News stories in Columbus, NC.
Whiteville’s largest festival will have a new look – and sound – this fall. Madison Ward of Whiteville Downtown Development Commission announced via social media today (Tuesday) that the N.C. Pecan Harvest Festival will now [Read More]
Light the Lake at the Boys and Girls Home was a little more special this year. The annual event to raise awareness of child abuse gave the Home a reason to host its largest celebration [Read More]
Multiple child sex abuse charges have been filed against a Bladen County school bus driver. David Earl Denkens, 63, of Tar heel, was arrested Tuesday on two counts each of indecent liberties with a minor [Read More]
The vehicle driven by a Robeson County murder suspect was discovered this morning (Tuesday) in a remote wooded area. Robeson County Sheriff Burnis Wilkins said Scotti Dewayne Tyler, 38, of Rowland, is wanted for first [Read More]
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing teenager. Cody Joe Holland, 15, was last seen by his family on April 11. He might be in Brunswick County, according to a press release. [Read More]
Updated April 17 at 4;30 p.m. Lake Waccamaw’s boil advisory has been lifted. Town officials said all tests came back normal this afternoon. (Wednesday) What officials hope will be the last water pressure loss [Read More]
An argument reportedly led to a fight and the disappearance of $10,000 early Friday. Whiteville Police were called to Walmart at Columbus Corners a few minutes after midnight, according to reports. Darrion Katerral Foxworth, 20, [Read More]
Authorities are searching for a 14 year old girl who disappeared from the Bladenboro area Sunday. Essence Unique Simmons is a black female, 5’4” tall, weighing around 160 pounds. The Bladen Sheriff’s Office said she [Read More]
Saturday is going to be a big, busy day in Columbus. From science to chickens to plain old fun, there is plenty to do in our community. The first ever Spring Fling is coming up Saturday at [Read More]
A Whiteville youth previously convicted of firing into a home is facing new felonies. Notorious D. Taylor, 17, of 402 W. Lewis St., Whiteville, has been charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver [Read More]
The N. C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in cooperation with the N.C. Cooperative Extension – Pender County Center, will be offering a Pesticide Collection Day for residents in Pender and surrounding counties. The [Read More]
The 10th Annual Light the Lake event will bring the largest celebration yet for child abuse awareness to Lake Waccamaw when it opens 1-5 p.m. April 13 on the Boys & Girls Homes Farm. The [Read More]
Keyonte Poole will spend the next 480 to 600 months – 40 to 50 years – in prison for the brutal murders of Robbie Hildreth and Sean Burke in Bladen County. Poole pleaded guilty to [Read More]
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in a herd of dairy cows in North Carolina. HPAI has several strains, all of which are commonly referred to as Bird Flu. The virus is highly [Read More]
Two teenagers escaped injury in a shooting Sunday, but investigators are not sure where the shooting actually occurred. The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were called to Fries Bay and Wright roads around 5:23 p.m. [Read More]
Deputies are searching for the suspect who wounded a Riegelwood man while he was feeding his cats Saturday. Sherman Lewis Brown, 72, of Weyman Road, told deputies he was working in his yard when he [Read More]
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