The US Army Corps of Engineers’ Cape Fear River Lock and Dam 1 is closed through mid-November for improvements to the fish passage. The Cape Fear River Lock and Dam...
Several county offices will be closed while departments move to new quarters in the coming days. The Veterans Office will be closed tomorrow (Oct. 14) and will reopen Friday. The...
Seasoned hunters have something to shoot about this year, and it can last a lifetime for those who are 50-69 years old. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission made some...
Halloween is still on in Whiteville. City Council voted Tuesday to remove the so-called “Halloween Ordinance” from the city’s code. City manager Darren Currie explained that Whiteville was one of...
Crystal Faircloth, Staff Writercrystalfaircloth@columbuscounty.news It’s a tumultuous time in the world right now. I don’t believe I have ever seen the country so divided, or seen folks so bent on...
The DREAM Center in Whiteville will be hosting a vaccination clinic on Oct. 22. The Moderna and Pfizer Vaccines will be available. $100 Gift Cards will be given for those...
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing teenager. Raul Francisco Iglesias, 17, was last seen Oct. 11 on Silver Spoon Road. He left the home on foot...
The October Lake Waccamaw Town Council meeting was short and to the point with all affairs in order Tuesday evening. The voluntary annexation of Tops Tobacco was approved unanimously with...
Whiteville Police have arrested a Florida man for the robbery of Fowler’s Jewelry last week. Jesmain Burnette was arrested by Whiteville detectives and the Clearwater, Fla., police. He is being...
Lots of good news and family fun are going on this week in the county, and folks are looking forward to getting out and about to take advantage of...
Retired State Trooper Scott Floyd said today (Friday) that he plans to throw his hat in the ring for the District Seven county commissioner seat next spring. “I have some...
Folks near the corner of Canal Cove Road and Wooded Acres Road at Lake Waccamaw are waking up to the sound of beeps and clunks of heavy machinery as...
The man charged with killing two motorists and injuring two more saw his bond raised to $1.2 million today in Columbus County superior Court. Jacob Taylor Sax, 25, of Mebane...
Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Animal Protective Services (APS) is working hard to improve both the shelter and the agency’s old reputation, all for the love of animals. APS has overcome...
One man has been charged in the five-car crash that killed two men Monday in Whiteville. Jacob Taylor Sax, 25, of Mebane has been charged with two counts each of...
A bandit dressed like a construction worker robbed Fowler’s Jewelry in Whiteville Monday while officers were responding to a five-car, two-fatality crash just blocks away. Police said the suspect, a...