Four adults, a child and a Great Dane were in a car with marijuana and crystal meth stopped in Tabor City on New Year’s Eve, police said. Chasity Pike, 29,...
County water customers in part of District III are experiencing an outage due to emergency repairs today (Tuesday). Columbus County Public Water said in a press release that all customers...
The New Year brought new golf tournaments for local courses. In Whiteville, Land O’ Lakes held its annual Collard Open. Luke Gooden and Blake Baysden won with a 12 under...
Jughead grinned at me, embarrassed, as he slunk back through the gate. He was waiting as I pulled down the lane, more than a little frustrated at the real world...
Scammer are trying to collect personal information from FOCUS Broadband customers, the company said in a press release today. “We have received reports that customers are receiving unsolicited phone c...
West Brunswick Tops Knights in OT Thriller 83-81 DUBLIN – West Brunswick downed West Bladen 83-81 in overtime to win the Bladen Offroad Tournament on Tuesday. Isaac Clarida’s layup at...
Is your church in a growing season? Are you looking for a new place to call home on Sunday mornings? Columbus County News has you covered with our Community Church...
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Another measles case has been reported in North Carolina. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services and Gaston County Public Health have been informed of a measles case in...
WHITEVILLE — UNCW graduate and Lumberton native Morgan Britt is the new head coach of the Southeastern Community College Rams Softball team. She will also serve as Head of Student...
North Carolina will receive more than $200 million in federal funding to help expand rural health care. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Wednesday that $50 billion...
2025 Weather Year in Review – Whiteville and Columbus County, N.C. Special contributions Nathan W. Cawley The year 2025 brought a snowstorm, flooding, extremely cold temperatures, and extremely ...
Note — due to the holiday, a photo of Higgins was not immediately available. Three suspects were jailed Tuesday after the allegedly assaulted a man and took his phone and...
Two Bladen County teenagers have been missing since Monday. Kayden Thomas Hammond and Kaylen Grace Akers, both 17, were last seen Monday night, according to the Bladen Sheriff’s Office. Authorities...
By Angela Norris Veterans Memorial Park of America As we reflect on 2025, where have we been and where will 2026 take us? Weather unpredictable all year long…cold, hot,...
Happy New Year to all of our readers from the Columbus County News family. We wish you a healthy and blessed 2026. The presents are opened, the cookies have been...