One person died in a Sunday afternoon crash in North Whiteville. Patricia Best McKenzie, 80, of Bladenboro was a passenger in a Buick Enclave that turned into the path of...
A local woman best known for her love of local history and family trees is trying to find a man who was kidnapped in 1988. Joanna Phillips was searching for...
There are still plenty of opportunities to attend vacation Bible School in Columbus County throughout the next couple of months. Below is the updated list as of June 23. If...
Bladen and Columbus deputies arrested a Clarkton-area man on charges that he fired multiple rounds into a White Oak home, endangering his own child. Cameron Brice McKoy, 26, of 111...
I’ve never been a fan of soccer, but I have recently become a fan of soccer fans. You should, too. The World Cup has been going on in the United...
Eugene McMillan of Riegelwood noticed a new scratch-off ticket was available for a new came Friday, so he decided to try his luck. He won the first $1 million top...
Work begins Wednesday (June 23) on a roundabout at a major downtown Whiteville intersection. The intersection of Lee, Madison, and Franklin streets will be converted from a lighted crossing to...
The N.C. Forest Service will begin accepting orders Wednesday, July 1, for its annual tree seedling sale. With an average annual production of 10 million seedlings, and a reliable supply...
Bethel Methodist Church in Clarendon will host a special music service this Saturday (June 27) with the St. Mark Mass Choir. Rev. Pete House Jr., pastor of St. Mark Union...
Let’s be honest, spending actual money, dollar bills, to build something on a video game was not on my “things I would do as a parent” bingo card. If you...
A wanted man was jailed on meth charges after citizen complaints about reckless ATV riding in Cerro Gordo, the sheriff’s office said. William Colbey Carroll, 34, is being held under...
Whiteville has joined a new network of emergency response teams for an often-forgotten problem: water and wastewater infrastructure. The N.C. Wastewater and Water Response Network (WaterWARN) is a coo...
On June 23, 1918, Macy Nelson Taylor was born in Norlina, N.C. He was the first of three children to Doma and Samuel Taylor. He went joined the Navy before...
An AirLink helicopter crew was briefly blinded by someone tracking the helicopter with a laser during a medical mission Thursday. The helicopter crew reported that around 11:43 p.m., someone shone...
Mushrooms, marijuana, methamphetamine, and moonshine were among the contraband seized after a Whiteville traffic stop June 17. Wiley Bramble Memory, 62, of 408 Franklin St., Whiteville, was held under...
A South Carolina woman with a cognitive disorder was found safe Wednesday before a Silver Alert could be issued. The sheriff’s office said a 911 caller reported the elderly woman...