Editor’s note: Bladen County Board of Education member Steve Kwiatkowski published this opinion piece on his personal social media this week. It is shared here with his permission. On this page, I speak for myself. [Read More]
The 10th Annual Light the Lake event will bring the largest celebration yet for child abuse awareness to Lake Waccamaw when it opens 1-5 p.m. April 13 on the Boys & Girls Homes Farm. The [Read More]
Keyonte Poole will spend the next 480 to 600 months – 40 to 50 years – in prison for the brutal murders of Robbie Hildreth and Sean Burke in Bladen County. Poole pleaded guilty to [Read More]
I happened to catch maybe two minutes of the Country Music Awards the other night. For reasons I cannot fathom, a bunch of the new stars were singing Phil Collins song. I wasn’t even one [Read More]
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in a herd of dairy cows in North Carolina. HPAI has several strains, all of which are commonly referred to as Bird Flu. The virus is highly [Read More]
Lake Waccamaw’s fifteen minute April Town Hall meeting was short and sweet on Tuesday evening, but with the budget on track and business squared away, the session was a buzz about the second annual Gator [Read More]
Two teenagers escaped injury in a shooting Sunday, but investigators are not sure where the shooting actually occurred. The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were called to Fries Bay and Wright roads around 5:23 p.m. [Read More]
Deputies are searching for the suspect who wounded a Riegelwood man while he was feeding his cats Saturday. Sherman Lewis Brown, 72, of Weyman Road, told deputies he was working in his yard when he [Read More]
A man is recovering after he was shot through the leg near Tabor City Friday. Deputies were called to 15 Ying Lane around 3:30 a.m. to a disturbance, sheriff’s reports said. While they were en [Read More]
Nestor Redono-Paloma will serve 20 to 29 years in prison for the rape and molestation of four of his minor children. Redono-Paloma, 43, pleaded guilty to ten felony sex charges in Columbus County Superior Court [Read More]
Chemicals, inkpens, a magazine and other items were among the merchandise a Tabor City woman allegedly shoplifted from Walmart March 12. Sheila Deanna Bullock, 23, was arrested April 4 and released on a secured bond [Read More]
A number of N.C. Division of Motor Vehicle (DMV) fees will increase, effective July 1. As directed by state law, the DMV is required to adjust fees and rates every four years, based on the [Read More]
Two alleged narcotics distribution operations were raided Thursday, resulting in the confiscation of cocaine, fentanyl, and marijuana, along with firearms and cash. Sheriff W.A. “Bill” Rogers said in a oppress release that Daheem Kevin Durante [Read More]
Almost exactly four years after Joshua Blake Teder’s death, Nigel Tasheem Bracey was sentenced to prison for second degree murder today (April 5). Bracey, 35, pleaded guilty to second degree murder, possession of a firearm [Read More]
The weather looks beautiful for this weekend, so get out there and enjoy some of the activities taking place in our area. Be sure to check out the new events section at columbuscountynews.com, where you [Read More]
The final suspect has been sentenced for his part in the October 2018 killing of Highway Patrol Trooper Kevin Conner. Raheem Davis, 27, pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact and probation violation in Columbus [Read More]
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