ELIZABETHTOWN—East Bladen jumped to a 20-0 lead only to fight to hold off North Duplin 40-35 in a key Carolina Conference win on Friday night. East Duplin was an early favorite to challenge Tarboro in...
LAKE WACCAMAW— Ouziyiah Reaves scored two touchdowns to lead the West Columbus Vikings to victory over East Columbus 35-8 on Friday night. The Vikings moved to 1-2 in the Carolina Conference an...
TABOR CITY–South Columbus jumped out to a 16-0 advantage but had to fight to hold on to the win as they defeated Fairmont 16-14 in football on Friday night. The Stallions are now 1-0 in th...
Both houses of the General Assembly will reconvene Wednesday to discuss possible changes to the gas tax and other ways to lower fuel costs. Sources say among the possible solutions being considered fo...
Tonight’s Encounter Crusade is still on for Legion Stadium. Services begin nightly at 6:30 p.m. The Encounter Crusade is sponsored by the Columbus Baptist Association, in partnership with Every Nation...
The N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund has awarded $51.2 million in grants to help protect working farms and forests and support North Carolina’s agricultural economy. ...
County commissioners Monday will hear comments about a potential moratorium on data centers in Columbus County. The 90-day pause, which can be extended, is designed to give county staff time to furthe...
Bond was set at $25,000 after a woman allegedly switched from fighting civilians to fighting law enforcement. Keira Ann Williams, 49, was charged with two counts each of assault on a government offici...
Donayre Cancer Care Center has received certification by the QOPI® Certification Program, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Association for Clinical Oncology and an affiliate of the American Socie...
A wildfire in Brunswick County is causing visible smoke in eastern and southern Columbus, and it’s in a familiar place. Brunswick County Emergency Services said the Quarry Road II fire is burning in t...
In Elizabethtown, East Bladen inched closer to the Carolina Conference Volleyball title with a 3-0 defeat of Union this week. The Eagles need one more conference victory to clinch at least a tie for t...
A new N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles driver license office will open Monday, Oct. 5, in Tabor City. The office will be located at 119 Lynwood Norris Road, across from the Lake Tabor Boat Ramp, and wi...
West Bladen remained unbeaten this week in the Southeastern Conference with a 9-1 win over South Columbus. The Knights (2-0-1, 11-2-3) got five goals from Diego Santos plus teammate Alejandro Lopez Sa...
Three narcotics suspects were arrested by sheriff’s office HEAT patrols in unrelated stops over recent days. In a press release, the sheriff’s office said a HEAT deputy saw a dark automobile traveling...
Whiteville Police have arrested the suspect who allegedly exposed himself to two people at an area shopping center. Sean Stanley Shipman, 29, of 27 Mill Stream Dr., Whiteville, was released on a $500 ...