ROCKY POINT—East Columbus showed strong defense with a pick-six win at the buzzer Thursday night as they beat Heide Trask 12-6 in football. At Heide Trask, the first half was scoreless for both teams...
A powerful storm front caused nuisance flooding and knocked out power for most of Whiteville this evening. Duke Progress Energy crews are still working to restore power in some areas. The outage was c...
Whiteville Police are investigating after a body was found in an abandoned car Friday. WPD Chief Paul Rockenbach said the body was found in the 300 block of West College Street around 2 p.m. The State...
Three alleged drug traffickers were arrested Thursday after a raid on a home near Whiteville. The sheriff’s office reported that Steven Scott Best, Tara Shawn Little, and Wesley Scott Best were jailed...
WHITEVILLE—The Wolfpack defeated East Bladen 5-4 in girls’ tennis. The Pack go to 1-2 on the year. East Bladen falls to 2-2 on the season. Whiteville will host Pender (2-2) on Monday. The Eagles...
CERRO GORDO– South Columbus visited Cerro Gordo Thursday and defeated West Columbus 28-8 in a cross-county rivalry in football. Cam Bellamy gave the Stallions the early lead with 4:58 in the fir...
Chadbourn leaders Tuesday will consider a zoning amendment to allow mobile homes in more areas of the town, as well as amending the zoning rules to allow a seafood market to remain in business. “One o...
With East Bladen visiting West Bladen on Friday night, I took some time to reflect on the rivalry. I played for East Bladen (Cougars ‘84) and had the privilege to coach at East Bladen in several sport...
An infant was transported to hospital after ingesting narcotics, and a woman has been charged in the case. Andrea Jane Millender, 20, of 41 Oleander Dr., Whiteville, was placed under $50,000 secured b...
A former Columbus County pastor facing sex offense charges has been arrested for embezzlement. Devin Cyrus Carroll, 23, of 428 Royal Arch Dr., Conway, S.C., was placed under $75,000 secured bond, char...
West Bladen’s soccer team (5-0-1) is off to one of their greatest starts ever, after they won three matches in three days. On Monday they defeated West Columbus 8-0 in Dublin. Diego Santos, Andrew Mar...
Several football games have been moved to Thursday due to the potential for severe weather Friday. rescheduled games include: S. Columbus at W. Columbus E. Columbus at Heide Trask W. Brunswick at Whit...
Friday is the deadline to have photos submitted for the Veterans Memorial Park Wall of Honor. Photos of any veteran of war or peace time, from any era, will be included on the wall for free. All photo...
WHITE LAKE—Daryl Davis won this week’s Showdown at Sundown tournament Tuesday at Goldston’s Putt-Putt Course. Davis claimed his third tournament victory of the season with a -5 for the win. Jerry Padr...
The SFGA held its weekly tournament on Aug. 25 at Vineyard Golf Course of White Lake. The tournament was a two net ball score format. There was a two-way tie for first place. The teams of Rudy Pait, ...
Whiteville City Council on Tuesday joined a growing number of local governments in putting the brakes on new data centers. “There’s just a lot we do not know at this point,” said City Planner Robert L...