Whiteville Police have arrested a man wanted on dozens of breaking and entering charge in Mecklenburg County. Colby Douglas Brown, 25, of 945 N. College St., Charlotte, was transferred to Charlotte Po...
CERRO GORDO–North Duplin chewed up 280 yards on the ground as the Rebels defeated West Columbus 36-16 in football on Friday night. Jaden Pope and DJ Carlton scored two touchdowns each in the vic...
ELIZABETHTOWN—East Columbus shut out the East Bladen Eagles in the second half but fell short 22-20 on the Eagles’ Homecoming Night at Lenon Fisher Stadium on Friday. Zamarion Pone rushed for two touc...
BOILING SPRINGS—Luke McLean threw four touchdowns to push the Wolfpack to 6-0 on the year and 1-0 in the Southeastern Conference as Whiteville defeated South Brunswick 41-20 on Friday night. Whitevill...
VINEGAR HILL—Cam Bellamy rambled for three touchdown rushes as the Stallions shut out Red Springs 49-0 on Friday night. The win puts South Columbus at 2-0 in the Southeastern Conference and 5-2 on the...
Updated 3 p.m. to include new information. A strong line of unstable weather caused by Hurricane Isaias brought two confirmed tornados to the area Sunday. And may have spawned others. The confirmed to...
East Bladen swept East Columbus 3-0 to clinch the Carolina Conference Volleyball Title on Thursday in Elizabethtown. The Eagles defeated the Gators by scores of 25-14, 25-20, and 25-15. East Bladen fi...
A joint effort by the sheriff’s office, Whiteville Police and the Borderbelt Drug Task Force netted the arrest of an alleged drug dealer near a school Thursday. Christopher Jerome Taylor, 49 of 402 W....
One horse is dead and another is being treated after a case of alleged animal cruelty near Chadbourn. The sheriff’s office said that the two equines were off Wagon Wheel Drive. Deputies were called to...
The Fair Board hosted their annual Columbus County Agriculture Fair Appreciation Dinner Thursday to kick off this year’s event. Arts, crafts, food, livestock contest start being entered today. E...
The pain at the gas pump was slightly lessened today, as Gov. Josh Stein signed House Bill 3 into law, suspending the state’s gas tax until Nov. 30. House Bill 3 passed the General Assembly Wednesday ...
A specialized foam truck from Columbus County was used to help prevent Wednesday’s military aircraft crash in Bladen from becoming a major forest fire. Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire and Rescue deployed t...
Two suspects were jailed after deputies responding to a larceny call allegedly found not just a damaged home, but methamphetamines and drug paraphernalia. Stephanie Renee Fowler, 41, and John Burvie S...
Well, well, well, it looks like Columbus County has managed to put something on the Nov. 3 ballot that was just begging to be a My Quarter’s Worth column: a quarter. More precisely, a ¼ of a penny lo...
Fire crews, the Forest Service and Marine Corps personnel are on the scene of a crashed Osprey aircraft in Bladen Lakes State Forest. The Osprey was part of a training mission in the parking lot when ...
Chadbourn may not see a Christmas parade this year. Town council on Tuesday voted three to one to remove discussions about adding the parade and other Christmas events to the town’s liability insuranc...