News stories in Columbus, NC.
It’s puppy season – but not the cute and cuddly kind. Coyote sightings are on the rise as puppy season nears its peak, and parents forage closer and closer to human habitation in search of [Read More]
A body thought to be that of Jeb Baldwin was found just before 1 p.m. today, washed up on shore at Lake Waccamaw. Baldwin, 18, disappeared Sunday after a kayak overturned in Lake Waccamaw. Baldwin [Read More]
Commissioners also received a final update on the use of UTVs on town streets. Lake Waccamaw commissioners had a brief but busy meeting Tuesday. Mayor Matt Wilson started the evening off with a moment of [Read More]
3:30 p.m. Update Two women were killed and a teenager seriously injured after a crash near Tabor City this morning (Wednesday). Teva Marie Norris, 44, and Taunya Norris, 64, both of the Tabor City area, [Read More]
Columbus County News was a proud participant in the 89th N.C. Strawberry Festival Parade this weekend. Here are some scenes from the parade and festival.
Conditions improve, but road still closed. Updated 1:30 p.m. 5/10/22 A stubborn wildfire in the Green Swamp at the Brunswick County line is causing an hour-long detour for motorists on N.C. 211. The Driving Creek [Read More]
Elon Musk doesn’t owe society a dang thing.He employs thousands of people. I bet most of their lives are already significantly better than they had at other jobs. The free market has determined that he [Read More]
In addition to rare carnivorous plants, Mark Todd has a large “Corpse plant,” whose flowers smell like decomposition. Mark Todd of Lake Waccamaw may look like an ordinary guy, but underneath that exterior lies a [Read More]
The HEARTS (Helping Everyone Achieve Rewards Toward Success) Foundation of Chadbourn will be hosting a kickball tournament to help with their annual Back-to-School supply drive. Games are set to begin on Saturday, June 18 at [Read More]
The Veterans of America building on Madison Street in Whiteville will be having a BBQ plate sale on Saturday, May 14, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Plates are $8 each and will include slaw, a beverage, [Read More]
Crews with drones, side scanning sonar and multiple boats are back at Lake Waccamaw for the third day of searching for Jeb Baldwin. Baldwin, 18, disappeared Sunday after standing up in a tandem kayak, according [Read More]
Searchers were back on the water at 8 a.m. today searching for Jeb Baldwin. The youth was kayaking with two friends when they hit rough water Sunday. Baldwin’s two companions were rescued after around an [Read More]
Teams search for a missing teen have gone home for the night after spending Mother’s Day scouring Lake Waccamaw. The 18-year-old male and two companions hit rough water while kayaking today. The companions were picked [Read More]
Multiple search teams and divers are scouring Lake Waccamaw for a reported missing person. An 18 year old male is still missing, according to Katie Hall of N.C. State Parks. Two persons were recovered earlier [Read More]
A former Tabor Correctional guard is under $1.075 million bond in the Robeson County Detention Center, facing dozens of drug and firearm charges. Derek C. Madden, 32, of 8472 N.C. 72 E., Lumberton, was arrested [Read More]
The property that was the subject of hundreds of 911 calls was demolished shortly after a press conference Friday.A perennial troublespot near Chadbourn is history. Sheriff Jody Greene said in a press conference this morning [Read More]
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