Funeral services for Deputy Damien Draper Bost will be held Monday at South Columbus High School. The Columbus county Sheriff’s Office said visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m., with a service to follo...
Summer for many people means spending time with friends and family on the water boating, swimming, fishing or just being outdoors. Last August, the Carroll family and their friends were doing just tha...
After a fiery public hearing at their previous meeting, Columbus County Board of Elections on Monday is expected to discuss and potentially vote on a plan to cut two early polling places this fall. Ra...
Even though the high school baseball season has come to an end, several high school standouts are still playing in all-star games and receiving awards. Three players from Whiteville’s State Championsh...
In efforts to control the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission(NCWRC) is announcing new deer hunting regulations that will offer hunters increased deer harve...
As a coach, you want to win. More than your players, in most instances. But as an adult, we have to think about more important things. We need to nurture, support, love, and help kids as they are goin...
The procession escorting Columbus County Sheriff’s Deputy Damien Draper Bost brought the fallen deputy home to Columbus today (June 26) after an autopsy in Raleigh. A mile-long escort of law enforceme...
Draper Bost loved children and being a law enforcement officer, Sheriff Bill Rogers said today (today) at a press conference about the deputy’s death. The School Resource Officer was killed when his ...
A Clarkton man was charged in the fatal crash of a Columbus County Sheriff’s Deputy this morning (June 25). David Samuel McPherson, 33, of 941 Page’s Rd., Clarkton, is being held on $100,000 secured b...
A Columbus County Sheriff’s Deputy died today (June 25) when his patrol vehicle was struck on U.S. 74. Draper Bost was reportedly on stationary patrol in the median when the crash occurred near the Ha...
One person was seriously injured in a crash involving a Columbus County Sheriff’s Deputy this morning (Thursday) near Hallsboro. The crash occurred minutes ago. A burning vehicle is in the median. The...
Police have identified two local teens as the victims in a shooting in Roanoke Rapids Monday. Mariah Thompson, 15, and Patrick Shane Faircloth, 20, were shot to death Monday afternoon in the area of V...
A man out on bond for domestic violence is back in jail, charged with assaulting another woman. Joe Antonio Dantzler, 41, is being held under no bond in the Columbus County Detention Center. He is cha...
Deputies responding to a welfare check early today (June 24) found a man who had been seriously injured by the driver of an automobile. Joshua Allyn Priest, 38, was transported to New Hanover Regional...
The owner of a North Carolina tax return preparation business pleaded guilty Tuesday (June 24) to conspiring to prepare false returns claiming fraudulent refunds based on COVID-19 tax credits. Seven o...
One of the two award-winning young adult books presented to the New Hanover County Library recently has a Columbus County connection. The books, Half-Truths by Carol Baldwin in the young adult categor...