Dylan Fowler will serve 64 to 89 months in prison for providing the drugs that killed a Brunswick County man in 2024. Fowler, 34, pled guilty to death by distribution of a controlled substance in Brun...
By Cynthia Nelson Tabor City Chamber of Commerce EVP The North Carolina Yam Festival is upon us! Entries for the Sweet Potato Quality Contest will begin being accepted this Friday, Oct. 16. Youth and ...
The sheriff’s office is asking for assistance in the search for William “Barry” Freedman. Freedman, 62, was last seen in the Whiteville area on Sept. 23. No description of his clothing or method of tr...
Whiteville Police have arrested a man wanted on dozens of breaking and entering charge in Mecklenburg County. Colby Douglas Brown, 25, of 945 N. College St., Charlotte, was transferred to Charlotte Po...
CERRO GORDO–North Duplin chewed up 280 yards on the ground as the Rebels defeated West Columbus 36-16 in football on Friday night. Jaden Pope and DJ Carlton scored two touchdowns each in the vic...
ELIZABETHTOWN—East Columbus shut out the East Bladen Eagles in the second half but fell short 22-20 on the Eagles’ Homecoming Night at Lenon Fisher Stadium on Friday. Zamarion Pone rushed for two touc...
BOILING SPRINGS—Luke McLean threw four touchdowns to push the Wolfpack to 6-0 on the year and 1-0 in the Southeastern Conference as Whiteville defeated South Brunswick 41-20 on Friday night. Whitevill...
VINEGAR HILL—Cam Bellamy rambled for three touchdown rushes as the Stallions shut out Red Springs 49-0 on Friday night. The win puts South Columbus at 2-0 in the Southeastern Conference and 5-2 on the...
Updated 3 p.m. to include new information. A strong line of unstable weather caused by Hurricane Isaias brought two confirmed tornados to the area Sunday. And may have spawned others. The confirmed to...
East Bladen swept East Columbus 3-0 to clinch the Carolina Conference Volleyball Title on Thursday in Elizabethtown. The Eagles defeated the Gators by scores of 25-14, 25-20, and 25-15. East Bladen fi...
A joint effort by the sheriff’s office, Whiteville Police and the Borderbelt Drug Task Force netted the arrest of an alleged drug dealer near a school Thursday. Christopher Jerome Taylor, 49 of 402 W....
One horse is dead and another is being treated after a case of alleged animal cruelty near Chadbourn. The sheriff’s office said that the two equines were off Wagon Wheel Drive. Deputies were called to...
The Fair Board hosted their annual Columbus County Agriculture Fair Appreciation Dinner Thursday to kick off this year’s event. Arts, crafts, food, livestock contest start being entered today. E...
The pain at the gas pump was slightly lessened today, as Gov. Josh Stein signed House Bill 3 into law, suspending the state’s gas tax until Nov. 30. House Bill 3 passed the General Assembly Wednesday ...
A specialized foam truck from Columbus County was used to help prevent Wednesday’s military aircraft crash in Bladen from becoming a major forest fire. Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire and Rescue deployed t...
Two suspects were jailed after deputies responding to a larceny call allegedly found not just a damaged home, but methamphetamines and drug paraphernalia. Stephanie Renee Fowler, 41, and John Burvie S...