Waccamaw Siouan Tribe preserving their culture for the future. Many times in life we miss the opportunity to learn and preserve the knowledge of our elders, but the Waccamaw Siouan tribe is making sure their heritage lives [Read More]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year and the Real Whiteville Santa has returned to Santa’s House just in time for Christmas. Columbus County News had the privilege of interviewing jolly ole St. Nick [Read More]
Columbus County is bringing back Christmas in a big way. COVID-19 eliminated or curtailed most area celebrations last year, and area towns are coming back better than ever. Whiteville is lighting up downtown beginning Nov. [Read More]
BOYS VARSITY Tip-offs are 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. 11/30 The Whiteville Wolfpack open their season as South Brunswick Cougars come to town. The East Columbus Gators travel to West Bladen High School to take on the Knights. The North Brunswick Scorpions head to South Columbus to face [Read More]
Breaking news Whiteville Police have arrested the man suspected of the Oct. 25 murder of Tony Baker at Sandy Ridge Apartments.Leroy Moore Jr.of Fayetteville was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon by Whiteville Police and the State Bureau [Read More]
Michael Edward Abernethy got more of an adventure than he bargained for while hunting in the Green swamp this week.Abernethy, 56, was on vacation in Myrtle Beach with his family from Morganton. After careful research [Read More]
Submitted by Sammy Hinson Guests at Saturday’s Veterans Memorial Park dinner were expecting music with their meal, but they got a special surprise. Samuel Linden, 97, a veteran of World War II, sang God Bless [Read More]
• The 1-0 Gators of East Columbus head to a winless Wilmington Christian Academy tonight. Tip-off is 7:30 p.m. East Columbus beat South Brunswick 42-36 last night in their season opener. • South Columbus Stallions play their second game of the season tonight [Read More]
The Waccamaw Way model of care has been long instilled in the Boys and Girls Home of North Carolina, but animal assisted therapy has become a major key component for the majority of youth [Read More]
Friday night was different right from the start. The cold, the crowd and a nearly full moon set the atmosphere for the third-round battle of the undefeated in the 2021 NCHSAA Football Championships-2A tournament. It was standing room only, about four deep at spots around Legion Stadium in Whiteville, with the bleachers at maximum [Read More]
After being cancelled by COVID-19 last year, the annual AKC Youth Coon Hunt Challenge was back in full swing Saturday at the Old 74 Fox Preserve in Hallsboro. Sponsored by the Columbus, Coastal and Twin [Read More]
Authorities at Tabor Correctional are investigating an inmate’s overdose. The inmate, Dustin Goodson, was transported to Loris hospital on Nov. 12, according to a report with the Tabor City Police. The report said that Goodson [Read More]
Tabor City Police have arrested a guard at Tabor Correctional after he allegedly brought 200 doses of synthetic cannabinoid into the prison. Wesley Thompson, 24, is being held under $25,000 secured bond on a charge [Read More]
I was born in the South, and raised as country as fried chicken. Like any typical southern child, I had the overwhelming need to pluck fruit from trees and bushes, and put said fruit [Read More]
The murder trial of a man charged with playing a role in a series of shootings in Whiteville has been delayed due to COVID-19. Corey Tashombe Hines, now 26, was charged with first degree murder [Read More]
More than $50 million in capital projects here funded by state budget. Rep. Brenden Jones was the man of the hour Friday morning as officials announced more than $50 million in local capital projects that [Read More]
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