Three men were shot near Second and Lewis Streets in Tabor City Saturday, just blocks from the Yam Festival. Tabor City Police Major Russel Conway said two of the victims were airlifted. One man had a...
Fall fun is in store all week long for Columbus County. Festivals, haunted houses, and spooky trails kick off the holiday season as we say goodbye to the month of October. • The&nbs...
A misunderstanding led to a viral social media post attacking a local restaurant over alleged treatment of a veteran and what she calls her service dog. Alexandria Nass, a four-year veteran of t...
The North Carolina Yam Festival was largely canceled last year due to the COVID 19 pandemic, but this year “Tater City” will go all out for the big yam day. At 10 a.m. Saturday a parade wi...
Editor’s note — we will be adding to this list in the coming days. If you have a Halloween activity to share, email crystalfaircloth@columbuscounty.news. Halloween is creeping around the b...
The North Carolina Pecan Harvest Festival is shelling out a parade marshal and a queen ahead of the Nov. 6 event. Suzanne King has been named Parade Marshal for 2021. Suzanne loves the ci...
A new sensation of the heart is sweeping through the county, and you may find evidence of its impact in Whiteville. Angela Norris proposed a question on a Facebook post about a rock she found in...
Jefferson Weaver William stopped in the center of the lane, jowls flopping, long red ears slapping against his head as he had a good scratch. The redbone loved the cooler mornings, because the smells ...
The Local Government Commission will monitor county finance for at least the next year, county Manager Eddie Madden told commissioners last night.“It’d much like being audited by the IRS,” Madden expl...
Yet another roundabout could be coming to a Columbus County intersection. The Department of Transportation (DOT) is considering constructing a roundabout at the intersection of N.C. 130/U.S. 74-76 bus...
Jefferson Weaver I have no idea why I couldn’t sleep the night of Oct. 16-17, 2018.I hadn’t taken a long nap that evening, or had too much coffee.The animals were behaving. I wasn’t worried about any...
Citizen complaints led the sheriff’s office to raid three trouble spots on Dessie Road near Chadbourn Friday. One suspect collided with a patrol vehicle while trying to evade arrest, according to a pr...
The body found in an abandoned home near Bladenboro has been identified as Samantha Christina White. White, 26, was last seen Oct. 6 in Bladenboro, according to Mac Warner of the Bladen Sheriff’...
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 1, located just above Riegelwood, i...
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 biggest changes will ...
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 leg...