One person was slightly wounded when an altercation turned into a gunfight Saturday. The sheriff’s office said deputies responded around 10:26 to Spring Meadow Road, Whiteville. Four people were in th...
Forest Service crews and local fire departments continue to deal with wildfires across the region, including a massive fire in Brunswick County. The Quarry Road fire near Shallotte began Friday and ha...
A side-impact collision took the lives of a Fair Bluff woman and her daughter this morning at Hinson’s Crossroads.Amanda Green, 29, and her daughter Arabella Powell, 11, died when their vehicle was st...
Passersby at the Columbus County Courthouse might notice some unusual greenery in one of the concrete planters. It’s not a lily, flowering bush or even a boxwood. Instead of decorative greenery...
Developing story A woman and child were killed in a collision near Fair Bluff today (July 11). The N.C. State Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. One person was reported airlifted from the cras...
A Columbus County resident was bilked out of $6,500 on promises of a new Mercedes auto and $3.5 million in cash. The sheriff’s office said the victim was contacted about winning the car and cash by a ...
Hot Dogs and Cool Cats will be the focus of Columbus County Animal Protective Services annual adoption event Aug. 1 at the county fairgrounds. This year’s event has been shifted to the evening, from 5...
The suspect in multiple break-ins was arrested after a traffic stop July 9. Reports show that Jessie Levern Dudley, 60, was held under no bond. He was charged with maintaining a vehicle for drug activ...
Updated 1:40 p.m. July 10 Flock traffic cameras helped capture a South Carolina man wanted for a string of thefts in Columbus County. Brian Keith Misenheimer, 51, of Marion, S.C., was held under $175,...
A Whiteville Wolfpack JV football player has been identified as the victim of a hit and run in Bladen County. King Amaru Mark Taylor was walking in the eastbound lane of N.C. 211 when he was struck by...
Whiteville Police have charged a woman with misdemeanor assault on a child after a July 1 incident. Warrants show Jennifer Ashley McKay, 39, of 209 Oliver St., Whiteville, was arrested on a single cha...
The new state drought monitor for the week ending July 7 shows Columbus County in even worse shape than last week. For the first time in several years, areas of Columbus and other counties are listed ...
Note to my readers: With rare exceptions, I do not like to reprint columns, since I consider this to be a lazy habit. However, at the request of several folks, the column below is an edited version of...
Traffic will be detoured through October as work kicks into high gear on a new roundabout on South Madison Street in Whiteville. The N.C. Dept. of Transportation said the intersection of Franklin, Lee...
Forest Service investigators have charged a Clayton man with multiple counts of timber theft and exploitation of senior adults. Joel Blake Lee, 55, was arrested this morning (July 8) on four counts of...
The Southeastern Fellowship Golf Association played its weekly tournament on July 7 at Land O’Lakes. The format was a Captain’s Choice with 24 members participating in the event. First place went to t...