The sheriff’s office has identified David Kadeem Hemingway, 28, as the man killed in the Oct. 5 shooting near Tabor City. Hemingway and two other men were shot on Memory...
Early voting for the Nov. 2 general election gets underway Thursday at five different sites in Columbus County. Early polls will be open at the county Board of Elections...
If it were a holiday special, it would be called How The Pandemic Stole Christmas. Town commissioners in Lake Waccamaw Tuesday voted not to have the town’s Christmas Parade this...
Lake to return PARTF grant Lake Waccamaw Town commissioners Tuesday reluctantly voted to return $180,000 in Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) money to the state. Commissioners emphasized that El...
Sheriff Jody Greene was driving one of the vehicles involved in a chase Thursday that crossed the state line and ended in a crash that sent a suspect to the...
Nearly a year to the day after he allegedly shot and killed an elderly man’s dog in Brunswick, the suspect faces additional charges after he failed to appear on a...
Commissioner Giles “Buddy” Byrd is due back in court Nov. 2 – the day before Election Day – to face charges of felony larceny and possession of stolen goods. Byrd...
The second home invasion suspect who assaulted a woman and her three-legged dog with a baseball bat – only to be chased away by the woman’s fire extinguisher-wielding husband –...
Laura Marie Mace was found dead in her City Drive home Wednesday, according to Whiteville Police.Mace, 51, was the subject of a missing persons report, Lt. Andre Jackson said. Her...
This story is part of continuing coverage. We are currently awaiting fulfillment of several public records requests from the county and from a state agency. A public records request for...
Three inmates and a detention officer have tested positive for COVID-19, the sheriff’s office said Wednesday (today). The COVID-19 positive inmates presented with mild symptoms such as a headache, a...
COVID-19 had already limited attendance at county commissioners meetings. The virus has now forced the board to completely cancel the Oct. 19 meeting. County attorney Amanda Prince said that the...
UPDATE 1 p.m. 10.7.20 In 2017, while he was county attorney, County Manager Mike Stephens told two detectives that “he did not believe” allegations that Joey Prince’s replacement at Animal...
One man is dead after a triple shooting in Tabor City late Monday. The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were called to memory Lane around 11 p.m. to a report...
Lake Waccamaw fire and police, along with State Park rangers and rescue crews were called to the dam Monday night after a man allegedly set his vehicle on fire. The...
Columbus County Sheriff’s Deputy D. Zehnder is being called a hero after saving a man form a burning home Sept. 26. Columbuscountynews.com broke this story on the day of the...