A Tabor City area woman has lost custody of her son and is facing multiple criminal charges after allegedly neglecting the infant while she smoked crack cocaine. Kayla Hope Tyndall,...
Good evening, Meteorologist Christopher Cawley here with tonight’s weather update. Not a whole lot to talk about… get outside and try to see the aurora before midnight. Clear skies and...
Mark Robinson was his usual blunt self Tuesday when he spoke to supporters in Whiteville. “Governor Roy Cooper doesn’t like me,” the lt. governor said. “I don’t like Roy Cooper....
Legislators quickly passed a Hurricane Helene relief bill Wednesday, and Gov. Roy Cooper signed the bill into law just a short time later. “I’m thrilled to announce the passage of...
The bipartisan State Board of Elections on Monday unanimously approved a long list of emergency measures to help Helene victims vote in the 2024 election and ensure election officials can provide acce...
Antioch Baptist Church will host revival services Oct. 13-16. Sunday’s service begins at 6 p.m., with Chris Hardee as guest speaker. All other services start at 7 p.m. Monday will...
An international event celebrating group singing is coming to Lake Waccamaw, and more voices are welcome. World Singing Day is held annually on the third Saturday of October. The event...
Good evening, Meteorologist Christopher Cawley here with today’s local weather update and an update on Hurricane Milton. Hurricane Milton will make landfall around 9 PM just south of Sarasota, F...
Conventional deer season opens in Columbus County and across the southeast Saturday. All deer hunters must wear a hat, cap or other outer garment of safety orange at all times....
Due to the impact of Hurricane Helene on pesticide training and recertification, private pesticide applicators statewide will have until Dec. 20 to meet their recertification requirements. “We made th...
Gambling is becoming a booming business in North Carolina. The N.C. State Lottery Commission said this morning (Oct. 9) that more than $575 million in bets were placed in September...
The application period for county governments and conservation nonprofit groups to apply for farmland preservation grants from the N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund op...
Vape and tobacco shops may soon be more tightly regulated in both the city and county. Columbus County commissioners on Monday set a public hearing on the draft ordinance regulating...
The Columbus County Agricultural Fair starts today and runs through October 13 at the County Fairgrounds on Prison Camp Road. This year’s event features the return of the Fair Queen...
Good Monday evening, Meteorologist Christopher Cawley here with an update on Milton. While impacts for the Whiteville area will be essentially nil, the same cannot be said for our friends...
The yellow ribbons are for others now. The ribbons that flew from every utility pole, every door, and many a mailbox in October 2000 are long since gone, faded, shredded...