A local exotic animal rescue will be holding several volunteer days throughout the summer. Shizzy’s Wildcat Rescue is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping animals held in captivity and in...
Southeastern Community College has summer programs and experiences planned for high school students beginning June 26. The college is partnering with Columbus County Schools to further education for t...
The operator of a personal watercraft sustained only minor injuries at Lake Waccamaw Sunday when he struck a dock. The incident occurred 2:37 p.m. in the 2005 block of Waccamaw...
Nathan Larry Lee was eight days past his 21st birthday and a few days from coming home when he was killed in Vietnam in 1971. On Sunday, family and friends...
The Veterans Memorial Park of America crew has been working diligently to open the park since 2016, and this week all their hard work paid off. Randy and Angela Norris...
School officials are investigating complaints about racist comments and “poor sportsmanship” at Thursday second game between East Columbus and North Duplin. The ECHS Lady Gators took Tuesday’s contest...
Brunswick deputies used a large offroad vehicle to rescue – and arrest – a missing man near Leland today. Anthony Andrew Snyder, 40, is being held for failure to appear,...
Complaints about teens getting sick from vape products led to the arrest of a tobacco store owner and four raids Tuesday. Abdulfatah Moha Mozib, 25, of 109 S. Franklin St.,...
On a daily basis, I feel sorry for some folks. In this particular case, it was a lady in a much larger city, in another part of the state. As...
An “outside agency” will investigate whether there was fault when a child got left on a school bus last week. A mechanic found a sleeping child on a school bus...
Saturday promises clear skies before the rain returns on Sunday. Take advantage of the break in the rain and enjoy some of the many opportunities in our area. Be sure to...
A Pennsylvania man died Thursday when his motorcycle collided with a dump truck near the state line. Robert Kuhn, 58, was killed in the collision. His Harley-Davidson motorcycle was headed...
The Columbus County Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics still came through Whiteville on Friday despite the rainfall. The dedicated team carrying the torch left Columbus Correction Inst...
Identification will be required at all polling places starting with this fall’s municipal elections. Municipal elections are Nov. 7. Voters in Whiteville will cast ballots for two District 01 and...
Two felonies have been filed against a local man for having sex with an adolescent. Christopher Robert Mintz, 36, was arrested Wednesday on two counts of statutory sex offense, according...
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler is encouraging equine owners to have their animals vaccinated against Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis and West Nile Virus. “Mosquito-breeding season in North Ca...