A Whiteville woman has died from injuries sustained in a June collision in Brunswick County. Melissa Ashley Madison, 39, of Hallsboro Road South, died in an area hospital Saturday from injuries sustained in a June [Read More]
CCSO sergeant saves Lake resident during Isaias Sgt. John Cobbs is known for being a modest man – so much so, he didn’t tell his supervisor about saving an 86-year-old man’s life during Hurricane Isaias. [Read More]
The updated hurricane forecast Thursday from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) increased the anticipated number of storms in the Atlantic Basin. The estimated number of named storms increased from 12 to a range [Read More]
One man is in jail and another recovering after a shooting near Tabor City Thursday. Ronnie Junior Dixon, 44, is being held under $32,500 secured bond, charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious [Read More]
State numbers show 27 more cases here since Monday, while the county reports 34. Columbus County saw two more COVID-19 related deaths since Monday, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). [Read More]
High School sports remain in limbo after Gov. Roy Cooper’s extension of the Phase Two COVID response on Wednesday. Sports are still on hold in North Carolina High Schools, and will remain that way until [Read More]
Gov. Cooper praises progress, urges caution Phase Two of the COVID-19 lockdown will continue for five weeks in North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper said in a press conference today. Cooper said the state has shown [Read More]
Free COVID-19 testing sites willa open in several communities in the next week. On Aug. 7, Fair Bluff Town Hall from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., then the Buckhead fire department from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Aug. 8 there [Read More]
A dangerous intersection in Columbus County will soon become a four-way stop. The Department of Transportation announced today (Wednesday) that the intersection of U.S. 76 and N.C. 242 in downtown Cerro Gordo will become a [Read More]
Power outages are continuing across Columbus in the wake of Hurricane Isaias, which came ashore in Brunswick County around midnight. Torrential rains were reported throughout the county, which saw three active tornado warnings at one [Read More]
11:25 p.m. Hurricane Isaias is coming ashore in Brunswick County. The storm spawned multiple tornadoes that prompted warnings throughout the southern and eastern portions of the county this evening, as well as some early flash [Read More]
Both victims were hospitalized, according to the Columbus County Health Department. Another two COVID-19 deaths have been reported in Columbus County, along with 22 more active cases. Daniel Buck of the Health Department said the [Read More]
6:35 p.m. Sunday update No evacuation shelters will be open in Columbus County for Tropical Storm Isaias.Emergency Management Director Kay Worley said Sunday (today) that shelters will not be opened, due to the difficulties of [Read More]
1:15 p.m. Sunday Columbus County is under a tropical storm warning due to the approach of Isaias. The storm is expected to make landfall Monday in South Carolina, and early forecasts have the center passing [Read More]
6:15 p.m. update for Friday. Hurricane Isaias will impact southeastern North Carolina Monday afternoon, on its current track. The National Weather Service Wilmington office sent out an update on the storm at 6 p.m. Although [Read More]
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