The “Gentle Giant” of the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office has retired. Major Bobby Faulk officially retired Friday after nearly 30 years in law enforcement in Columbus County. Faulk started as a road deputy and worked for [Read More]
The county’s sixth road fatality occurred Sunday night near Tabor City. Laramie Stanley was traveling west on Inman Road, 1.1 miles from Tabor City, when the crash occurred, Sgt. A.M. Pait of the Highway Patrol [Read More]
Spring has not quite sprung yet, but if you’re thinking about upping the ante on some education or sports involvement for you or your children, now is the time to do it. The Columbus Career [Read More]
Columbus County Schools will be holding a public Town Hall meeting on Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. in the East Columbus High School auditorium. The event will provide a venue for any stakeholder to ask [Read More]
After being flooded at least twice and burned last year, the Lewis Smith Shopping Center in downtown Whiteville is now only a memory. Crews are hauling off the last few piles of debris at the [Read More]
The Waccamaw Siouan STEM Studio has hosted many events over the past year, but the most successful of them all will be back again for two weekends in April. The second annual Community Yacunne (Fish) [Read More]
Developing right now: the sheriff’s office is investigating a shooting incident in the Clarendon community. No additional details were immediately available. The shooting was the second in 24 hours and the third this week. Someone [Read More]
Four illegal immigrant and four convicted felons have been indicted by a Brunswick County grand Jury for voter fraud. District Attorney Jon David announced the indictments yesterday. Complaints from the Brunswick Board of Elections triggered [Read More]
The six month old baby airlifted after a crash near Chadbourn has died. King Matthew Jaron Frink was identified as the third death from the headon collision. Baby King’s mother, Angela Shipman, and Jarvis McKinnon [Read More]
• Pair was wanted for shooting, robbery. Two suspects wanted for attempted murder in Brunswick County led deputies on a chase through Hallsboro early Friday morning. The chase ended when the suspects fled from their [Read More]
An interesting topic will be the highlight at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Whiteville at the end of this month. Modern Dinosaurs, the latest online edition of the ecoEXPLORE program, will be on Feb. 21 at [Read More]
Columbus Career and College Academy’s SkillsUSA chapter is accepting donations for this year’s Prom Boutique. The purpose of the donation drive is to help students facing economic barriers to attend prom while looking and feeling [Read More]
Longtime Chadbourn town board member Donald Ray Bass died Saturday at his home. Bass, 72, was known for his fiscal conservatism and love of youth sports. A tireless proponent of Chadbourn, he was retired from [Read More]
Two suspects wanted for attempted murder in Brunswick County led deputies on a chase through Hallsboro early Friday morning. The chase ended when the suspects fled from their still-moving vehicle and it crashed into a [Read More]
She was gentle when she needed to be, but she could fight, too. Most people remember their mothers as an example of the godly woman from Proverbs, but I’m sure, had the need arose, Miss [Read More]
If your child is interested in playing baseball, T-ball, or softball this spring and summer in Columbus County, this weekend may be your last chance to get them signed up. Whiteville Parks and Recreation [Read More]
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