The North Carolina Yam Festival was largely canceled last year due to the COVID 19 pandemic, but this year “Tater City” will go all out for the big yam day. At 10 a.m. Saturday a [Read More]
Editor’s note — we will be adding to this list in the coming days. If you have a Halloween activity to share, email crystalfaircloth@columbuscounty.news. Halloween is creeping around the bend, and the county has big [Read More]
The North Carolina Pecan Harvest Festival is shelling out a parade marshal and a queen ahead of the Nov. 6 event. Suzanne King has been named Parade Marshal for 2021. Suzanne loves the city of [Read More]
A new sensation of the heart is sweeping through the county, and you may find evidence of its impact in Whiteville. Angela Norris proposed a question on a Facebook post about a rock she found [Read More]
The Local Government Commission will monitor county finance for at least the next year, county Manager Eddie Madden told commissioners last night.“It’d much like being audited by the IRS,” Madden explained.The LGC cited deficiencies in [Read More]
Yet another roundabout could be coming to a Columbus County intersection. The Department of Transportation (DOT) is considering constructing a roundabout at the intersection of N.C. 130/U.S. 74-76 business – commonly called the Chadbourn Highway [Read More]
Citizen complaints led the sheriff’s office to raid three trouble spots on Dessie Road near Chadbourn Friday. One suspect collided with a patrol vehicle while trying to evade arrest, according to a press release from [Read More]
The body found in an abandoned home near Bladenboro has been identified as Samantha Christina White. White, 26, was last seen Oct. 6 in Bladenboro, according to Mac Warner of the Bladen Sheriff’s Office. White [Read More]
The US Army Corps of Engineers’ Cape Fear River Lock and Dam 1 is closed through mid-November for improvements to the fish passage. The Cape Fear River Lock and Dam 1, located just above Riegelwood, [Read More]
Several county offices will be closed while departments move to new quarters in the coming days. The Veterans Office will be closed tomorrow (Oct. 14) and will reopen Friday. The biggest changes will take place [Read More]
Halloween is still on in Whiteville. City Council voted Tuesday to remove the so-called “Halloween Ordinance” from the city’s code. City manager Darren Currie explained that Whiteville was one of many municipalities that passed trick [Read More]
Crystal Faircloth, Staff Writercrystalfaircloth@columbuscounty.news It’s a tumultuous time in the world right now. I don’t believe I have ever seen the country so divided, or seen folks so bent on tearing each other apart. So [Read More]
The DREAM Center in Whiteville will be hosting a vaccination clinic on Oct. 22. The Moderna and Pfizer Vaccines will be available. $100 Gift Cards will be given for those receiving their first dose. Free [Read More]
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing teenager. Raul Francisco Iglesias, 17, was last seen Oct. 11 on Silver Spoon Road. He left the home on foot heading toward Toon Road, the [Read More]
The October Lake Waccamaw Town Council meeting was short and to the point with all affairs in order Tuesday evening. The voluntary annexation of Tops Tobacco was approved unanimously with no public comments last night. [Read More]
Whiteville Police have arrested a Florida man for the robbery of Fowler’s Jewelry last week. Jesmain Burnette was arrested by Whiteville detectives and the Clearwater, Fla., police. He is being held under no bond pending [Read More]
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