the pending new day. I have no idea why I was up early; it had been a fitful night. I am usually a shamelessly [Read More]
Thursday’s shooting incident at Whiteville’s Sandy Ridge apartment complex beside Nolan Park has increased calls for a larger, county-owned park outside of the city. Shane Hardee, whose daughters play Dixie Youth ball, will address the [Read More]
Two people were injured and two are in custody after gunfire from Sandy Ridge apartments broke up Dixie Youth baseball this evening. Whiteville Police Chief Douglas Ipock said the gunfire broke out shortly before 7 [Read More]
UPDATE: some customers now have power; trees blamed for outage.More than 1,500 Duke Progress Energy customers are without power this afternoon (Thursday).The outage was reported at 12:30 p.m., according to the utility. Duke’s outage map [Read More]
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance identifying and contacting a man about a crime that occurred in Fair Bluff. Detectives have not released any additional details about the suspect, or the [Read More]
While the panic over fuel supplies maybe have kept some people home, there were still plenty of suspects on the road during the Mother’s Day weekend. On Friday, the Tri-County Community Impact Team (C.I.T.) Task [Read More]
Since Jan. 1, 58 law enforcement officers have died doing their jobs in the United States. Another 64 died on duty due to other causes, mainly COVID-19, 9/11 related cancer, and heart disease. Discounting the [Read More]
UPDATE: More areas were added to the notice late Tuesday night. A broken main on Red Bug Road left some county customers without water Tuesday, and affected other areas as well.County staff is working to [Read More]
Gas stations across the area are seeing long lines, if they’re even open, due to the Colonial Pipeline shutdown. The pipeline feeds roughly half of the gasoline supply in North Carolina and along much of [Read More]
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