Year-long Investigation Leads to Child Abuse Charge A Whitehall Road man was arrested Monday after he allegedly fractured his child’s skull in 2023. Joey Russ, 40, of 3233 Whitehall Road, Whiteville, was placed under a [Read More]
Multiple sources have confirmed that Antonio Jamal Maultsby Jr. was the child killed on Braswell Road Saturday. The boy’s obituary said he would have turned eight years old March 29. At least six other people, [Read More]
At least six other people, including a toddler, were in the home where a seven year old boy was shot to death Saturday night. The report from Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said the boy died [Read More]
Multiple law enforcement agencies are searching for the suspects who shot and killed a seven year old boy Saturday night. Columbus County Sheriff Bill Rogers said several people were standing in the yard of a [Read More]
Firefighters are mopping up after a fire destroyed the WTXY 103.9 FM broadcasting facility tonight (Saturday). The building on Virgil Street beside Central Baptist Church in Whiteville housed the transmitters and other equipment, WTXY General [Read More]
Southern Farm Days opened at the Lake Waccamaw Boys and Girls Home today. Friday is always student day at the event, but there were plenty of grownups exploring the displays, browsing the antique swap shop, [Read More]
Hit and miss engines, horse drawn plows, antique tractors and so much more will take center stage Friday through Sunday at the Boys and Girls Home of Lake Waccamaw. The 14th annual Southern Farm Days, [Read More]
Much of the East Columbus Lady Gators’ historic run this season has to be credited to third-year coach Latoya (Toi) Brown. Brown is an East Columbus alumna who played basketball and softball. “It was here [Read More]
While the most recent boil advisory for Lake Waccamaw was lifted Friday, the Boys and Gils Home is still accepting donations of bottled water. The home cares for upwards of 300 children at any given [Read More]
If someone would’ve told DJ Bryant in the seventh grade that as a senior, he’d be a key factor for the West Columbus Vikings to have their best season since 1979 and committing to the [Read More]
I got my digital hands slapped the other day because of my choice of words when I identified an animal track. Some friends were sharing pictures of their camping trip, and during the night they [Read More]
By McArthur S. Moore Later this week, The East Columbus Lady Gators basketball team will be looking to make history. The Gators will face off against the 28-1 Cherokee Lady Braves in the 1A Girls [Read More]
The March Town Hall meeting at Lake Waccamaw covered more than just the water in the lake itself. Well projects, DOT construction, and culverts were the main topics discussion on Tuesday night’s agenda. Commissioners and [Read More]
Dr. Lawrence Lockear will be the featured speaker at the March 9 meeting of the Southeastern Genealogical society. Locklear is the author of Who’s Your People?: A Brief History of the Lumbee Tribe of North [Read More]
A thrown bottle earned not one, but two bursts of gunfire Monday. Logan Blake Prince, 20, called 911 around 9 p.m. to report the shootings. Prince told deputies that a man he knew was driving [Read More]
Some Lake Waccamaw water customers may experience outages starting March 4 due to DOT road construction at Chaunceytown Road and U.S. 74. To reduce inconvenience for residents, the outages are scheduled to take place after [Read More]
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