In Dublin, West Bladen defeated Northeastern 3-0 in the first round of the playoffs. The Knights (12-7) won by sets of 25-12, 25-17, and 25-17. Greer Pope posted 25 assists in the victory. Nort...
It’s rare that we can look at a tax as a good thing, but the quarter-cent sales tax on the Nov. 3 ballot (also your early ballot) is a tax everyone should get behind. It’s one-quarter of one penny on ...
Three days into early voting, totals have already more than doubled the first day’s turnout. Early voting for the Nov. 3 election began Oct. 15, with 722 ballots cast. The next day (last Friday) staye...
BOILING SPRINGS—Kaelum Grainger threw for 108 yards and two touchdown passes as South Brunswick defeated South Columbus 20-18 on Friday night. The win puts the Cougars in a second-place tie with the S...
By Hannah Isenhour SCC Communications Southeastern Community College will welcome more than 3,000 elementary students from Columbus County Schools and Whiteville City Schools for its second Careers on...
CERRO GORDO–West Columbus downed Hobbton 44-28 on Friday night after breaking a tie and running away with the ball. The win puts the Vikings at 2-3 in the Carolina Conference and 3-5 overall on ...
WHITEVILLE—Ty’Lae Rose scored three touchdowns and 137 yards rushing against Fairmont for a 31-22 victory in Legion Stadium on Friday night. The Wolfpack moves to 2-0 in the Southeastern Conference an...
A registered sex offender with pending drug charges was arrested Saturday at the Columbus County Fair. Augustus Sharee Huggins, 35, of 2844 Fruit Ridge Rd., Whiteville, was charged with being a sex of...
A Whiteville-area woman is being held under no bond after she allegedly shared photos of her infant playing with drugs and a firearm. Kristen Michelle Boredeaux, 27, was arrested Oct. 16. She faces ch...
Lake Waccamaw Fire and Rescue safely located and picked up a buster worth minutes of a 911 call Oct. 16 (today). In a press release, Mayor Greg Jacobs said the boater called 911 because he thought he ...
An investigation into what the sheriff’s office called an “organized theft ring” has resulted in one arrest and the recovery of multiple stolen vehicles. Eric Matthew Ward, 40, of Whiteville, w...
Highway Patrol stopped a Holly Ridge woman for a traffic ticket Oct. 13, and found large quantities of drugs, according to a press release from the sheriff’s office. Amanda Marie Hawksworth, 39, was s...
A New Hanover County judge has sentenced a Riegelwood man to 23-40 months in prison after a drug arrest in Wilmington. George Devon McNair, 51, pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine within 1,000 feet o...
Early voting was steady across Columbus county Thursday, but some precincts statewide were almost overwhelmed. More than 27,000 early voters cast ballots in the first few hours of early polls opening ...
In the second round of the playoffs, South Columbus downed conference rival Whiteville 5-3 in the 3A Tennis playoffs. The Stallions (9-4) will travel to Ayden-Grifton (9-3) on Monday. The Pack season ...
