An admission that only methamphetamine, not fentanyl, would be found in a vehicle led to the arrest of a wanted man Monday. Jonathan Kellihan, 33, of 412 Evergreen Baptist Church Road, was held under ...
Rabies vaccinations will be available for free Saturday from 2-6 p.m. in Delco. The second free clinic for the year is being held at Brown’s Outdoor Headquarters, 25409 Andrew Jackson Hwy. East (U.S. ...
The Whiteville Wolfpack is hitting the road this afternoon to a showdown that will determine the state 3A Championship. The Pack (19-7) will meet the East Rutherford Cavaliers (24-5) in Holly Springs...
Donation, celebration, and education are just a few of the words that describe the round up of events over the next couple of weeks in Columbus County. Sign your child up for a summer camp, learn abou...
At Vineyard of White Lake, the SFGA held its weekly tournament on Tuesday, May 19. The tournament was a two-ball net format with 36 members in the event. The team of George Cochran, Richard Tiikkala, ...
Chadbourn has issued a boil water advisory starting Thursday, due to a planned water shutdown to complete waterline tie-ins on Institute Street. The outage for the Town of Chadbourn customers will sta...
They stand frozen in time, two men far younger than I am now, Gary Cooper-esque smiles under dark eyes. The taller of the two is my grandfather, W. Thomas Weaver. My dad was 2, leaning to 3, when Gran...
EMPORIA, KANSAS—Mt. Olive University freshman sensation Serenity Harvey can add National champion to her resume. Harvey claimed the NCAA Division II 200-meter dash national championship in Kansas last...
Kids will soon be out of school for summer break, and vacation Bible school submissions are rolling into the newsroom from area churches here at Columbus County News. If your religious organization wo...
A 2012 visit to the National Archives for Vance Patterson and his wife Mary Jo led the couple on a 15-year quest to help educated Americans about freedom. The couple was overwhelmed when they saw the ...
By Hannah Isenhour Southeastern Community College A defining moment in Akin Ezzell’s journey to his nursing degree came when he walked into SCC directly from the log woods, still covered in mud and di...
WHITEVILLE—Ty’Lae Rose hit a two-run homerun in the bottom of the third inning to break open a close Game 3 to lead Whiteville to the 3A State Championship in baseball Saturday night with a 14-8 over ...
An early morning structure fire required equipment and personnel from eight fire departments Sunday morning (today). North Whiteville VFD was called to the home on U.S. 701 Business near the county co...
Whiteville 5, Midway 4 SPIVEY’S CORNER—Whiteville forced a home Game 3 for tonight in the 3A Eastern Championship series as the Wolfpack defeated Midway 5-4 in the second game of the Eastern Conferenc...
Softball: Bear Grass Charter 13, ECHS 2 LAKE WACCAMAW—Bear Grass jumped out to a 10-2 lead after four innings and cruised to a spot in the 1A State Championship in NCHSAA softball with a Game 2 win ov...
Jury selection begins next week in the brutal 2023 slaying of a Tabor City area woman. Brandon Wayne Mincey, 44, was indicted by a grand jury for the first degree murder of Alissa Lee. The victim’s bo...