Developing story Whiteville Police are investigating a shooting at Covey Run II apartments Thursday around 5 p.m. One person sustained a minor neck injury from a stray bullet, according to police. Mul...
Whiteville Police have charged a man after he allegedly forced another man to perform a sex act. Jeremy Tyler Hilburn, 30, of 131 Mill Pond Rd., Lot 131, Whiteville, is being held under no bond. Deten...
HOLLY SPRINGS—Neither rain nor lightning could stop Whiteville as the Wolfpack fought through an hour-long rain delay to defeat East Rutherford 4-1 in Game One of the best of three championship series...
One person was airlifted after a water rescue near Nakina Wednesday. Nakina Fire and Rescue said in a social media post that the department was called to the 2100 block of River Road around 8 p.m. Nak...
UPDATED 4:45 p.m. May 27 with additional information. The man who pleaded guilty to the motor vehicle death of a Whiteville firefighter has been charged with stealing a roadside monument to the victim...
A Chadbourn-area woman allegedly beat a disabled child with a baseball bat and other blunt objects, according to arrest warrants. Tammie Bennett Rutledge, 62, was held under $10,000 secured bond, char...
An admission that only methamphetamine, not fentanyl, would be found in a vehicle led to the arrest of a wanted man Monday. Jonathan Kellihan, 33, of 412 Evergreen Baptist Church Road, was held under ...
Rabies vaccinations will be available for free Saturday from 2-6 p.m. in Delco. The second free clinic for the year is being held at Brown’s Outdoor Headquarters, 25409 Andrew Jackson Hwy. East (U.S. ...
The Whiteville Wolfpack is hitting the road this afternoon to a showdown that will determine the state 3A Championship. The Pack (19-7) will meet the East Rutherford Cavaliers (24-5) in Holly Springs...
Donation, celebration, and education are just a few of the words that describe the round up of events over the next couple of weeks in Columbus County. Sign your child up for a summer camp, learn abou...
At Vineyard of White Lake, the SFGA held its weekly tournament on Tuesday, May 19. The tournament was a two-ball net format with 36 members in the event. The team of George Cochran, Richard Tiikkala, ...
Chadbourn has issued a boil water advisory starting Thursday, due to a planned water shutdown to complete waterline tie-ins on Institute Street. The outage for the Town of Chadbourn customers will sta...
They stand frozen in time, two men far younger than I am now, Gary Cooper-esque smiles under dark eyes. The taller of the two is my grandfather, W. Thomas Weaver. My dad was 2, leaning to 3, when Gran...
EMPORIA, KANSAS—Mt. Olive University freshman sensation Serenity Harvey can add National champion to her resume. Harvey claimed the NCAA Division II 200-meter dash national championship in Kansas last...
Kids will soon be out of school for summer break, and vacation Bible school submissions are rolling into the newsroom from area churches here at Columbus County News. If your religious organization wo...
A 2012 visit to the National Archives for Vance Patterson and his wife Mary Jo led the couple on a 15-year quest to help educated Americans about freedom. The couple was overwhelmed when they saw the ...