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Horry Chase Ends in Mud
The driver in a high speed chase Friday was caught after he fell in mud while running away on foot. Zackery Gage Faircloth, 29, of Green Sea, S.C., is being held under $41,000 secured bond [Read More]
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Three Felony Suspects Charged in ‘Lock Pop’
Warrants say inmates attempted jailbreak at Detention Center. A suspected murder, along with a statutory rape defendant and another felon allegedly tried to escape the Columbus County Detention Center Thursday, according to warrants. None of [Read More]
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Ribbon Cut at New WHS Facility
Officials from the city schools were joined by local dignitaries this morning for the official opening of the first phase of the new Whiteville High School. The ongoing project is adding classrooms, a new weight [Read More]
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Sunday Crash Claims Ninth Road Death for 2022
Less than four days after two men died in a head-on crash near Bolton, the county’s ninth road death occurred near Chadbourn Sunday. Josh Eli Thorp, 40, of China Grove Church Road, was killed when [Read More]
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Southern Farm Days back with a bang
Southern Farm Days may have been canceled for two years in a row due to the pandemic, but its comeback was welcomed, and the event proved to be a crowd pleaser. The boom of the [Read More]
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Weekly Podcast – IN THE SPORTS ZONE with Vinny Pagano
IN THE SPORTS ZONE with Vinny Pagano is a new weekly sports program produced in and for Columbus County NC. Each week Vinny talks about everything sports. Sports News and Commentary every Saturday at 10:30am on WTXY [Read More]
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Weekly Podcast – THE COLUMBUS CONNECTION with Jefferson Weaver
This week Jefferson has in the studio, Columbus County Court Clerk Jess Hill Listen in the player below. THE COLUMBUS CONNECTION with Jefferson Weaver is a weekly public affairs program produced in, for, and about Columbus [Read More]
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The Friday Feature
Friday Feature: March 18, 2022 By: Vinny Pagano It has become an era “me too” and “it’s not fair”. I do not know when all this really became acceptable, but I do think it started [Read More]
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Wolfpack Loses 8-3 Against St. Pauls at Home
St. Pauls versus Whiteville March 17, 2022 The Wolfpack lost to St. Pauls 6-3 last night. The Bulldogs showed up ready to play after losing 8-3 on Tuesday to the Wolfpack in St. Pauls. Ashton [Read More]
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Two Die in Thursday Crash
The head-on collision that killed two men near Bolton Thursday was the third time in three years that the Saint Patrick’s Day week was marred by highway fatalities. Ryan Patrick Young, 38, and John Douglas [Read More]
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Southern Farm Days Returns
The snort of antique engines, the sounds of livestock and the boom of cannon are returning to Lake Waccamaw this weekend. After being cancelled for two years due to the pandemic, Southern Farm Days opens [Read More]
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Crystal Faircloth • That’s All Right by Me
That’s all right by me When I was a child, my grandmother was the first person to ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up. “I want to be a ballerina when [Read More]
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One Sought After 10th Green Acres Raid
Two additional drug suspects have been arrested in the latest phase of what has been dubbed “Operation Green Cleaning.” The ongoing narcotics enforcement operation by the Sheriff’s Office netted 103 grams of marijuana, 2.5 ounces [Read More]
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Whiteville Tops St. Pauls 8-3
Whiteville Wolfpack versus St. Pauls March 15, 2022: The Whiteville Wolfpack took care of business 8-3 over St. Pauls. Plenty of Wolfpack Nation showed up to support the pack and for the fifth game this season [Read More]
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Jefferson Weaver • The Accent of Heroes
One of my new heroes, although I guess she is technically a heroine, is Ryleigh Madison Bunch. I don’t know her personally, but I know several members of her family. Miss Ryleigh auditioned on American [Read More]
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Eight Jailed After Twin Pines Raid
Eight suspects were jailed Monday after a raid on a Twin Pines Road home that’s been frequently visited by law enforcement. Citizen complaints led to an investigation at 667 Twin Pines Rd., Brunswick, Sheriff Jody [Read More]