A Sandyfield woman became the county’s 11th highway death Saturday when she stepped into the roadway at the intersection of N.C. 11 and N.C. 87. Sgt. K. McVicker of the Highway Patrol said Shirley Fog...
The sheriff’s office has identified the dead man found in Dothan on Friday. The body of Carl Dean Lewis, 53, was found in a vacant lot off Dothan Road, Sheriff Bill Rogers said. Deputies were d...
Deputies and rescue personnel are in Dothan after a 911 caller reported finding a dead body. Sheriff Bill Rogers confirmed that law enforcement is searching for the body. Rescue has been dispatched to...
Whiteville Police have charged a man with sexually assaulting two juveniles. Couri Carmichael, 46, of 102 City Drive, is being held under $50,000 secured bond on two counts each of sexual battery and ...
The Whiteville City Schools Board of Education has announced that Dr. Jonathan B. Williams will be the district’s new superintendent. Williams is a life-long resident of Columbus County whose educatio...
State Auditor Beth Wood released an audit this week questioning several financial practices that were in place during Eddie Madden’s time as Elizabethtown Town Manager. Madden was manager for Elizabet...
A Whiteville man has been charged with raping a 14 year old girl. Michael Chayton Bullard, age 21, is being held under a $150,000 secured bond on a single count of statutory rape, jail reports show. H...
An elderly woman is recovering after twice being treated for heat exhaustion when her electricity was turned off for non-payment The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were contacted when the wom...
Municipal filing began Friday in Columbus County. Bolton, Chadbourn, Cerro Gordo, Fair Bluff, Lake Waccamaw, Sandyfield, Tabor City, Whiteville and Brunswick all have town board and in some cases mayo...
The town of Lake Waccamaw held a brief but informative town meeting on Tuesday evening for the month of July. Brent Jernigan caught the board up on ABC sales over the last fiscal year, and Mike Creen ...
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Animal Protective Services will be back once again this summer for their annual Family Fur Day. The event is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 19, from 10 a.m. – 2...
An ongoing investigation into drug sales in the town of Brunswick led to a chase, a major haul of illegal drugs, and a $1.001 million bond on July 6. Curtis Levi Moore, 36, of Clarkton, was charged wi...
A farmworker was seriously injured Monday (today) when his leg was caught in an auger at Byrd Farms in Hallsboro. Chief Joe Tyler of the Hallsboro Fire Department said Joseph Hutt was trying to clear ...
Southeastern Community College (SCC) will be partnering with a cutting edge information technology company to hire IT specialists locally. Provalus hopes to expand to Columbus County and bring more th...
A favorite weekend pastime is coming to Lake Waccamaw in a very big way. Ginger Littrell, wife of town commissioner Terry Littrell, has helped to organize a town wide community yard sale on Labor Day ...
Along a narrow, muddy path in the depths of the Green Swamp, Deb Maurer plowed through tree roots and soil dusted with ash and soot. Less than two weeks ago, flames raged here, killing most of the shr...