Gov. Roy Cooper and the N.C. COVID-19 task force will have a news conference at 3 p.m.Cooper is expected to discuss the rise in Delta variant cases across the state.You can view the livestream here:ht...
The growing surge of COVID-19 in the state is causing local officials to take action on a number of fronts. Whiteville Police announced Wednesday (today) that the office is closed to the public. The o...
The money left in a watermelon honor system cash box Tuesday was less than honorable. Robert Worley of Cerro Gordo contacted the sheriff’s office after someone left a movie prop $100 bill at his roads...
Hello to the citizens of Whiteville and Columbus County. Jefferson Weaver of Columbus County News has approached the City about writing a column to let the citizens know about what is going...
Chadbourn Police have charged a Nakina woman after she allegedly overdosed with a four-month-old child in her car. Victoria Alex Anne Fipps, 26, was released on a secured bond, according to jail repor...
Dogs, cats, kittens and puppies will be available for adoption Saturday during a special event at the Columbus County Animal Shelter. The adoption fair and rabies clinic will be held from 10 a.m. unti...
The body of a Shallotte man was pulled from the Lumber River this morning after he apparently drowned at the Lumber River Campground. Brian Thomas Lynch, 36, of Shallotte was camping near the water, a...
The former Acme-Delco school campus could be home to a satellite sheriff’s office as well as a farmers market. County Commissioner Laverne Coleman, County Manager Eddie Madden and Sheriff Jody Greene,...
School supplies drive Aug. 14 Quintay Kelley has a need to help young people. “Growing up, besides a few teachers, I feel like a lot of students in my community didn’t have the proper guidance,” Kelle...
The latest Columbus County sobriety checkpoint tallied 67 violations Friday night, including 13 drug offenses. The checkpoint was set up at the intersection of Princess Ann and N.C. 242 near Williamso...
One man was airlifted from Tabor City after he was stabbed in the head during a melee near Chadbourn Monday. Shikei Daniels, 24, was transported to New Hanover Regional. Daniels was a passenger in a c...
The operation involving Bladen and Columbus counties was the second meth trafficking investigation in a week. Three Bladen County residents are in jail after the second case involving crystal methamph...
The WTXY/Columbus County News Car Show drew 70 entries, hundreds of spectators and raised $2,750 for the Columbus County Animal Shelter on Saturday. Vehicles ranging from a 1928 Ford hot rod to a 2021...
Thomas Newman Powell lives, works, and plays in the Green Sea/Tabor City area, but the small-town kid aspires to go far beyond small-town life. Powell was born and raised in Loris and is a...
If you have ever lived in the country, then at some point in your life you have been tempted to raise a flock of chickens. Growing up, my daddy took great care to make sure he had a small farm ...
Lake Waccamaw’s town hall is closed to walk-in traffic due a possible outbreak of COVID-19. Sara Coffman of the town staff said Town manager Damon Kempski and town officials made the decision earlier ...