An investigation into fentanyl trafficking sent two men to jail July 7 at the Whiteville Econo Lodge. The sheriff’s office said Lamarquise Pollard, 23 and James Edward Campbell, 30, were...
With summer soon coming to an end, Whiteville City Schools have announced the date and times for district open houses. Sessions will take place on Aug. 25, and the times...
State officials are sounding the alarm over the latest variant of COVID-19. BA.5 is now the most common variant, Gov. Roy Cooper said in a press release, and the Centers...
Dawn Hinshaw has been named the new Agribusiness Technology instructor at Southeastern Community College. Hinshaw comes to SCC with nine years of experience teaching at West Columbus High Sc...
I realize that I may be in a minority of males with this opinion, but I am horrified at the idea of wearing a t-shirt, shorts and possibly even flip-flops...
Back to school shopping may be lurking around the corner, but the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in Whiteville still has many adventures lined up through September. Catch a bug,...
Around 75 symbols of the American West visited Lake Waccamaw Friday and Saturday, and a number of them stayed here in Columbus County. The Bureau of Land Management brought wild...
Chief Mission Officer Ray Cockrell will serve as temporary CEO of the Boys and Girls Home at Lake Waccamaw. President Rickey Creech and two family pets died this morning after...
Boys and Girls Home President Rickey Creech died when his Lake Waccamaw home burned just after midnight Saturday morning. Deputy Fire Marshall Chase Lancaster said the blaze is under investigation....
This season is the summer of fun in Columbus County this weekend. Take a trip to the museum, the farmer’s market, or the horse sale to check out everything the...
• The case is the first documented rabid animal this year in Columbus. The county’s first documented case of rabies for the year was found in Evergreen Wednesday. In a...
The N.C. Forest Service (NCFS) is now accepting orders in its annual tree seedling sale. With an average annual production of 15 million seedlings, the Nursery and Tree Improvement Program...
Nothing says summer like a “red to the rind” watermelon.Whether it’s a Charleston Grey on a grandmother’s porch after Sunday dinner, a truckload of Congos at Vacation Bible School, a...
Contractors bored through a water line north of Whiteville Wednesday, leading to a boil water advisory for many customers in Columbus County Water District Three. The areas affected include Tart...
Hundreds of entries were sent in for this year’s Columbus Parks and Recreation spring coloring contest. Winners were announced last week. Julie Strickland of the Parks and Rec Department said...
Lake Waccamaw water customers near Creek Ridge and Bella coola are under a boil water advisory due to a leaking water main. The town announced the outage this morning. The...