The quick response of a deputy resulted in the arrest of a Kelly man on fuel theft charges Friday. Allen Robinson, 44, was held under $7,500 secured bond on charges of breaking and entering a [Read More]
An aggressive Asian tick species has invaded South Carolina, and is showing up in higher numbers in North Carolina, according to the S..C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). Officials recently found a “large [Read More]
A Lake Waccamaw resident is splitting her time between Columbus County and Georgia, all in the name of entrepreneurship. Deondra Jenkins is the owner and operator of a dessert business inspired by family recipes called [Read More]
Drinking and driving on the road or the water this weekend could mean a trip to jail rather than to the beach or pool. After 2021’s highway death toll was the highest since 1973, agencies [Read More]
City officials will meet with the planning board and food truck operators Thursday to discuss the future of the popular eateries in Whiteville. Food trucks are basically prohibited in the city. A plan to allow [Read More]
Deputies arrested a Lake Waccamaw man for larceny and drug possession after he allegedly took snacks and glue from a Dollar General store – and had narcotics on the ATV he was riding. Jeffery Scott [Read More]
Deputies arrested a Nakina man after he allegedly turned up impaired at Nakina Middle School Friday. Scott Bennett Gore, 41, was charged with disorderly conduct at a school, resisting an officer and second degree trespassing, [Read More]
Southeastern Community College offers a nursing program that provides their students with the training and knowledge to rival any major medical university. The lifelike simulation lab above the Nesmith Student Center offers hands-on experience with [Read More]
Two theft suspects allegedly opened fire on their victim as he chased them Saturday. No one was injured, and a stolen truck and trailer were recovered in the incident. James Britt told deputies that two [Read More]
Jury selection begins Tuesday in Columbus County Superior Court for the murder trial of Corey Tshombe Hines, charged in the 2017 shooting death of Elliot Dew. Hines, 25, is charged with first degree murder in [Read More]
In a offensive matchup with a combined 126 points, the Whiteville Wolfpack picked up their first win of the season at home topping the West Brunswick Trojans 64-62 in a non-conference matchup. Amare Best and [Read More]
Two Bolton firefighters saved a puppy from a burning home Saturday. Kevin Benton and Riley Beach found the puppy in a bedroom while checking the house, Deputy Fire Marshal Chase Lancaster said. The home on [Read More]
This week Jefferson talks with In-Studio Guests Ronnie Strickland, Irvin Enzor, and Frankye Boone who are Candidates for Columbus County Board of Education, District 3. THE COLUMBUS CONNECTION with Jefferson Weaver is [Read More]
This weekend, be sure to get out and about with your kiddos before they head back to school on Monday. While you’re doing some of that last minute supply shopping, take a break and head [Read More]
Two unrelated missing persons cases have turned into investigations with the discovery of the women’s bodies. Candice Diaz, 33, was reported missing in the Calabash area earlier this week, according to the Brunswick Sheriff’s Office. [Read More]
Blue tongue – properly known as epizootic hemorrhagic disease – is more widespread in whitetail deer this year, according to wildlife officials. Scattered observations of sick and dead deer due have been reported across the [Read More]
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