Courtesy NCDOT RALEIGH – Officials will soon complete an effort to name bridges for 23 state troopers killed in the line of duty who were not previously honored. The N.C. Department...
Chadbourn’s Dangerous Dog Board will meet Thursday at 5:30 p.m. The board will hear from the town’s Animal Control Officer regarding two dogs that have been deemed potentially dangerous. The...
• Suspect allegedly abused victim for years. Bladen County authorities have charged a Harrells area man with multiple sex offenses after he allegedly abused a family member for several years....
Margaret French McLean will be the topic of the next meeting of the Southeastern Genealogical Society this Saturday. Blake Tyner will discuss the state’s little known first lady who spearheaded...
Vineyard Golf of White Lake Thundering Herd Conner Smith, Jason Spainhour, Jackson Henderson, and Jessica Wood shot -5 to win the Thundering Herd at Vineyard Golf of White Lake Thursday....
August slunk into the shadows the other morning, hissing, spitting and licking its wounds, as September’s loving embrace rose with a sunrise worthy of song. As much as I despise...
Following are the driving while impaired arrests reported in Columbus County for the period Aug. 25 through Sept. 2. All records and information are obtained through arrest reports and warrants....
State and local authorities are investigating Saturday’s fire that killed four children near Chadbourn, and more information is expected today. Ansley Hayes established a GoFundMe with the permission ...
James Rico Gore is being held under a $1 million bond after he allegedly tried to burn down a house with his mother and a small child inside. Gore, 54,...
Following is an edited transcript of this week’s Columbus Connection. Dissenting opinions are welcome. See our letters to the editor section for information. A lost, misguided soul shot up a...
Detectives arrested a Cerro Gordo woman on multiple felony charges after finding 15 firearms in her home during a drug investigation. Ruth Marlowe Strickland, 58, of – Bill Nobles Road,...
SHALLOTTE – Whiteville took on the Trojans of West Brunswick Friday, but let the Trojans get the best of them 38-21 on Friday night. After a scoreless first quarter, the...
No adults were in the home when the fire was reported around 2:59 a.m. Four sisters, ages 2 to 7 years, died in a structure fire near Chadbourn early Saturday...
TABOR CITY–South Columbus took down the Vikings of West Columbus 49-20 in a non-conference match on Friday night in high school football. The Vikings jumped on the board early with...
ELIZABETHTOWN – The Victory Bell will stay in the Elizabethtown for one more year as the Eagles defeated West Bladen 26-0 in football Friday night. Being an early season matchup,...
Updated 12 noon Aug. 30 Four small children are reportedly dead after an early morning structure fire near Chadbourn. The fire on Colony Road was called in around 3 a.m....