Students got an unscheduled break from class Monday morning after a bomb threat was emailed to the city school system. The threat was made around 1030 a.m. The sheriff’s office reported that students ...
Giant invasive snails with poisonous eggs may sound like a science fiction movie plot, but apple snails are real, and in the Lumber River. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) announced Monday...
Brady Mercer loved his father, his grandmother said, even when Matthew Mercer broke his son’s nose. Matthew Hall Mercer, 41, is being held on a murder charge after allegedly shooting his son in the he...
A teenager was allegedly shot to death by his father Friday, according to the sheriff’s office. Matthew Hall Mercer is under no bond on a single count of first degree murder, Sheriff Bill Rogers said....
If anyone tells you there’s nothing going on Columbus County, they’re just not keeping up. This weekend there’s music, classic cars, a special worship service and beautiful weather. Saturday starting ...
Tamrick Hobley of Wilmington and two other suspects have been charged in the July murder of a Riegelwood man. The sheriff’s office said Tracey Taylor was found dead at his residence on Cemetery Road ...
By Christen Elizabeth Weaver Guest Columnist Each generation has their own GOAT. (If you’re not hip to the jive new lingo the kids are using today, “GOAT” means “Greatest of All Time.”) One of the gre...
Provalus, an IT services company, will create 92 jobs in Columbus County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will invest $500,000 to establish operations in the City of Whiteville. “This...
Less than a mile and a half from our house in the hollow, there’s a new Dollar General. All the jokes aside, I actually like the DG stores, both the businesses and the business model. I prefer locally...
The alleged gunman in a Sept. 4 shooting near Whiteville is being held under no bond. Jansean Daryan Freeman, 20, was arrested Monday for attempted first degree murder and failure to appear, detention...
The disgraced police chief who faked his suicide to avoid prosecution pled guilty in Columbus Superior Court today. William Anthony Spivey will serve 138 to 267 months in prison after pleading guilty...
A dog was found beaten to death in a field in Nakina Sunday. The sheriff’s office reported that the Sarah’s Avenue resident who owned of the animal let the dog out to go to the bathroom around 6 p.m. ...
Around $91 million in the state’s $30 billion budget is coming to Columbus County. Rep. Brenden Jones and Sen. Bill Rabon announced the funding Thursday. Gov. Roy Cooper said in a statement that he wi...
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) reported that zebra mussels, a harmful invasive aquatic species, have been identified in Iredell County. This is the first time this species has been id...
By Mark Green Guest Columnist September is coming to a close and so is National Suicide Prevention Month. For many people, September is a difficult time of the year. The month marks the worst t...
Assistant District Attorney Heath Nance has a new title – judge. Nance will fill the seat left vacant by C. Ashley Gore, who was recently appointed to fill the Superior Court seat of retired Chief Sup...