Following is a weekly feature of Columbuscountynews.com. All records and information are obtained through arrest reports and warrants. While the focus is primarily to draw attention to driving while i...
Testimony is continuing in the first degree murder trial of Prentiss McDuffie in Columbus County Superior Court. McDuffie and Demarius Washington were arrested for the deaths of Alexis Ciprian Trujill...
Someone commented a while back that she liked my business card holder. I explained to her that it is much more than just a pedestrian piece of desk furniture: it’s...
Both war and peacetime veterans came together today to honor a local Marine that none of them knew. Corby Ward Jr., 77, died in a nursing home in August. He...
By Kayla Henson CC Smart Start Gov. Josh Stein has proclaimed September 2025 as Smart Start Month, recognizing the essential role of the Smart Start Network in supporting North Carolina’s...
Deputies confiscated a handgun after a juvenile was removed from a home Monday. A resident of the home on Maple Lane near Chadbourn called 911 after finding the Glock 43...
A man is recovering after accidentally shooting himself in the same home where his father was killed in 2022. Normal Foggan called 911 just before 4 a.m. Monday, according to...
Deputies charged a woman with misdemeanor child abuse after her daughter was found walking down a roadside Sunday, crying and barefoot. Dusty Brooke Earp, 28, of 9542 Andrew Jackson Hwy.,...
There was plenty of area high school soccer action Monday. In Elizabethtown, Ishaq Algozy did the hat trick plus one as he scored four goals as the East Bladen Eagles...
Thursday at Vineyard Golf of White Lake, Blake Davis, Knox Gooden, Kent Fisher, and Mike Sealey took first place in the Thundering Herd with a -5. Second place went to...
The cause of the fire that killed four sisters Aug. 30 is still undetermined, according to a release from the sheriff’s office and fire marshal. Kalani, Kendall, Josephina and Sophia...
By Cynthia Nelson Tabor City Chamber of Commerce Your Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce would like to offer a huge congratulations to Leroy Boyd on receiving the “Juanita Cook...
A family with a newborn baby is staying with relatives after a dryer caught fire at a Kelly’s Trail home Sunday night. Response from fire departments was delayed due to...
Brief, heavy rains and high winds blasted through Columbus County today (Sunday), dropping more than three inches of rain in some areas. Meteorologist Christopher Cawley’s weather station on Col...
A Sidney native who loved hot dogs, hamburgers and vanilla milkshakes will be buried with military honors Tuesday, thanks to the Veterans Memorial Park and the community. Corby P. Ward,...
DUBLIN — West Bladen racked up 527 yards rushing as the Knights ran past West Columbus in football Friday, 38-28. The Knights (1-2) were led by Ahmarie White, who had...