Police are investigating a homicide in Whiteville. Major William Hinz of the Whiteville Police said the call went out around 2:30 Saturday afternoon. A white male was reported shot on...
A Whiteville house went under the excavator Monday and Tuesday as part of the city’s flood hazard mitigation buyout program. The property at 705 S. Franklin Street was heavily damaged...
With an average of an inch of rain falling every day this week, resources are backing of the Pulp Road Fire in the Green Swamp Preserve. The almost 16,000 acre...
The Columbus County Cooperative Extension (CCCE) has planned a fun-filled summer for kids in the area. From field trips to learning lifelong skills, children will have a blast while broadening...
Veterans can start their engines for a celebration in November. The 2023 Columbus County Veterans Parade will be coming in shades of red, white, and blue on Saturday, Nov. 11,...
I knew and dreaded that flapping sound, and immediately began looking for a safe place to change a flat tire. It was hot, almost nastily so, and I gave up...
Columbus County Schools has named four new principals for the district. Herman Bland of Chadbourn Elementary, Christian Godwin of Columbus Career and College Academy, Kalee Hill of Hallsboro Artesia E...
County commissioners on Monday turned down a request for an additional $650,000 for the sheriff’s office, even though Sheriff Bill Rogers asked to table the proposal. “This is just not...
Three juvenile males are being sought by the sheriff’s office after two homes were burglarized and multiple firearms stolen Monday. One of the houses was heavily vandalized as well as...
Deputies found a man shot to death in a home on Peacock Road at midnight Monday. The sheriff’s office responding to a shots fired call a few minutes after 12...
Southeastern Community College is bringing back a popular summer program from the 90s for the first time in 25 years. College 4 Kids is a 4-day enrichment camp that allows...
The Veterans Memorial Park of America (VMPA) has a busy schedule for the month of July. The organization will have two big fundraisers to help bring in money for the...
Congratulations are in order for Columbus County School system’s Teachers of the Year. CCS made an announcement honoring these faculty members on June 20. Winners include instructors from Old Do...
As the 16,000 acre fire in the Green Swamp Preserve moves into its fifth day, crews are gaining on the blaze. The fire started as a 400 acre controlled burn...
Fire officials have closed N.C. 211 between Bolton and the Brunswick County line due to the Pulp Road fire in the Green Swamp. The fire has spread to 11,500 acres...
Crews have the Pulp Road fire contained in the Green Swamp, but the fire’s effects are stillk being felt across the area. The Forest Service said that as of 9...