It’s the end of July and the beginning of football season. Most teams start July 29 with schedules already full of summer workouts and football camps. Most scrimmages will be Aug. 7 and 14, with sever...
A Hallsboro family reported finding a hidden camera in their home July Saturday. The sheriff’s office was called to the home around 10:31 a.m., according to the sheriff’s office. Three people live in ...
Residents of Butler Town Road are expected to turn out in large numbers Tuesday as the planning board considers approval of a request for a mobile home park. Tuesday’s meeting is set for 6:30 at the c...
Hot Dogs and Cool Cats will be the focus of Columbus County Animal Protective Services annual adoption event Aug. 1 at the county fairgrounds. The event gives area residents a chance to meet Animal Pr...
By Cynthia Nelson Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce As July is nearing its end, August means back to school for our area youth. Many of our area businesses will be having Back to School special s...
“Gator” Mills was at work deep in the Green Swamp Preserve back in June when he and his crew from Moore Logging noticed an impossibly-thin hunting dog. The Walker hound had multiple, heavy tumors that...
A six-year-old is recovering after a man allegedly threw hot water on the child. Derrick Vitanza, 18, of 402 W. Williamson St., Whiteville, was held without bond on a single charge of misdemeanor chil...
North Carolina is one of the states selected for a pilot program to control feral swine. The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) offering $35 million for partnerships to respond to the threat feral swine...
N.C. Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall will be joined by small business owners, economic developers, small business advocates and others from Columbus County for a Business Roundtable at Southeast...
By Kaylie Simmons Southeastern Community College Southeastern Community College students pursuing careers in healthcare now have a new pathway to earn a bachelor’s degree through a transfer agreement ...
A chase July 20 led from Tabor city to Green Sea, ending with the suspect facing charges in North and South Carolina. O’Rico Wells, 34, faces charges of fleeing to elude, possession with intent to man...
Bladen County deputies have charged a man with kidnapping and multiple sex offenses. Wade Anthony Garcia, 41, was held without bond, charged with second degree kidnapping, false imprisonment, sexual b...
When Central Columbus Angels brought home the 2025 World Series in X-Play Softball last year, they must have brought home a softball virus. Two teams from Columbus County are going to softball World S...
Updated 4:35 p.m. Raymond Timothy “Chinaman” Warren is back in the custody, the Dept. of Corrections reported late this afternoon. He was captured in Forsyth County, a short distance from the prison, ...
A flood watch is in effect for Columbus County as tropical moisture heads into the area today and tomorrow. The National Weather service is calling for two to four inches of rain in some areas. Meteor...
The suspects in a string of larcenies in the eastern end of the county were arrested July 20, according to the sheriff’s office. Christopher Parrish and Ashley Nicole Harrell, both of Leland, were tak...