International Paper (IP) announced that Jason Hoffmann has been named mill manager of the company’s Riegelwood Mill, assuming overall leadership responsibility for the facility on May 1. Hoffmann beg...
State wildlife biologists have confirmed 24 cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in whitetail deer, with 13 new cases since July 2023. The first confirmed case in North Carolina was found in Yadkin ...
A Saint James woman died in a single vehicle crash near Hallsboro Wednesday. Witnesses said Angel Cartrette died when her vehicle crashed into a brick wall on Old Northeast Road near Thelma Road. The ...
A puppet show that helps children avoid inappropriate behavior led to the arrest of a Whiteville man on charges that he raped his own child. TreQuail Javonne Rose, 24, of Nolan Avenue, is being held u...
I wasn’t intending to dress any different than usual. It was a Monday. I was an hour behind schedule. The weekend had left too many chores incomplete, too many plans gone awry, and too many nerve-endi...
Whiteville’s largest festival will have a new look – and sound – this fall. Madison Ward of Whiteville Downtown Development Commission announced via social media today (Tuesday) that the N.C. Pecan Ha...
Light the Lake at the Boys and Girls Home was a little more special this year. The annual event to raise awareness of child abuse gave the Home a reason to host its largest celebration ever, celebrati...
Multiple child sex abuse charges have been filed against a Bladen County school bus driver. David Earl Denkens, 63, of Tar heel, was arrested Tuesday on two counts each of indecent liberties with a mi...
The vehicle driven by a Robeson County murder suspect was discovered this morning (Tuesday) in a remote wooded area. Robeson County Sheriff Burnis Wilkins said Scotti Dewayne Tyler, 38, of Rowland, is...
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing teenager. Cody Joe Holland, 15, was last seen by his family on April 11. He might be in Brunswick County, according to a press rel...
Updated April 17 at 4;30 p.m. Lake Waccamaw’s boil advisory has been lifted. Town officials said all tests came back normal this afternoon. (Wednesday) What officials hope will be the las...
An argument reportedly led to a fight and the disappearance of $10,000 early Friday. Whiteville Police were called to Walmart at Columbus Corners a few minutes after midnight, according to reports. Da...
Authorities are searching for a 14 year old girl who disappeared from the Bladenboro area Sunday. Essence Unique Simmons is a black female, 5’4” tall, weighing around 160 pounds. The Bladen Sheriff’s ...
The perennial softball matchup between East Columbus and Pender has never gone well for the Lady Patriots. ECHS has beaten Pender eight out of the nine times they have met on the diamond since 2016. T...
Saturday is going to be a big, busy day in Columbus. From science to chickens to plain old fun, there is plenty to do in our community. The first ever Spring Fling is coming up Saturday at Gurganus Fa...
A Whiteville youth previously convicted of firing into a home is facing new felonies. Notorious D. Taylor, 17, of 402 W. Lewis St., Whiteville, has been charged with possession with intent to sell and...