Well, well, well, it looks like Columbus County has managed to put something on the Nov. 3 ballot that was just begging to be a My Quarter’s Worth column: a quarter. More precisely, a ¼ of a penny lo...
Fire crews, the Forest Service and Marine Corps personnel are on the scene of a crashed Osprey aircraft in Bladen Lakes State Forest. The Osprey was part of a training mission in the parking lot when ...
Chadbourn may not see a Christmas parade this year. Town council on Tuesday voted three to one to remove discussions about adding the parade and other Christmas events to the town’s liability insuranc...
South Whiteville water customers may experience outages this afternoon while crews make repairs to a broken line. City Emergency Services Director Hal Lowder Jr. said a gas company struck and broke th...
Ten years after Hurricane Matthew delivered the first of two crippling floods to Fair Bluff, the town is hosting a documentary premiere about what happened and what is to come. The Fight for Fair Bluf...
The Southeastern Fellowship Golf Association held their tournament at Cypress Lakes in Hope Mills this week. The event was a Texas Scramble format. The team of Ray Crabtree, George Cochrane, L....
No serious injuries were reported after a small private plane crashed near Rough and Ready Road Wednesday night. First responders said the Piper Saratoga went down in a wooded area between Rough and R...
No serious injuries were reported when a small plane crashed near Rough and Ready Road this evening. First responders are on the scene. The occupants of the plane safely made their way out of the wood...
In a three to one vote Tuesday, Chadbourn Town council voted to remove consideration of adding the Chadbourn Christmas festival to the town’s umbrella insurance. The item was part of the consent porti...
The suspect in a 2025 mass shooting in Southport will face the death penalty, according to the District Attorney’s office. DA Jon David said in a press release that “the State will proceed capitally i...
Updated 2:50 p.m. State representatives today (Oct. 7) approved a measure suspending the state fuel taxes until Nov. 30. The State Senate is expected to pass a similar measure. Both the State House ...
By Hannah Isenhour Southeastern Community College Watching students make connections, ask new questions and discover their own interest in psychology is what drew Kate Geisinger to teaching. Now, as a...
State officials have announced that more than $17 million is being committed to mental health and addictions services across the state. N.C. Dep. of Health and Human Services said the funds will help ...
East Bladen clinched at least a tie for the Carolina Conference title in ladies’ volleyball as they downed Lakewood 3-0 on Tuesday In Salemburg. East Bladen now sits at 10-1 in the Carolina Conferenc...
Cooler temperatures and fall leaves are definitely setting the mood as we head into October. Check out the flock swap at Gurganus, peruse the farmers market, or worship with Engage Life Church this we...
Note: A correction has been made to the Soil and Water Commissioner races. We do apologize for the error. Early voting for the Nov. 3 election begins Oct. 15 in Columbus County. Any registered voter m...