On Friday the new Grapeful Harvest Winery in Whiteville had its Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening Celebration. Many local dignitaries and chamber members were on hand at the 4pm ribbon cutting to [Read More]
THE COLUMBUS CONNECTION with Jefferson Weaver is a new weekly public affairs program produced in, for, and about Columbus County NC. Each week Jefferson and his In-Studio Guests discuss topics of interest pertaining to [Read More]
Life will move a little slower for the start of the week in Columbus County as most schools, businesses, and government offices will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on [Read More]
Planners for the county Parks and Recreation Department hope residents will share their experiences, needs and hopes in a new survey. The survey will be used to create a master plan for future funding requests, [Read More]
 • Some icing possible early Sunday. While meteorologists are tracking a winter storm headed into North Carolina that will dump one to two feet of snow in the mountains of the state, Columbus County seems to [Read More]
I am going to take some time this week to talk about Tom Edward Patrick Brady Jr., also known as the G.O.A.T. Let’s talk about what the “Greatest Of All Time” is doing. It is [Read More]
 The town of Lake Waccamaw was all about getting the job done at last night’s meeting. Valerie Riege, retired Navy officer and resident, asked permission from the board to paint pickle ball lines on [Read More]
• No one was injured, but homes and vehicles were damaged. Chadbourn Police are investigating a series of shootings that occurred between 6:30 and 8 p.m. Tuesday. Police Chief Ken Elliot said no one was [Read More]
With COVID numbers on the rise, the Boys and Girls Home of North Carolina is taking measures to prevent the spread of the virus to office staff and the children both on campus and at [Read More]
The Waccamaw Siouan STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Studio has announced plans for events during 2022. Virtual career programs, scholarships, a youth wigwam challenge, and the Yacunne Community Camp will be the highlights of the organization’s busy [Read More]
A reader called me the other day to talk about her family’s newest member. Their beagle turned up scared, tick-infested, and hungry. After several days of coaxing, they befriended the old girl. A trip to [Read More]
The Columbus County Youth and Families organization will be having a Virtual Bites cooking contest. Participants can enter the contest by recording themselves making their signature dish and submitting it before Feb. 11. Prizes are [Read More]
• Drugs were worth $150,000 on the street Two suspects are in jail and $150,000 worth of crystal methamphetamine is off the street after an investigation by Whiteville Police.Mayer Nunez Olmedo and Ivan Carmona-Rosas, both [Read More]
Two alleged drug dealers had firearms and body armor in a home near Tabor City. The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office reported that Rico Antonio Smith, 37, and Forest Dean Bielinski, 28, were arrested after citizen [Read More]
One home was struck by gunfire in Whiteville Jan. 8 while Whiteville Police Officers were investigating a possible break-in – after another shots fired call. Lt. Andre Jackson of the WPD said officers were called [Read More]
WPD: Suspect was passed out at gas pump. Using a false name didn’t work out well for a suspect found passed out at a Whiteville convenience store early Sunday. Austin Cross, 26, was charged with [Read More]
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