Jefferson Weaver Against my better judgement the other day, I found myself in a much larger grocery store than the one which I prefer to frequent — and I was...
The state will provide 900,000 facial coverings for farmworkers, the governor said in a COVID-19 briefing this afternoon (Tuesday). “We must protect our farmers, farmworkers and their families,” Gov. ...
New program will have deputies working roadways and waterways. Deputies were hard at work Saturday across Columbus County, monitoring boat and vehicle traffic for impaired drivers, seatbelt violations...
Move would have shifted funds from new positions to pay increase for CCSO employees. County Commissioners on Tuesday refused a request to use money set aside for new positions to...
No additional spectators, even those addressing the commissioners, will be allowed in county commissioners meetings for the foreseeable future.The commissioners voted down a request by Commissioner Ri...
The latest victim died in hospital, according to the Health Department. One more person has died from COVID-19 in Columbus County, and 34 new cases were reported today (Monday), according...
Updated Driving 80 miles per hour on Old Lake Road is never a good idea, law enforcement officers say — but especially when there are drugs in the automobile. Daquan...
Despite triple digit heat index, this crew with the City of Whiteville was hard at it Friday, trimming and mowing along West Main Street downtown. The men said they keep...
David Len Ward was dead on arrival at Columbus Regional, according to the sheriff’s office. A teenager has been charged with the stabbing death of a Rico Road man last...
A teenager was shot in the face Thursday in Whiteville, according to Whiteville Police. WPD was contacted by hospital security after the juvenile was brought to the Columbus Regional emergency...
The man who claimed to be a victim in an April shooting was arrested Thursday on assault charges in the incident. Timothy Rossell, 26, of 127 Oscar Blanks Rd., Bolton,...
Columbus County’s Hallsboro satellite court is the first of its kind in North Carolina, state and local court officials said. The closed Hallsboro Middle school campus became a full-service courthouse...
The county’s twice-weekly pandemic total rose to 50 patients today, with the addition of 23 inmates at Tabor Correctional Facility. State guidelines require prison illnesses to be added to count...
By Dave Heller I’m pinch-hitting this week for one of the pastors and thought I would let you know about a ministry that the Columbus Baptist Association has had for...
District court will convene in the Hallsboro Middle School cafeteria and media center Thursday. The satellite facility will be the first of its kind in the state, court officials said....
An infant is alive thanks to the quick action of two Columbus County Sheriff’s Deputies and the child’s family on July 14. Sgt. D. Floyd and Dep. M. Devalle had...