News stories in Columbus, NC.
Tabor City Police arrested a man Monday who allegedly said he was going to shoot officers who came to take him in. James Ricco Gore, 52, of 503 W. Sixth Street, was held under $2,500 [Read More]
Drug charges have been filed against a Tabor City prison guard who was allegedly smuggling contraband into the prison. Latosha Shante Walker, 37, of Wilmington, is being held under $5,000 secured bond on charges of [Read More]
Columbus County’s helicopter and a fuel truck used to support the chopper are being transferred to Robeson County. Commissioners are expected to approve an agreement tonight completing the transfer of the equipment from the Columbus [Read More]
Deputies have arrested a suspect who allegedly put a woman in the hospital after abeating Thursday. Roy Dale Jones, 56, was held under $2,500 secured bond. He is charged with property damage, assault with a [Read More]
One person died in an early morning house fire in Roseland Monday. Fire Marshal Shannon Blackman said firefighters were called to 187 Ruth Drive at 2:10 a.m. Investigators are still on the scene as of [Read More]
The Grissettown Longwood Fire Department will once again hold their annual Grissettown Haunted Trail. The event will run every Saturday and Sunday and on Halloween night from 7-10 p.m. Tickets are $15 each. The station [Read More]
The fifth annual Kevin Conner Memorial Run starts Saturday at 8:30 a.m. in downtown Whiteville. Conner, a Highway Patrol Trooper from Bladenboro who was based in Columbus, was killed in an ambush during a traffic [Read More]
Galloway Farms of Hallsboro was spotlighted this week by the Department of Agriculture (NCDA) as one of the state’s leading agri-tourism attractions. Galloway Farms is home to Maze Craze, the largest maze in the Cape [Read More]
Offense is turning out to be the name of the game in area football action this season, and all area teams are firing up their defense before this week’s matchups, West Columbus is on the [Read More]
Some water customers at Lake Waccamaw are experiencing periods of low and no water pressure. Customers on Canal Cove Drive are advised to boil water intended for human consumption or used bottled water. A loss [Read More]
Cleanup in preparation of Saturday’s run honoring Trooper Kevin Conner has led to traffic headaches on the bridge bearing his name. The Conner Memorial Bridge one the U.S. 701 Bypass in Whiteville has been closed [Read More]
International Paper at Riegelwood was briefly locked down Tuesday after an armed woman in a stolen car allegedly fired shots on the plant property and fled. Joanna Brooke English, 38, of Kidder Street, Wilmington, is [Read More]
The town of Lake Waccamaw had a brief meeting on Tuesday evening honoring those in uniform, tabling the APS contract, and renewing one with the Cape Fear Council of Governments. The meeting ended with the [Read More]
Gates opened today (Tuesday) for the 43rd annual Columbus County Agricultural Fair. The fair runs through Sunday, and gates open to the general public daily at 4 p.m. Special events are scheduled throughout the week, [Read More]
Someone damaged a “pride” banner and more that $1,000 worth of displays at a Whiteville area home over the weekend. Ricky Barger told the sheriff’s office that a blowup Christmas tree and Halloween dog, lights [Read More]
A teenager has been arrested in the September video of a dog that was beaten to death. Nicholas Demarion McGirt, 18 was arrested on a single charge of animal cruelty and released on an unsecured [Read More]
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