Continued dry weather is creating dangerous wildfire conditions across North Carolina. The combination of low humidity, high winds and the rainfall deficit is increasing the fire danger in all parts o...
County Manager Eddie Madden is heading back to a familiar place and job: town manager for Elizabethtown. Madden announced his retirement from the county earlier this month. In a press release, Elizabe...
An Evergreen man has been sentenced to 19 to 28 years in prison for rape and assault after accepting a plea deal in Columbus County Superior Court. Christopher Allen Scott, 36, of Evergreen, was sente...
A Maxton man wanted for murder was arrested after a standoff in Red Springs Sunday, according to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office. Ethan Lee Spaulding, 27, is being held under no bond. He faces thr...
Courtesy of the Sheepdog Foundation Editor’s note: This is the first in a new series on personal safety by Michael and Alicia Myrie of the Sheepdog Foundation. Personal safety and preparedness h...
On March 8, 1965, the first troops arrived in Vietnam and on March 29, 1973, the last American combat troops left Vietnam and returned home. Over 2.6 million servicemembers served in Vietnam, and more...
EAST COLUMBUS 28, UNION 0 ROSE HILL—East Columbus held Union to one hit as the Gators crushed the Spartans in baseball 28-0 on Thursday night. The Gators scored 26 runs in the first and two in the sec...
EAST COLUMBUS 19, UNION 0 UNION—East Columbus took care of Union 19-0 in softball on Thursday. They also defeated the Spartans 14-0 later in the day as part of a double-header. Jenna King led the Gato...
Boys’ Tennis SOUTH COLUMBUS 6, WEST BLADEN 3 SINGLES Beck (SC) def. Chesnutt (WB) 8-5 Norris (SC) def. Elkins (WB) 8-1 Culbreth (WB) def. Sota (SC) 8-4 Rodriguez-Arce (SC) def. Smith (WB) 9-8 (...
The 16th annual Southern Farm Days is underway through Sunday at the Boys and Girls Home Horse Complex at Lake Waccamaw. While events kicked off today (Friday), Saturday is the biggest and busiest day...
A triple-murderer was sentenced to three consecutive life term in Columbus County Superior Court Wednesday. Natrell McKinnies, 30, was facing the death penalty for the murders of Diondi Sadler, De’ond...
The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) is announcing a new feature on its website that provides customers with estimated wait times and real-time capacity status for driver license offices statew...
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Whiteville 14 C-Nice Production 910 LLC is hosting the CHIP All-Star High School Fundraiser Game on March 29 at the Whiteville Recreation Center. Proceeds will go to the local high school basketball p...
Area Baseball Roundup for March 18 SOUTH COLUMBUS 2, PEE DEE ACADEMY 0 MULLINS, S.C.—Nathan Edwards of South Columbus struck out 18 batters in a no-hitter to lead the Stallions to a 2-0 win over Pee D...
The Columbus County Republican Party will hold its convention and precinct meetings March 28 at the Historic Columbus County Courthouse. The meeting is open to all registered Republican voters. The co...