Thieves targeted the Cerro Gordo Family Dollar multiple times over the course of several days, taking merchandise and even a cash register. The sheriff’s office reported that someone stole an undeterm...
There’s a new twist to an old favorite turkey shoot this weekend: organizers want every single child who attends to win. Saturday is youth shoot night at the Old Dock Cypress Creek Volunteer Fire Depa...
Christmas is just over a month away, but celebrants across Columbus County are making big plans for the season. Whiteville’s Shop Our Stores/Small Business Saturday on Nov. 25 will focus on downtown, ...
Two area organizations are coordinating an ongoing coat drive to help the needy in Columbus County. Whiteville Alliance Church and Volunteers of America are accepting new and gently used coats through...
Two outreach ministries are sponsoring a free community Thanksgiving dinner Saturday in Whiteville. Milk B4 Meat and Willing Vessel Ministries will have free meals and Bibles Saturday at Murf’s Pawn 1...
The TV people were ignoring the growing war in the Middle East, the souring economy at home and other real stories of the morning to yammer happily (and possibly drunkenly) about National Something or...
Lake Waccamaw will be decking the halls, but that’s not all, and it was only the November meeting Tuesday night. Town leaders approved a contract with the Columbus County Sheriff’s APS, di...
Voluntary testing stations have been set up in a number of counties as the Wildlife Resources Commission monitors the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). No cases of CWD have been found in Columb...
As many families prepare for a big Thanksgiving week, the Backpack Buddies Ministry is making sure that 1,000 children will at least have food for the long holiday weekend. Rev. Dave Heller said that ...
Parents will have three chances to tell officials their views on county schools as well as find out about future plans for the system. Columbus county Schools will host three Community Cafes later thi...
A Columbus County Grand Jury has returned a true bill of indictment against a man charged with having sex with an adolescent. Christopher Mintz, 36, of 533 New Britton Hwy., Whiteville, was indicted f...
Major plans for Soules Swamp and the Waccamaw River will be discussed at a meeting Thursday in Whiteville Edward Davis of Cape Fear Resources Conservation and Development said Economic Development dir...
By Eddie Madden Jr. Columbus County Manager On behalf of the Board of Commissioners and the employees of Columbus County, I wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. For some, Thanksgiving is a ti...
By Mark Green Guest Columnist Happy Veterans Day to all of you who I get to call my brothers and sisters-in-arms. This is a special time of the year where we get to gather together and celebrate bein...
The Veterans Celebration Parade in Whiteville has been cancelled due to the weather. This morning’s ceremony at the Veterans Memorial Park is still on for 9 a.m. The park is located on U.S. 701 south ...
The last textile mill in Whiteville will be closing in the new year. Rudy Ballance of the Whiteville National spinning plant said the company announced Thursday that the plant will close. Originally, ...