Columbus Regional is now donning a new sign that reads “Center for Robotic Surgery” on the front of the building. The hospital has been making advances in medicine, and now has state-of-the-art techno...
ATMC recently awarded $35,000 in grant funds to 12 Columbus educators to expand educational programs here. Recipients in the Columbus County area include Danielle Hinson and Michael Powell of Ch...
A water break near East Columbus High School has cancelled classes for the rest of the day and caused a boil water advisory for a large portion of the town’s water customers. School officials sa...
A chase that crossed the state line Saturday ended with the arrest of one theft suspect, and later led to another to jail. Thomas Tony Bradley, 50, of Main Street, Loris, was jailed here under $29,000...
When you think of Fair Bluff, usually exotic animals aren’t the first thing that comes to mind. Shizzy’s Wildcat Rescue is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping animals held in capt...
Crews are scrambling to repair a fiber communications line after service was cut to 911 this afternoon. 911 service was not lost, the county said. Emergency calls are being rerouted to a neighboring c...
Bystanders held the line until firefighters could extinguish a truck involved in a wreck Tuesday. One person was airlifted with critical injuries and two people were transported by ambulance after the...
Developing story One person was killed and two others injured Tuesday in a shooting on Dessie Road near Chadbourn. The sheriff’s office said in a press release that deputies responded to a call ...
Small businesses can find out more about how to do business with the state at a free seminar here Sept. 25. The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold a workshop to help small business owners lea...
There are times in your life when you stumble upon something so beautiful and unusual that you just have to share it with the world. You often wonder how something so unique came to be, or how the obj...
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many setbacks the last 18 months, and though the economy is somewhat stabilizing, many are still feeling the effects around the county while others are making adjustme...
A league of extraordinary gentleman and one gentle woman got up bright and early Thursday morning to put up the flags along Flemington Drive in Lake Waccamaw. The crew is headed by Mike Holli...
Fire crews were on the scene of a structure fire near Wooded Acres late Friday afternoon.No injuries were reported, but the building was destroyed. Lake Waccamaw and Hallsboro responded to the call....
Columbus County will be buzzing with all kinds of activities over the next couple of weeks as folks honor the fallen and raise money for worthy causes. Celebrations, observances, and lots of good eats...
A ruling that would have allowed 55,000 convicted felons to cast a ballot has been stopped by the State Court of Appeals. On Aug. 30, a three-judge panel of Wake County Superior Court judges or...
Developing story Columbus County Parks and Recreation soccer has been cancelled for the fall season. In an email today (Thursday), county spokeswoman Amanda Prince said today that the rapid rise of CO...