As he stepped through the door, the little cowboy was grateful for the air conditioning in the diner. His dusty boots were made for riding horses, not walking the streets of a small town [Read More]
The May 2 shooting of a Tabor City man has led to the arrest of a suspect from the Chadbourn area. Kason Durante Johnson, 43, is being held under no bond on a single count [Read More]
$40,000 damage to electronics. Cooking oil, maple syrup, honey and eggs were used to cause thousands of dollars in damage to East Columbus Junior Senior High school early Thursday. The sheriff’s office reported that school [Read More]
Propane gas caused the explosion and fire that levelled part of Chadbourn’s Budget Inn early today (Wednesday). The only victim of the fire is in critical condition in the Chapel Hill burn center. Columbus County [Read More]
An armed Cerro Gordo drug dealer will serve 33 months in federal prison and three years probation. Brandon Jeffrey Miller, 26, was sentenced after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon and [Read More]
One of 20,000 ducks will be a ticket to Hawaii for someone, and help support crisis intervention. Jungle Rapids Family Fun Park will host the Duck Derby Friday to help Coastal Horizons, which provides mental [Read More]
Updated 4:45 p.m. The State Bureau of Investigation is looking into whether excessive force was used by a school resource officer who broke up a fight at South Columbus High School Tuesday. The SRO is [Read More]
Chadbourn Police Officer Johnathan Driggers entered the burning wreckage of the Budget Inn to save a man this morning. Mayor Phillip Britt said Driggers saved the victim of the explosion and fire. Britt and his [Read More]
At least one person was seriously injured early this morning in an apparent explosion at a Chadbourn motel. Witnesses said Mayor Phillip Britt and his wife, Councilwoman Shannon Britt, treated the injured person while waiting [Read More]
Missing school didn’t mean the principal’s office, but a day in court for a Whiteville woman. Janoraleashia Doramaria Brown, 49, was charged with one count of violating school attendance laws, according to warrants. Brown was [Read More]
The side effects of cancer treatment are never a pretty thing, but a woman in South Carolina is doing everything she can to make life a little easier for patients fighting the disease. Marlisa Small [Read More]
The Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce will hold their 17th annual bass tournament on Saturday, May 28, at Lake Tabor. Registration begins at 5 a.m., and lines hit the water at 6 a.m. The fee [Read More]
Primary Day is tomorrow across Columbus County. Early voting wrapped up Saturday, with 2,202 of the county’s 36,170 registered voters casting a ballot. On the ticket are several county commissioners seats, the Democrat nomination for [Read More]
Columbus County Deputy Jose Garcia is being hailed as a hero after saving a possible overdose victim May 10. The deputy was responding to a call about a man in the roadway on Joe Brown [Read More]
American College of Cardiology NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Gold Award recognizes sustained, high level performance in quality of care UNC Health Southeastern has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ [Read More]
$10 e-gift card, aluminum water bottle and sticker set for Red Cross donors in May When schools let out for summer and families set off on vacation, the American Red Cross typically sees a decline [Read More]
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