The N.C. Forest Service will begin accepting orders Wednesday, July 1, for its annual tree seedling sale. With an average annual production of 10 million seedlings, and a reliable supply of more than ...
Bethel Methodist Church in Clarendon will host a special music service this Saturday (June 27) with the St. Mark Mass Choir. Rev. Pete House Jr., pastor of St. Mark Union American Episcopal Church, pr...
Let’s be honest, spending actual money, dollar bills, to build something on a video game was not on my “things I would do as a parent” bingo card. If you are like me, it is hard to keep up with the am...
A wanted man was jailed on meth charges after citizen complaints about reckless ATV riding in Cerro Gordo, the sheriff’s office said. William Colbey Carroll, 34, is being held under $65,000 bond on ch...
Whiteville has joined a new network of emergency response teams for an often-forgotten problem: water and wastewater infrastructure. The N.C. Wastewater and Water Response Network (WaterWARN) is a coo...
On June 23, 1918, Macy Nelson Taylor was born in Norlina, N.C. He was the first of three children to Doma and Samuel Taylor. He went joined the Navy before World War II, in part because he met a cute ...
An AirLink helicopter crew was briefly blinded by someone tracking the helicopter with a laser during a medical mission Thursday. The helicopter crew reported that around 11:43 p.m., someone shone a b...
Mushrooms, marijuana, methamphetamine, and moonshine were among the contraband seized after a Whiteville traffic stop June 17. Wiley Bramble Memory, 62, of 408 Franklin St., Whiteville, was held under...
A South Carolina woman with a cognitive disorder was found safe Wednesday before a Silver Alert could be issued. The sheriff’s office said a 911 caller reported the elderly woman was parked in the roa...
TABOR CITY—Columbus County defeated South Columbus Black 5-3 in the championship of the District 2 Division 1 Major League Tournament on Wednesday at Tabor City Baseball Sports Complex. Columbus...
Masked bandits alleged assaulted and kidnapped a Feed Mill Road man early today (June 18). The victim told deputies that at least three masked men broke into his home around 2 a.m. The male suspects a...
A warrant scammer conned a Riegelwood woman out of $16.400, according to the sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office said the woman, who is in her 40s, was contacted via phone by a caller who claimed t...
A Bolton woman was not seriously injured after a trespassing suspect shoved her to th ground June 16. The Gum Street residence called 911 after the incident. She told deputies she was checking her pro...
Multiple charges were filed against a suspect who allegedly stopped running from the law when he pulled into the driveway of random residence. Billy Jay Wright, 40, of 414 Country Village Rd., Whitevi...
Updated with corrections Deborah Tyson still waits for her daughter Amanda Grace Little to call, four years after the Whiteville-area woman disappeared in Duplin County. “She always called me, just to...
As an older adult, we tend to talk about how it was, the way “we” used to do things. Parents and neighbors would step in and correct a child and give them a “whoopin”. Our generation downs the new gen...