I’m not even sure I had heard of Jason Aldean before the other day, when the left decided he was a bad person. Like many of you, I immediately searched...
A Georgia man was issued multiple citations Friday after he was stopped for a window tint violation, and found with a concealed handgun, a large quantity of male enhancement drugs...
Columbus County Deputy Ricky Lewis is the newest graduate of the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Effort) Officer Training Program. Lewis completed the course at the N.C. Justice Academy in Salemburg,...
The man found dead at a Cemetery Road home Friday morning was apparently murdered, according to the sheriff’s office. Tracey Taylor, whose age was not listed, was found dead by...
Several organizations will be coming together in September to host an event in the area. The second annual Columbus County Public Safety Day Expo will take place on Saturday, Sept....
The Veteran’s Memorial Park of America is working hard to raise funds for construction at the site. The organization has planned benefits for the end of the summer and the...
A flurry of last minute filing Friday left no vacant slots on municipal ballots in Columbus County, although a number of seats are unopposed. Bolton, Chadbourn, Cerro Gordo, Fair Bluff,...
More sidewalks are on the horizon for Tabor City. Rep. Brenden Jones the town will see $250,000 in sidewalk improvements, with construction beginning in 2025. The N.C. Department of Transportation...
As schools across Columbus County ramp up to open their doors for the 2023-2024 academic year, the Columbus Baptist Association is putting out a call to volunteers to help with...
If the Watermelon Crawl is your thing, then you should head out to the Fair Bluff Watermelon Festival on Saturday, July 29. The town has a full day planned for the...
HighSchoolOT has released its third-annual all-state softball team which features the best players across all state associations. It’s no surprise that ball queens Karli Godwin and Chynna Patric...
The sheriff’s office and Whiteville Police are investigating two unexplained deaths. A body was found at 6:32 a.m. in the 800 block of Cemetery Road in Riegelwood, the sheriff’s office...
A resident at Lake Waccamaw Premier Living and Rehab Center celebrated a big milestone this week. Ms. Alma turned 101 years young and even played ‘Nothing but the Blood of...
Charity events, benefits, and school supply drives reign supreme this month in Columbus. Be sure to head out to support some of the great causes going on in your neighborhood....
Firefighters from across Columbus County are battling a structure fire in downtown Fair Bluff. The fire appears to be in at least one of the flood-ravaged buildings that is set...
It was a lovely spring day, and I thought it might be my last. I was trapping beavers for a landowner so he could make some improvements on the property....