
Three dead in Chadbourn shooting
BREAKING NEWS Chadbourn Police and the State Bureau of Investigation are on the scene of what may be the town’s first triple homicide. Interim Police Chief Ken Elliot said CPD was responding to a shots [Read More]
BREAKING NEWS Chadbourn Police and the State Bureau of Investigation are on the scene of what may be the town’s first triple homicide. Interim Police Chief Ken Elliot said CPD was responding to a shots [Read More]
Alexis Kirt now faces charges in the hit and run fatality. Charges against Robert Bolick have been dropped. The Highway Patrol has charged a woman with the June 4 hit and run death of a [Read More]
An avid church member and former substitute teacher has died from injuries sustained in a traffic crash on U.S. 74-76 Wednesday. Bernice “Mickey” Little McKeithan, 90, was airlifted after a wreck near the N.C. 11 [Read More]
Note to my readers: With rare exceptions, I do not like to reprint columns, since I consider this to be a lazy habit. However, this is one people ask me about every year. This column [Read More]
All Columbus County schools participate in providing meals for children and teens 18 and under and will continue until July 15. The full meals, which will include an entrée, a grain (bread, pasta, noodles, etc.) [Read More]
Columbus Career and College Academy will be having a Freshman Family Night and Picnic on July 29, at 5:30 p.m. in the auditorium at the Southeastern Community College campus. Due to seating limitations, the staff [Read More]
The company will bring 125 new jobs to the area. The sprawling industrial park on the Columbus-Brunswick line will soon have a new tenant. Precision Swiss Products, Inc. a manufacturer of high precision component parts, [Read More]
One man is in critical condition after a shooting Saturday night in Whiteville. Det. Sgt. Scott Moody said Whiteville Police were called to West Lewis Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard at 8:58 p.m. after [Read More]
Plans are underway for road construction at the Chauncey Town Road and Old Lake Road corridors at Lake Waccamaw. The N.C. Department of Transportation plans to put in 180 degree turns, or commonly known as J-turns, at [Read More]
A “buy local” event is being held by the Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce July 1 through July 4. The event is an effort to encourage citizens to support local businesses and help the community. [Read More]
DEVELOPING STORY:The man wanted for killing his girlfriend in Pender County was killed by U.S. Marshals in a shooting incident at the Whiteville Walmart around 2:30 p.m. Thursday (today).Initial reports are that no officers or [Read More]
Don Delisle is a Lake Waccamaw local with a story to tell. Like many at the height of the pandemic, he was laid off from his job of 46 years. With bills to pay, and [Read More]
• Law enforcement searching for alleged “Gator Woman” after Wednesday incident. An unidentified woman was seen Wednesday feeding gators at Lake Waccamaw area. Magistrate Brent Lanier posted pictures of the woman and her vehicle in [Read More]
The 16th conviction for driving while impaired may be enough to keep James Edward Emanuel off the highways. District Attorney Jon David announced Wednesday that Emanual, 56, was found guilty of habitual driving while impaired and [Read More]
Robbery suspect planned to hit other bank, report says. The suspect in Tuesday’s robbery in Tabor City initially planned to hit the CresCom bank, but decided it was too crowded, according to a police report. [Read More]
Victim was Thomas Academy Honor Student.Some information courtesy Johnson City (Tenn.) Press The woman allegedly strangled by a Whiteville man was a former resident of the Lake Waccamaw Boys and Girls Home and honor student [Read More]
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