Council members will consider the next step for improvements to the sewer system along Mollie’s Branch in western Whiteville when they meet Tuesday. Phase One of the improvements is anticipated to cost $1.21 million, with [Read More]
One suspect has been jailed in the June 16 shooting of another man at a club near the county line. Shamar Devone Keaton, of 63 Buck Keaton Way, East Arcadia, is being held under a [Read More]
COVID cases continue rise in Columbus The ongoing pandemic registered another 30 new cases in Columbus County as of Thursday. The Health Department reported that the county’s total number of cases is now 592. Nine [Read More]
A $5 service fee charged by the county water department will be on hold until officials can spread the word about the charge. The fee is charged if a customer requires a county water department [Read More]
City officials are looking into what caused an unoccupied home to burn Friday morning. The property at 220 W. Virgil Street sustained serious damage, but was not destroyed. A passerby asked a neighbor to call [Read More]
Both of the surplus Highway Patrol helicopters assigned to the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office are undamaged, and are expected to be flying this week. County commissioner Edwin Russ brief the commissioners on the status of [Read More]
Public attendance at County Commissioners will continue to be limited to online viewing, at least for the time being. At its July 6 meeting, the board turned down a request by Commissioner Ricky Bullard to [Read More]
It was a big weekend across Columbus County as the nation celebrated Independence Day. Saturday saw the first ever patriotic flotilla, also called the Trump Parade, at Lake Waccamaw. Organizers estimated between 100 and 200 [Read More]
A Columbus County K-9 officer rescued a toddler Tuesday after the child’s father led the deputy on a high speed chase. Multiple charges are pending against Austin Church, 39, who was arrested after wrecking his [Read More]
Columbus and Horry counties have a history of cooperation between their sheriff’s offices, so when the South Carolina law enforcement agency heard Columbus County needed assistance, they stepped up. Horry County donated several thousand dollars [Read More]
I was a lousy athlete, but I have always loved baseball. I was always a round little kid, then a somewhat round, clumsy teenager. I just didn’t have the speed or agility for most sports. [Read More]
A storage shed was destroyed early Sunday morning after a fire that could be seen across Lake Waccamaw. Deputy Fire Marshal Chase Lancaster said the fire, which was reported n Bella Coola just after midnight, [Read More]
A storage shed was destroyed early Sunday morning after a fire that could be seen across Lake Waccamaw. Deputy Fire Marshal Chase Lancaster said the fire, which was reported n Bella Coola just after midnight, [Read More]
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