News stories in Columbus, NC.
KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD BY CAREY KINSOLVING AND FRIENDS What Can We Learn from God Resting After He Created the World? “We should learn from this not to holler about going to bed at [Read More]
It’s springtime, and love is in the air — especially for alligators. Two gators ended up being wrangled by Wildlife Enforcement officers in Columbus County over the weekend. The largest of the saurians — an [Read More]
News Briefs for May 18, 2025 A state food benefit program has sent out $121 million in preloaded debit cards to help families with dependent children. The SUN Bucks cards will activate May 22. [Read More]
News Briefs for May 16, 2025 State officials say that while ten more deer tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease this year, none have been found outside the original observation areas. A total of 34 whitetails [Read More]
News Briefs for May 15, 2025 Tabor City native Frank Perritte will be honored with a bridge dedication at Lake Tabor on June 13. Perritte was a Tabor City Police Officer before going to [Read More]
News Briefs for May 14, 2025 Friday is Peace Officers Memorial Day. The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office will be holding a memorial service at 11:00 a.m. at 801 Jefferson Street in Whiteville to honor the [Read More]
News Briefs for May 13, 2025 The sheriff’s office said an anonymous tip submitted via the “Say Something” app claimed that a student had an “AR-15” rifle and was planning a mass shooting at [Read More]
News Briefs for May 12, 2025 Lance Sandlin has been charged with murdering the unborn child of Shania Perry. Sandlin was arrested in September for the April death, along with his wife Emily and his [Read More]
News Briefs for May 11, 2025 Complaints by neighbors led to a major drug arrest in Brunswick last week. Joseph Stephens, age 48, of Mount Moriah Road, was arrested on 16 felony drug charges [Read More]
News Briefs for May 10, 2025 The Law Enforcement Torch Run supporting special Olympics passed through Whiteville Friday morning. The Torch Run is an annual tradition involving law enforcement officers from across the state. Whiteville [Read More]
News Briefs for May 9, 2025 Keith Douglas Wilkins Jr. of Delco took an Alford plea on charges of indecent liberties Thursday in Columbus County Superior court. Wilkins molested a 13 year old girl [Read More]
News Briefs for May 8, 2025 Justin Burney was found guilty in a Brunswick County courtroom Thursday of multiple charges of statutory sex offense and indecent liberties with a minor, and sentenced to at least [Read More]
News Briefs for May 7, 2025 The driver of the truck that damaged a Columbus County Sheriff’s patrol vehicle May 1 admitted that she shouldn’t have been driving, the report said. Roseanne Deloreta, 63, [Read More]
Two local lottery players took home some major money this week. When Kenneth Formyduval of Whiteville got off work Friday night, he trusted his gut and bought a $30 scratch-off, leading him to a $1 [Read More]
News Briefs for May 6, 2025 After less than an hour of deliberation, a Columbus County jury found James Henry Smith, of Lumberton, guilty of Assault with a Deadly Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury and [Read More]
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