Low pressure and outages have led to a boil advisory at Lake Waccamaw. Customers from 3200 Canal Cove Road through Waccamaw Shores, including Wooded Acres, are experiencing low or no water pressure du...
Bladenboro Mayor David Hales died Wednesday. First elected to the town board in 1984, Hales was in his second term as mayor. A native of the town, Hales was a longtime local businessman and indefatiga...
BLADENBORO–Mayor David William Hales, Jr. of Bladenboro was born on July 27, 1958 and passed away on Nov. 4, 2026 at the age of 68. He was the son of the late David William Hales, Sr and Helen S...
Most of North Carolina remains at some level of drought, as Columbus County moves into its third week with no significant widespread rain. This morning’s weekly update of the state drought monit...
The operator of an event venue that saw two shootings Saturday night now faces state alcohol charges. Bladen County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to River Ratz at 462 N.C. 11 Hwy., Kelly just before ...
With Veterans Day on Nov. 11, a number of groups are getting a headstart on the holiday. South Columbus High School will host its veterans program Friday at 10 a.m. The public is welcome. Saturday at ...
Chadbourn Town Manager David Wise was fired by town council Tuesday, less than six months after taking the job. “I think we accomplished a lot, and I wish the town well,” Wise said after the meeting. ...
Most of you know and have heard about Jim Valvano. He was the N.C. State basketball coach who led the Pack to a NCAA victory in 1983. He later worked for ESPN and died from cancer in 1993. He also was...
The holiday season has officially begun, and with Halloween out of the way, November is rolling in with a host of veteran celebrations and festival events. Downtown Whiteville will be kicking things o...
Final unofficial resultsRepublican candidates had a good night in Columbus County, although a major race will see a Democrat sworn into replace a GOP senator.With 100 percent of the votes reporting, t...
The State Board of Elections is meeting right now to determine whether to extend hours at South Williams Precinct (Tabor City Courthouse). We’ll bring updates online and social media as soon as more i...
Although nearly 10,000 voters have already cast ballots in Columbus county, there’s stillroom for more. The Board of Elections said 9,661 voters took advantage of the county’s early polls. Voters plan...
In Dublin, West Bladen advanced to the second round of the 3A playoffs with a 4-2 victory over North Moore. It was only the second playoff victory in school history. The Knights (15-4-3) scored two go...
LAKEWOOD—Lakewood completed the Carolina Conference undefeated as they downed East Columbus 14-0 on Friday. The Leopards finished the conference 6-0 and 7-3 in the regular season. Burrough Strickland ...
UNION—West Columbus won its third victory in a row over Union 59-20 Friday night. DJ Graham led the attack with five touchdown passes and on rushing to move the Vikings to 3-3 in the Carolina Conferen...
A while back, Missus and I had another bout of COVID, or something darn near like it. When it was over, and things were returning to normal, I was out in the yard one day and had to rest a moment, hav...