No one was injured when an armed woman robbed the Pireway Dollar General store Monday night. Deputies were called to the store in the 18000 block of Swamp Fox Highway...
A registered sex offender is out on bond after he allegedly worked at an area retailer where he had access to minors. Jeffrey Perritte, 32, was arrested Sept. 15 on...
If a casino bill unveiled this weekend is passed, Columbus County is one of the places the Lumbee Tribe could build its gambling center — although such a project is...
A motorcyclist leaving a wedding rehearsal dinner died early Friday in Union Valley. Kerwin D. Chavis, 33, crashed his 2002 Harley Davidson in a ditch, according to the Highway Patrol. ...
Cory McDougal was indicted for involuntary manslaughter by a grand jury Thursday . McDougal, 51 struck and killed Connell Faulk on South Wilkes Street on June 16, 2022, according to...
Chaplain Marcia McMullen DeRush has opened her heart and the doors of her office with special individuals in mind. McMullen House of Heroes is a safe haven where the chaplain offers a...
The Waccamaw Siouan STEM Studio will be hitting the road to bring activities to the community with their new mobile trailer. The group purchased a 16′ x 7′ trailer this...
With some fall weather finally cooling things down in Columbus County, it may be a good time to catch an outdoor movie. Both the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences at...
There is beautiful weather in the forecast this weekend for Columbus. Make it your mission to get outside and take advantage of the farmer’s market, catch a movie, or head...
From the headlines at SCC: Southeastern Community College’s nursing program recently celebrated the 100 percent pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) of its ADN and LPN stude...
Two suspects are in jail after they led Bladen and Robeson deputies on a high speed chase that endangered school buses and children. Bryan Austin Potts Freeman, 25, of Lumberton,...
Duffers can enjoy a round of golf and encourage literacy Sept. 22. The Columbus County Partnership for Children is hosting its third annual golf tournament at the Land o’ Lakes...
Uninsured and underinsured people with a history of smoking can be screened for lung cancer for free Friday. The Lung Bus will be at Hills Plaza Shopping Center near Roses...
Tyquise Baker will spend the rest of his life in prison. Baker was found guilty Sept. 8 of killing Julius Miller and a woman at 545 Dessie Road in 2021....
The boil water advisory for Lake Waccamaw residents has been lifted. A main break on canal cove on Tuesday caused low or no pressure along the line from the 2400...
Duane Manning has been captured in Georgia after almost a week on the run. Manning, 56, was on parole for a 1995 murder in South Carolina when he struck a...