Repair work is continuing on the former Leder Bros. department store in downtown Whiteville, where a brick facade threatened to collapse Wednesday. City Manager Darren Currie said the facade was notic...
Columbus County Transportation has been awarded a $280,000 federal grant. The N.C. Dept. of Transportation announced today (June 29) that Columbus will receive the grant to pay for improvements to the...
Ronald Lee Cribbs has been identified as the victim in the June 20 shooting on Peacock Road. The Sheriff’s Office is investigating the case as a homicide. Cribbs, 68, was killed inside his home at 447...
An alleged case of teen sexploitation has landed a man in the county detention center. Granvel Eric Adams, 52, was held under a $10,000 secured bond on the single county of second degree sexual exploi...
One man was shot in the head and another is jail after an incident Tuesday on Georgia Pacific Road. Deputies were called to contract Lumber in the 1900 block of Georgia Pacific Road just after 10 a.m....
The things I take for granted are things they never knew. I am writing these words in a comfortable, air conditioned office, despite the thermometer soaring to sinful levels. I had a good supper last ...
Traffic on part of Madison Street in downtown Whiteville is being detoured to Lee due to “construction issues” on a building in the 700 block today (Wednesday). Vehicle traffic is being se...
Three men were injured Monday after a fourth individual allegedly assaulted them with a truck. Howard Alton Snowden, 65; Patrick Fax, 50; and Tracy Washington, 38, were working on a driveway in the 20...
Local leader Dewey Lewis Hill passed away today (Tuesday). Hill, 97, served ten terms in the state house, representing Columbus and Brunswick counties, from 1992 until 2012. As a young child he worked...
Congratulations are in order for girls’ Dixie Youth softball teams all over Columbus County. Each division took home the title of district champion or runner up. The list of teams and titles are...
There are plenty of red, white, and blue Independence Day activities planned starting this weekend in Columbus County. You don’t have to go far to find some good clean fun no matter where you ar...
A woman who refused to leave the county Social Services office until she “got some electricity” was arrested after fighting with deputies Thursday. Teresa Michelle Troy, 42, of 2607 Tom Sessions Rd., ...
The Southeastern Oratorio Society and the Columbus Community Band will be coming together again to provide a one-hour concert of traditional patriotic music in celebration of Independence Day. The con...
If you’re not a Duke Blue Devils fan, your preferences might change with the new program the university is implementing in North and South Carolina. This fall, Duke University will provide full ...
The man charged in two separate murders – one committed while he was out on bond – was assaulted by two other inmates in the county detention center June 22. Natrell McKinnis, 26, was transported to C...
The 36th annual Columbus County fireworks celebration will light up the sky Friday evening. Fuses will be lit on June 30 at 9:30 p.m. at the South Columbus High School football field. Gates will ope...