A third suspect has been arrested in a complex case that involved two high speed chases in the Nakina area. Shaquelle Oneal McArthur, 27, of Happy Home Rd., Nakina was charged with conspiracy to obtain [Read More]
A Chaunceytown Road woman tried to get her dogs back from Animal Control Wednesday, but was told the dogs had already been released to a dog rescue – two days earlier than she was led [Read More]
The indecisive Hurricane Eta is bringing heavy rains and wind to Columbus County after coming ashore for the fourth time in Florida. Chadbourn and Tabor City are experiencing minor flooding in some of the [Read More]
I know a fellow who has to carry a card with him everywhere he goes to prove he isn’t carrying a knife or shoplifting. Much of one leg is screwed and plated together; he sets [Read More]
An inmate at Tabor City Correctional has died from COVID-19, according to the Department of Public Safety. The inmate, in his 60s, had underlying health problems, the prison system said in a press release. Tabor [Read More]
Deputies are seeking a woman who allegedly broke four windows on a City of Whiteville truck, damaged the windshield, assaulted a man and fled into South Carolina. The sheriff’s office reported that Travis Faulk, the [Read More]
North Carolina will pause at Phase Three of the COVID-19 recovery, and indoor gatherings are now limited to 10 people, Gov. Roy Cooper announced this afternoon. The governor’s executive order was set to expire Friday. [Read More]
While all eyes are on the U.S. 701 widening project, a different transportation project will soon make things easier for pedestrians and disabled people to make their way through Whiteville. Sidewalks along Madison, Lee, Jefferson, [Read More]
Southeastern Health has collaborated with Robeson Community College to offer a work training program for individuals interested in becoming a nursing assistant and working at Southeastern Health. Individuals will apply for a student nursing assistant [Read More]
Two more COVID-19 deaths have been recorded in Columbus County since Thursday, bringing the total death toll to 66 since March. Monday’s release from the county Health Department said the county’s case total has jumped to [Read More]
One of Columbus County’s K9 teams successfully located a missing man at Lake Waccamaw Saturday. The 65-year-old disappeared from a campsite at the state park just after sunset, Chief Deputy Aaron herring of the sheriff’s [Read More]
By Katie Compton Boyd I remember as a child, the women in my family would remind me, “you mustn’t talk of politics or religion, especially at the dinner table. It isn’t very ladylike.” Naturally being [Read More]
Update– Gore has been found safe in Wilmington. A Silver Alert has been issued for a North Whiteville man last seen in the Clarkton area. Markel Dashan Gore, 22, was last seen on U.S. 701 [Read More]
The Duke Endowment has awarded a $184,000 grant to support the Success Coach program at Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina. “Our goal is to support families once reunification occurs,” said Chief Operations Officer [Read More]
And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’ Matthew 25:40 NKJV Election Day has come and [Read More]
The Field of Flags and Veterans Memorial Park Wall of Honor will be on display at the Columbus County Fairgrounds Wednesday for Veterans Day.Angela Norris of the Park committee said construction is underway at the [Read More]
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