A Southeastern Community College student sustained an accidental gunshot wound Wednesday when a firearm fell from the student’s vehicle. SCC said in a press release that no other students or...
An alleged murderer and two other inmates have been charged with planning to murder a law enforcement officer and effect a jail break. Natrelle McKinnies, 28; Javon Bowen, 28; and...
News Briefs for December 4, 2024 On Wednesday evening at Southeastern Community College there was an accidental firearm discharge on campus when a firearm fell from a vehicle, causing a...
Columbus County Commissioners passed one of the strictest vape store regulations in the state Monday. The board rejected a proposal to define vape stores as any business with 85 percent...
A massive, mobile memorial to those who served in Vietnam is coming to the Veterans Memorial Park next spring. The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam...
By Emily Cross Whiteville Downtown Development Wondering what you can expect at the Downtown Whiteville Christmas Extravaganza? We’ve got a loaded evening of festivities so please read below to make...
A stop for a speeding ticket led to the arrest of an alleged drug trafficker and shutting down a narcotics operation, Sheriff Bill Rogers said. Zaki Rashad Butler, 44, of...
A number of new state laws went into effect Sunday, some without the blessing of Gov. Roy Cooper. Masks are now prohibited in public except they may be worn by...
News Briefs for December 3, 2024 A number of new state laws went into effect Sunday, some without the blessing of Gov. Roy Cooper. Masks are now prohibited in public...
This is a partial transcript of Jefferson Weaver’s Columbus Connection Commentary from Nov. 30. Dissenting opinions and guest suggestions are always welcome. send them to jeffersonweaver@columbu...
Good afternoon, Meteorologist Christopher Cawley here with the weather update for Tuesday December 3, 2024. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES across Columbus County tonight. With clear skies and calm winds, ...
It’s out there somewhere, waiting. It might be a lone, scraggly cedar struggling in the shadows of a hardwood swamp, or a loblolly bent and twisted from a storm, condemned...
Laverne Coleman and Chris Smith replaced Rickey Bullard and Giles “Buddy” Byrd as chair and vice chair of the county commissioners Monday. The move came after Coleman, Byrd, Bullard and...
Two pedestrians were seriously injured in separate incidents involving automobiles in less than 24 hours. Lonnie Cardill is recovering after being struck by a car on Powell Boulevard near Hay...
As the song says, “let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!” Unfortunately… this time around anyway… it’s not likely to amount to more than just a few flurries....
New Briefs for December 2, 2024 Lonnie Cardill is recovering after being struck by a car on Powell Boulevard in Whiteville Friday. Whiteville Police said Cardill darted into traffic...