There was no bond for the man accused of assaulting a woman reportedly pregnant with his child Nov. 7. Jutaries Keyshawn Bellamy, 19, of 7485 James B. White Hwy. South, was charged with two counts of ...
An armed robber got away with cash after holding up a convenience store Nov. 6. A clerk at the Sun Do on Union Valley Road near Whiteville reported the robbery just before 10:30 p.m., according to she...
As water system improvements continue at Lake Waccamaw, another boil advisory has been issued along Canal Cove. Town water customers from 100 to 712 Canal Cove Road, to include Waver Drive, are advise...
Live music, vendors, food and fun are on tap for downtown Whiteville today as the Pecan Harvest Music Festival gets underway. The morning began with the Veterans Celebration Parade. Live music will be...
Alexjandro Lopez scored two goals to lead West Bladen past Heide Trask 2-0 at Rocky Point on Thursday. The win puts the Knights into the third round of the 3A playoffs as they will face Wallace-Rose H...
Updated 1:29 p.m. with correction. A woman died and three other people were hurt after a multi-vehicle crash in Clarendon Thursday. Misty Ezzell, 51, of Tabor City died after Her Honda SUV was struck ...
Low pressure and outages have led to a boil advisory at Lake Waccamaw. Customers from 3200 Canal Cove Road through Waccamaw Shores, including Wooded Acres, are experiencing low or no water pressure du...
Bladenboro Mayor David Hales died Wednesday. First elected to the town board in 1984, Hales was in his second term as mayor. A native of the town, Hales was a longtime local businessman and indefatiga...
BLADENBORO–Mayor David William Hales, Jr. of Bladenboro was born on July 27, 1958 and passed away on Nov. 4, 2026 at the age of 68. He was the son of the late David William Hales, Sr and Helen S...
Most of North Carolina remains at some level of drought, as Columbus County moves into its third week with no significant widespread rain. This morning’s weekly update of the state drought monit...
The operator of an event venue that saw two shootings Saturday night now faces state alcohol charges. Bladen County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to River Ratz at 462 N.C. 11 Hwy., Kelly just before ...
With Veterans Day on Nov. 11, a number of groups are getting a headstart on the holiday. South Columbus High School will host its veterans program Friday at 10 a.m. The public is welcome. Saturday at ...
Chadbourn Town Manager David Wise was fired by town council Tuesday, less than six months after taking the job. “I think we accomplished a lot, and I wish the town well,” Wise said after the meeting. ...
Most of you know and have heard about Jim Valvano. He was the N.C. State basketball coach who led the Pack to a NCAA victory in 1983. He later worked for ESPN and died from cancer in 1993. He also was...
The holiday season has officially begun, and with Halloween out of the way, November is rolling in with a host of veteran celebrations and festival events. Downtown Whiteville will be kicking things o...
Final unofficial resultsRepublican candidates had a good night in Columbus County, although a major race will see a Democrat sworn into replace a GOP senator.With 100 percent of the votes reporting, t...