Columbus County is bursting at the seams this week with events and good news. Community members, residents, and agency staff are being recognized for their kindness and achievements throughout the are...
The N.C. Strawberry Festival in Chadbourn is back on track after two years. The first activities start this weekend, with the big events coming next week. After a two-year hiatus due to Covid, th...
The passenger in a single car crash in Tabor City this evening (Thursday.) Tabor City Fire Chief Jeff Fowler said the driver of the vehicle was airlifted to a trauma center. The crash occurred on Nort...
Witnesses at Williams Country Kitchen observed the victim jump from the vehicle on U.S. 701. William Jacoby Singletary has been found guilty of second degree murder. A Columbus County jury handed down...
The fate of William Jacoby Singletary is in the hands of a jury. The Bladenboro man is on trial for first degree murder for the 2020 killing of Monalisa McMillian. The Whiteville woman was shot and pu...
As more humans get outside to enjoy the weather, snakes across the state will start to slither out to share some spring sunshine. The Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) is reminding folks that more s...
It never confused me that words were backwards and upside down. It wasn’t that I was dyslexic; indeed, I’m not sure we even knew that word on April 25, 1978. It was just that I had grown up standing o...
In-person early voting begins Thursday across North Carolina. In Columbus County, voters have five early voting locations where they can cast a ballot. Any registered voter can visit any pollin...
Local West Columbus Vikings Cheer Squad: It is West Columbus High School Cheer Squad tryout week and tryout day is Thursday, April 28. The tryout time is 3:30 — 4:30 p.m. Baseball Today: Wolfp...
Tabor City had its 2nd annual Spring Has Spring Festival on April 23. A parade for the event began at 10 a.m. followed by a car show, food and craft vendors, and a Kid’s Zone featuring Flimsy th...
Coastal Horizons will soon be offering mental health services in Columbus County in a very unique way. The non-profit organization will launch a mobile clinic complete with the latest technology and a...
Columbus County suffered a great loss this week with the passing of Sergeant Cameron Lemmons. His death has residents opening their hearts to those he left behind. The officer was a father to tw...
It’s bear season again – but not for hunters. Black bears are on the move across North Carolina. In Columbus, which has always been a haven for black bears, a few have made brief forays through neighb...
A Lake Waccamaw man has been charged with taking indecent liberties with a minor after allegedly having sex with a four year old. Michael John Fishburn, 43, of 84 White Pine Rd., Lake Wacca...
The South Columbus student who charmed American Idol judges and her uncle who also competed on the show will be in Whiteville this afternoon.Ryleigh Madison Bunch and Dustin Chapman, both of whom were...
A caravan of Whiteville Police, state troopers, deputies and officers from other agencies escorted the hearse carrying Sgt. Cameron Lemmons down the streets he patrolled one last time today.Lemmons, 2...