A truck driver was seriously injured, and two major highways are partially blocked after a commercial truck crash in Whiteville this morning. The 18-wheeler partially burned after apparently le...
CCN Weather Update for Saturday July 5, 2025. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. Declare independence from your worries with Freedom Insurance. For home, car, boat,...
As we all celebrate our Independence Day today with family and friends, we here at Columbus County News also celebrate our five-year anniversary. For me, it is hard to believe...
News Briefs for July 4, 2025 The past week has been a flurry of activity in Raleigh, as Governor Josh Stein vetoed some legislation and signed other bills into law....
In this edition of The Columbus Connection Jefferson discusses the anti-Trump sign controversy in Whiteville, why freedom of speech is so important in the preservation of the United States of...
• Devin Mason will be eulogized Tuesday in Cerro Gordo. The mother of a man charged with killing a deputy July 1 has been arrested, charged with trying to help...
CCN Weather Update for Friday July 4, 2025. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. Declare independence from your worries with Freedom Insurance. For home, car, boat,...
News Briefs for July 3, 2025 Deborah Dahl is being held on no bond on more charges of animal cruelty, according to warrants. Dahl, 70, was arrested in June on...
Most municipalities in Columbus County have at least one seat up for a vote Nov. 4 as filing begins Monday for the fall municipal elections. All races are non-partisan, and...
CCN Weather Update for Thursday July 3, 2025. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. Declare independence from your worries with Freedom Insurance. For home, car, boat,...
News Briefs for July 2, 2025 A West Columbus football standout who became a sheriff’s deputy died in the line of duty Tuesday morning. Devin Mason, a native of Evergreen,...
Multiple events celebrating the nation’s birthday are set for Columbus County through Saturday. Friday will be the Patriotic Family Fourth at Lake Waccamaw’s Elizabeth Brinkley Park. Decorate your bic...
The village of Riegelwood may have to change its name to the City of Champions. The Riegelwood AA All-Stars took home the NCDYB AA Championship Tuesday in Pembroke. They beat...
Note to my readers: With rare exceptions, I do not like to reprint columns, since I consider this to be a lazy habit. However, at the request of several folks,...
The woman facing dozens of animal cruelty charges has been arrested on additional warrants for abusing and neglecting rabbits. Deborah Ross Dohl, 70, of 364 Pone Hill Rd., Hallsboro, was...
Columbus will be letting freedom ring all over the county this week. Independence Day activities will span from Tuesday through Saturday, from Tabor City to Lake Waccamaw, and everywhere in...