A number of local and state offices will be decided in the May 17 primary election, since there are no challengers. A special meeting of the county Board of Elections has been called for today [Read More]
Bethel United Methodist Church will be having their annual Famous Fried Chicken Supper Drive-Thru fundraiser on Saturday, March 5 from 4 p.m.-6:30 p.m. The cost is $10 per plate and will include chicken, potato salad, [Read More]
Friday Feature: March 4, 2022 By: Vinny Pagano I do not know if you have realized that I am a baseball fan, besides a sportswriter. That means there is some emotion behind my words when [Read More]
Elections Board to meet this afternoon to determine next step. No one filed to run for the Whiteville City Council seat held by Tim Blackmon by the noon deadline today. The county Board of Elections [Read More]
The Veterans Memorial Park of America is raising funds for the latest project in the Never Forget Gardens. The organization is planning to install a Freedom Circle to honor all five branches of the military. [Read More]
A midnight quest for a cigarette ended badly for an Ash man Tuesday morning. Ivan Yanez, 21, was arrested and charged with assault on a government official, resisting an officer, indecent exposure and simple assault, according [Read More]
The Season Opener At Fairmont on 3/2/22: It was a great evening for baseball as the 2022 Whiteville Wolfpack season got underway. The sky was clear and there was almost no breeze as the Wolfpack [Read More]
A local couple with four children could soon be reunited – in court. Heliodoro Noyola Jr., 34, was returned to Columbus County Wednesday after he was arrested in Conway Feb. 6. Noyola faces charges of [Read More]
As prisons fight to recruit and keep corrections officers across the state, a Salisbury company will soon bring a number of high-paying jobs to Columbus Correctional. P&G Kiker Security has provided private guards to the [Read More]
Former Elections Supervisor said she “did not know” she was filing retirement papers. Carla Strickland said she is “not worried” about a computer drive turned over to federal investigators Tuesday. “I’m not worried,” Strickland emphasized, [Read More]
Dear President Biden, As I write these words, you are preparing your first State of the Union address. I’m scared to see what you plan to do to America this time. Honestly, sir, I didn’t [Read More]
The Brown Street Station in Chadbourn will follow their ribbon cutting on March 5 with a nod to first responders. The venue is offering free tickets to the “Them Sweeney Boys” 3 p.m. show to [Read More]
The Columbus County Shrine Club will be having their annual golf tournament on Friday, April 22 at the Land-O-Lakes Golf Course. Registration will begin at 10 a.m., and 11 a.m. is the shotgun start. [Read More]
Another roundabout could be coming to Columbus County roadways. The state Transportation Department (DOT) is recommending the construction of a roundabout at the intersection of N.C. 11 and Old Lake Road in Sandyfield. DOT is [Read More]
UPDATED 4:09 p.m. Multiple sources have confirmed that federal agents seized a computer at the Columbus County Board of Elections this morning (Tuesday). The computer hard drive was taken from the workspace formerly used by [Read More]
A fight Friday ended with the death of a Lake Waccamaw area man. The sheriff’s office reported that Luke Simmons, 39, died after he fell and hit his head during a fight with another man, [Read More]
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