Noting the need for more information and concerns about potential impacts, county commissioners approved a 120-day moratorium on data centers in the county at Monday’s meeting. Three speakers at the p...
Entries are still being accepted for the Veterans of Foreign Wars Patriot’s Pen and Voice of Democracy contest. The Patriot’s Pen youth essay competition gives students an opportunity to write essays ...
We are more than halfway through the football season; some things have fallen into place, there are some things undecided but as I stated before the year kicked off, I thought our local teams were goi...
A multi-month undercover investigation has led to the arrest of a Tabor City-area man. Phillip Tyrone Jenrette, 38, was arrested Oct. 1 on charges of possession with intent to manufacture, sell and de...
Jason Robinson is the new manager for Columbus County. Commissioners announced at Monday’s meeting that Robinson will begin work Oct. 26. Robinson retired earlier this year from the town of Chadbourn ...
An Alabama murder suspect who fled to Robeson County is in custody – and his children are safe – and a Columbus County Sheriff’s Captain is being credited with playing a “key role.” The CCSO said in a...
There are no yellow ribbons now, at least none for the little boy most of us never met. They’ve been gone for years, faded and forgotten and frayed by a generation of weather. Tristen “Buddy” Myers wa...
A pair of burglary suspects face multiple charges after they were allegedly caught inside a home. Jessica Corrine Brown, 39, and Juwan Diamante Thomas, 28, were arrested Oct. 1. Both face multiple cha...
ELIZABETHTOWN—East Bladen jumped to a 20-0 lead only to fight to hold off North Duplin 40-35 in a key Carolina Conference win on Friday night. East Duplin was an early favorite to challenge Tarboro in...
LAKE WACCAMAW— Ouziyiah Reaves scored two touchdowns to lead the West Columbus Vikings to victory over East Columbus 35-8 on Friday night. The Vikings moved to 1-2 in the Carolina Conference an...
TABOR CITY–South Columbus jumped out to a 16-0 advantage but had to fight to hold on to the win as they defeated Fairmont 16-14 in football on Friday night. The Stallions are now 1-0 in th...
Both houses of the General Assembly will reconvene Wednesday to discuss possible changes to the gas tax and other ways to lower fuel costs. Sources say among the possible solutions being considered fo...
Tonight’s Encounter Crusade is still on for Legion Stadium. Services begin nightly at 6:30 p.m. The Encounter Crusade is sponsored by the Columbus Baptist Association, in partnership with Every Nation...
The N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund has awarded $51.2 million in grants to help protect working farms and forests and support North Carolina’s agricultural economy. ...
County commissioners Monday will hear comments about a potential moratorium on data centers in Columbus County. The 90-day pause, which can be extended, is designed to give county staff time to furthe...