State officials said Tuesday that several commercial flocks of turkeys chickens are being destroyed after testing positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). More than 280,000 broilers and 90,000 turkeys in Johnston and Wayne counties [Read More]
It was pork chop day at my favorite eatery, ensuring a large, hungry crowd. I wasn’t in the mood for one of my favorite meats, so I had my usual, an omelet dragged through the garden, [Read More]
Major renovations are underway at the Columbus County Animal Protective Services (APS) shelter. “It takes a while to get things up to where they were supposed to be,” said Sheriff Jody Greene. “We are really [Read More]
Woman charged in Friday Bladen fatality. Two people died in unrelated crashes within 24 hours in Columbus, and a Clarkton man died in a Bladen crash Friday afternoon. Charges have been filed in the Bladen [Read More]
4/03/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up NCAA Womens NCAA Tournament: South Carolina will face Connecticut in the NCAA Women’s Tournament Championship tonight at 8pm on ESPN. Men’s Basketball: Final Four: Villanova lost to Kansas 81-65 Duke [Read More]
Whiteville versus East Columbus April 1, 2022 Whiteville traveled into the Swamp and took care of business. They beat East Columbus 12-2. Ashton Hammonds was on the mound for the Wolfpack and pitched strong for [Read More]
4/02/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up NCAA Womens NCAA Tournament: South Carolina took care of business 72-59 against Louisville and UCONN beat number one seed Stanford 63-58. South Carolina will face Connecticut in the NCAA Women’s [Read More]
04/02/2022 In The Sports Zone IN THE SPORTS ZONE with Vinny Pagano is a weekly sports commentary program produced in and for Columbus County NC. Each week Vinny talks about everything sports. Sports News and Commentary [Read More]
This week Jefferson has in the studio Local Singer-Songwriter & American Idol Contestant Ryleigh Madison Bunch. THE COLUMBUS CONNECTION with Jefferson Weaver is a weekly public affairs program produced in, for, and about Columbus County. Each [Read More]
Friday Feature April 1, 2022 This is a big weekend in the sports world, starting tonight with the NCAA Women’s Final Four. South Carolina will face Louisville at 7pm and UCONN takes on Stanford at [Read More]
The water is high, and the weather is warm. Events in the county are happening all over the place, so how about a little fishing to add to the mix. The second annual Waccamaw Siouan [Read More]
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has finally hit North Carolina’s deer herd. Officials with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission announced today (Thursday) that a sample collected from a hunter-harvested, white-tailed deer in Yadkin County has tested [Read More]
The man who beat his uncle to death in a Clarkton home has been found guilty. Gabriel James McDowell, 21, was a teenager when he assaulted Leon Leach in a home off Ida’s Lane in [Read More]
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for our area through 8 p.m. Conditions are good for a spinup or isolated tornado to form this afternoon and evening as a front moves off [Read More]
Suspect had more drugs hidden in underwear at jail, CCSO says. Two stolen guns, methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana were confiscated after a traffic stop involving a Leland woman Monday. Taleesha Angel Bryant, 22, was held [Read More]
Whiteville Wolfpack versus East Columbus March 29, 2022: The Whiteville Wolfpack beat the Gators of East Columbus 9-7 at Legion Stadium. Early on, the game was not as close as the score would indicate. Ty [Read More]
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