The driver of a soft drink truck became the county’s 11th road death today(Friday). The victim was ejected when the delivery truck collided with a tanker on U.S. 74-76 between Whiteville and Hallsboro. The wreck [Read More]
I recently read a story about a young mother who bought an unused crib from a married couple on Craigslist. The two ladies haggled back and forth on the price as most negotiations go [Read More]
North Carolina’s largest salamanders are beginning to stir from the winter sleep, and state biologists want to know exactly where they are living. Hellbenders and mudpuppies, sometimes called snot otters or water dogs, are two different [Read More]
As the weather warms up, the Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce has finalized the plans for the Spring Has Sprung Festival. The fun-filled day will kick off at 10 a.m. with a parade on [Read More]
Two men have been jailed after an eight year old girl was allegedly forced to watch a pornographic movie and perform sex acts. Alton Lee Rhue, 47, was charged Monday with felony child abuse, and [Read More]
An “airsoft” fight in Whiteville has caught the attention of police. Whiteville Police said on their Facebook page that a group of individuals is shooting at each other using gel pellet guns, which are similar [Read More]
The same storm system that brought destructive tornados to Oklahoma and Louisiana will visit the Cape Fear region today, but it won’t pack quite the same wallop. The National Weather Service Wilmington office sent out [Read More]
A Sunday night crash has claimed a second victim, bringing the county highway death toll to ten this year. Heather Nichole “Nikki” Pennington died Tuesday from injuries sustained in Sunday night’s crash near Chadbourn. Pennington, [Read More]
One of two workers injured in a fire at HERR Environmental has died. The man was seriously burned in the blast at the Maultsby Street operation, Fire Marshal Hal Lowder said Monday. The victim was [Read More]
Area pastors are being asked to help spread the word of God to every home in Columbus county. Saturate Columbus will be a door-to-door evangelistic effort that organizers hope will reach into every family this [Read More]
It’s all fun and games until the blue lights are activated. Tyrone Allen Mills, 54, of 3397 Will Inman Rd., Tabor City, was charged with damaging personal property, failure to heed blue light and siren, [Read More]
The driver in a high speed chase Friday was caught after he fell in mud while running away on foot. Zackery Gage Faircloth, 29, of Green Sea, S.C., is being held under $41,000 secured bond [Read More]
Warrants say inmates attempted jailbreak at Detention Center. A suspected murder, along with a statutory rape defendant and another felon allegedly tried to escape the Columbus County Detention Center Thursday, according to warrants. None of [Read More]
Officials from the city schools were joined by local dignitaries this morning for the official opening of the first phase of the new Whiteville High School. The ongoing project is adding classrooms, a new weight [Read More]
Less than four days after two men died in a head-on crash near Bolton, the county’s ninth road death occurred near Chadbourn Sunday. Josh Eli Thorp, 40, of China Grove Church Road, was killed when [Read More]
With warmer weather comes the smell of good eats and great gatherings. Venture to Lake Waccamaw and enjoy some time in the sun at the Boys and Girls Home arena for the biggest event of [Read More]
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