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Forest Service Seedlings Sales Start July 1

June 30, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

The N.C. Forest Service will begin accepting orders July 1 (Tuesday) for its annual tree seedling sale. With an average annual production of 10 million seedlings, the NCFS Nursery Program produces enough native and genetically [Read More]

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Operation Firecracker Lights Off Statewide

June 30, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

North Carolina’s largest annual impaired driving enforcement effort kicked off this morning. Operation Firecracker is part of the Booze It and Lose It campaign sponsored by the Governor’s Highway Safety Program. State troopers, deputies and [Read More]

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Peach Season Gets Underway Early

June 27, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

North Carolina’s peach season is arriving a bit earlier than expected this year, with growers across the state beginning to harvest a bumper crop of high-quality fruit. A stretch of warmer-than-average temperatures has advanced the [Read More]

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DMV Changes Processes Due to Heat, Lines

June 27, 2025 Columbus County News 0

  Under the new system and effective immediately, all driver license offices in the state now serve walk-in customers all day. Customers without an appointment no longer have to wait to be seen until noon. [Read More]

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Coach Talk: Serenity Harvey

June 27, 2025 Tommy Taylor 0

When talking about the great athletes that Whiteville High School has produced, a multitude of names pop up. About every sport in the school has had an All-American, professional athletes, N.C. Player of the Year, [Read More]

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Whiteville Summer Hoops Camp Draws 45

June 27, 2025 Tommy Taylor 0

Whiteville High School teamed up with Columbus Recreation Department to host its Summer Basketball Camp June 23-25 at the Recreation Center. More than 45 campers from ages 6-15 came to learn the fundamentals of basketball. [Read More]

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Commissioners to Schedule Public Hearing on Protest Ordinance

June 27, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

A measure aimed at protecting schools from disruptions by protests could become a county ordinance next month. County Commission Chairman Laverne Coleman said the ordinance came about after protestors at Williams Township School picketed near [Read More]

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Law Enforcement Brings ‘Heat Wave’ on Drug Suspects

June 25, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

Multiple law enforcement agencies joined the Columbus Sheriff’s Office in bringing some “heat” on narcotics suspects across the area Monday After a months-long narcotics investigation dubbed Operation Heat Wave, deputies fanned out across the county [Read More]

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Joint Effort Rescues Kitten from Drain

June 25, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

Truist bank staff and Whiteville Police worked together to save a kitten from a storm drain Wednesday. Whiteville Police Chief Paul Rockenbach said he and Maj. William Hinz responded to the bank after the chief’s [Read More]

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2025 State Champions: Riegelwood 6-U All-Stars Takes All

June 25, 2025 Tommy Taylor 0

Oppressive heat could not stop the Riegelwood 6-U All-Stars as they defeated Mt. Pleasant and Stanley to take home the 2025 DYB 6-U state championship Tuesday. After a loss to Mt. Pleasant, Riegelwood rebounded with [Read More]

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