By Hannah Isenhour SCC Communications Southeastern Community College’s Automotive Systems Technology program recently expanded its training resources with the donation of a 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 and re...
SALEMBURG—East Columbus defeated East Bladen 3-1 in the Carolina Conference Volleyball Tournament Championship on Wednesday. The Gators won by set scores of 25-23, 25-19, 13,25, and 25-22. With the wi...
It’s Fair Week in Columbus County, and it’s been a busy one.Thousands of visitors have attended the 46th annual fair so far. Tuesday was opening night, and 2,338 tickets were sold. Simons’ Chevrolet G...
Investigators are still running down leads in the September disappearance of a Whiteville-area man. Williams “Barry” Freedman, 62, was last seen Sept. 23 in the 1200 block of Jordan Road. The sheriff’...
A Whiteville whitetail deer is free and clear after some help from firefighters this morning. Whiteville Emergency Services Director Hal Lowder said emergency crews were called to a Fuller Street home...
SALEMBURG–Number two seed East Columbus defeated three seed North Duplin 3-1 to advance to the championship game against top seed East Bladen. The Gators (13-5) will face the Eagles today (Wedne...
At Land O’Lakes, the Southeastern Fellowship Golf Association played its weekly tournament on Oct. 13. A total of 32 members participated in the net score event. First place went to the team of Alick ...
Fall activities have officially begun in Columbus County this week. The fair is in town, it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Halloween is on the horizon. Be sure to check back in each and ev...
Kenneth Bernard Wooten will spend the next 30 years in prison for shooting and killing a man in 2023. Wooten, 35, was found guilty of second degree murder in Columbus County Superior Court today (Oct....
In Rocky Point, West Bladen defeated the Titans of Heide Trask 5-3 in the first round of the 3A playoffs. The win puts the Knights (1-10) against N.C. School of Math and Science (11-2) on Wednesday. H...
North Carolina’s 41-cent-per-gallon gas tax is suspended through Nov. 30, and Attorney General Jeff Jackson today put the state’s major gas retailers on notice that the law requires those savings to r...
As I stepped outside to greet the morning, the fog gave everything that ethereal feel that Hollywood can never quite capture. The pines were disputing the sun’s right to seize the day, but Ol’ Sol was...
Some Lake Waccamaw residents may see smoke rising from the ground Thursday, but the town says it is no cause for alarm. Pressurized smoke is used to help find leaks in drainage systems. Inflow and inf...
Dylan Fowler will serve 64 to 89 months in prison for providing the drugs that killed a Brunswick County man in 2024. Fowler, 34, pled guilty to death by distribution of a controlled substance in Brun...
By Cynthia Nelson Tabor City Chamber of Commerce EVP The North Carolina Yam Festival is upon us! Entries for the Sweet Potato Quality Contest will begin being accepted this Friday, Oct. 16. Youth and ...
The sheriff’s office is asking for assistance in the search for William “Barry” Freedman. Freedman, 62, was last seen in the Whiteville area on Sept. 23. No description of his clothing or method of tr...