• Stevan Trent Boone has extended criminal history. The owner of a well-known “hot spot” in Hallsboro has been sentenced to prison. Stevan Trent “Boonie” Boone, 34, was arrested during a narcotics raid on his [Read More]
The schedule for Columbus County is full for the summer. There is a lot of moving and shaking going on, but if you don’t want to do it alone, consider bringing home a furry companion. [Read More]
Southeastern Community College didn’t let a little rain get in the way of the college’s first ever Summerfest. The free family event continued on after the clouds passed over, and folks rolled in to bring [Read More]
On June 6, the Columbus County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted the FY 2022-23 budget for all funds. The adopted budget maintains the current tax rate of 80.5 cents with no tax increase in the coming [Read More]
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Animal Protective Services has reduced adoption fees for all the furbabies at the shelter to half price until June 30. Dogs are $67.50, female cats are $37.50, and male cats can [Read More]
Fire and Police departments will also receive new equipment this year. Commissioners on Tuesday approved the 2022-2023 fiscal year budget for the town of Lake Waccamaw. The General Fund is $1,327,146, and the Water and [Read More]
Whiteville’s curbside trash service will be receiving a makeover starting June 22. The city has switched from Waste Management to Green for Life as its solid waste contractor. GFL will be replacing all carts starting [Read More]
The sheriff’s office is seeking the identity of the men who allegedly broke into a Nakina gunshop June 1. Deputies responded to an alarm call at MAT Gun Garage on Seven Creeks Highway just before [Read More]
We heard the trumpet of war, the all-too-familiar roar of the challenge, the rattle of chains and breaking wood.My beloved wife looked at me. She was busy tending one of my battle wounds, her own arm [Read More]
Multiple felonies have been filed against a Tabor City man who allegedly choked a woman, forced her to have sex then took her car and cash. Warrants show Whitney Leon Duncan, 52, was charged with [Read More]
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Animal Protective Services has gone through great lengths to improve conditions at the shelter over the last year and a half. New lighting, sanitation stations, flooring and kennels have been installed throughout [Read More]
It was like a county fair, but for pets. Saturday’s first ever Family Fur Day brought a couple hundred of area animal lovers and their furry companions to the Columbus County Fairgrounds. The event featured [Read More]
A Clarendon man allegedly threatened to mutilate a woman while sexually assaulting her last week. Logan Andrew Williamson, 38, was charged with two counts each of sexual battery and assault on a female, along with [Read More]
Man reported injured. City and county law enforcement were kept hopping Friday with multiple shootings. It is not known if any of the incidents are related. The sheriff’s office was called to Grand Strand Hospital [Read More]
Isaac Miller’s first degree murder trial was put on hold this morning after Miller’s defense attorney became ill Friday. Miller, 27, was charged with first degree murder in the 2019 slaying of his father, Anthony [Read More]
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for today (Monday) due to sweltering conditions across the area. Whiteville could see a heat index of 105 or more today, followed by even higher numbers [Read More]
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