The Columbus County Board of Elections reports that absentee ballot requests are expected to skyrocket this year, and with those extra absentee ballots come a lot of opportunities for fraud. “It’s ou...
State officials ask that anyone receiving unsolicited packages of seeds contact the Department of Agriculture. Odd packages of unknown seeds are turning up across North Carolina and the country, accor...
More than 500,000 pounds of food passed through the doors of Harvest Table Food Bank in Whiteville last year, and more is needed. “We have people in need coming to us every day,” said Kevin Hatcher, d...
Whiteville Police are investigating a possible case of gang-related graffiti on two local churches. Police reports show that someone spray painted the words “Low” and “Foe” as well as other markings o...
Two cases shifted to other counties, but count still rises. Columbus County lost two cases to other counties, but the county’s COVID-19 tally still rose to 732 in Thursday’s report from the Health Dep...
Fire crews and the Highway Patrol are on the scene of a wreck on N.C. 130, just outside of the village of Brunswick. Travelers in the area should prepared for delays. We’ll bring you more on thi...
You can’t outrun the long arm — or all four legs — of Deputy Law.UPDATED Complaints from citizens led to the arrest of a Whiteville man on narcotics charges July 16. Lamar Parker, 18...
Although neither of the tropical systems currently churning in the Atlantic pose a threat to North Carolina, emergency officials are encouraging planning ahead will help make enduring and recovering f...
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 exposed to a severe case of Coronatude. Th...
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 instead fund pay rais...
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 to the Healt...
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 Tremain Freeman, 26, of Spearman R...
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 a cooler of fresh water in the...