Trial was scheduled when pandemic hit The alleged killer of a beloved local music teacher likely won’t go on trial this year. Carol Greer was stabbed to death in the yard of her Whiteville home on Aug...
Drugs, stolen firearms, five suspects picked up in second drug raid on home. Five suspects were arrested after the second investigation into alleged drug activity on Northwood Drive. The sheriff’s off...
Mass gatherings can be larger, museums and aquariums can reopen at 50 percent capacity, and gyms can again welcome up to 30 percent of their normal number of customers starting this Friday, Gov. Roy C...
In an historic first, voters in Columbus County will be able to vote on one Sunday during the early polls. Carla Strickland of the Board of Elections said the decision was handed down Monday from the ...
Diane Pratt Soles lost her home to fire on Aug. 3, but her best friend and fellow classmates from Whiteville High stepped up Saturday to help her get a fresh start. Like many in Southeastern North Car...
UPDATED 2 p.m. Handgun was stolen in Whiteville store heist last year. Three suspects, a handgun stolen from a local store and a “significant” quantity of drugs were seized by Whiteville Police and Al...
One more person has died from COVID-19 in Columbus County, bringing the death toll to 51. The report released by the county Health Department (today) Thursday said that Columbus has confirmed 1,090 ca...
An apparent roommate of a Durham man found dead in the Cape Fear River has been arrested for the killing. Jim Robert Goins, 41, was arrested in Wake County by U.S. Marshals and Bladen County Sheriff’s...
Updated 11:45 a.m. Thursday Betty Smith Bryant, 63, has been charged with first degree arson after allegedly setting fire to the home, according to the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office. The fire...
The boil water advisory has been lifted for the county’s Water District IV, which includes the Riegelwood Sanitary District.The advisory was issued Tuesday after periods of low pressure in the a...
UPDATE: Monday 2:58 p.m. Bladen County authorities have identified Kenneth Ross Covell, 54, as the body found in the Cape Fear River near Golf Course Road.The body of the suspected murder victim was f...
UPDATE: 11:25 a.m. A student at Old Dock, another student at Edgewood Elementary, and a staff member at East Columbus have tested positive for COVID 19. Three cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at ...
45-54 year olds, females most at risk While the death toll hasn’t risen, Columbus county’s total COVID-19 count rose to 1,024 as of today’s report (Thursday). Daniel Buck, spokesman for the department...
The Town of Lake Waccamaw is reporting a water leak on Canal Cove Road. Due to the leak, bacteria may be introduced into the water system causing the Town to issue a Boil Water Advisory. Consumers are...
DSS takes custody of child from “filthy” home. Two women were arrested on drug charges and a toddler was turned over to Social Services after an Aug. 13 raid on a home described as “filthy...
The boil water order for Chadbourn has been lifted. Asst. Town Manager Jerome Chestnut said repair on North Elm Street were completed. State-required tests came back Friday showing no contamination, s...