Whiteville Police said the death of a physical therapist this morning was an isolated incident, and there is no continuing threat to the public. Whiteville Police Chief Paul Rockenbach refused to iden...
A woman who was allegedly impaired was arrested while walking two small children in traffic on U.S. 74, according to the sheriff’s office. Hilda Marie Scarborough, 42, of 837 Burkhead St. Whiteville, ...
Spring is upon us and it’s time for important things outside, like sports. It’s baseball, softball, track, tennis, golf, and soccer time. My problem is, I don’t have enough time get to all of this. I ...
DEVELOPING STORY: Whiteville Police and the State Bureau of Investigation are on the scene of a reported homicide. The victim was female. Police were called to a physical therapy facility at 711 Nort...
By Cynthia Nelson Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce In our last column we spoke of our 80th Annual Banquet. We are pleased to say that it was one of the best we’ve had. Thank you to all who were...
Lake Waccamaw town leaders agree that ‘good fences make good neighbors’, and the board made a much-anticipated decision about what those structures entail on Lake Shore Drive at the March ...
EAST COLUMBUS 21, WHITEVILLE 4 WHITEVILLE—Sara Coleman blasted two home runs and knocked in five runs as the East Columbus Gators defeated Whiteville 21-4 in softball Monday night. The Gators (3-1) go...
By Amanda Irwin BGHNC Boys and Girls Homes is launching the public phase of its four-year Making Futures Brighter Now and Forever Capital Campaign with an official goal of reaching $2.5 million for in...
EAST BLADEN 9, WEST BLADEN 0 Singles Bridgers (EB) def. Beck (WB) 8-2 Burga-Cupen (EB) def. Elkins (WB) 8-2 Wilson (EB) def. Culbreth (WB) 8-0 Butler (EB) def. Smith (WB) 8-1 Bridgers (EB) def. Everet...
The N.C. Department of Revenue (NCDOR) is now processing 2025 Individual Income Tax returns. Taxpayers will begin receiving refunds through the mail and direct deposit this week. They can learn more a...
Some folks did not realize before last week that we have been at war with Iran for 47 years. It wasn’t always a shooting war; sometimes we were attacked by Iranian proxies, such as Hamas and Hezbollah...
Whiteville 2, East Columbus 0 LAKE WACCAMAW—Layton McLean won the pitchers’ duel in The Swamp as Whiteville outlasted East Columbus 2-0 in baseball on Friday night. McLean went six and two-thirds inni...
The driver of a pickup sustained a scratch when the rear window of his truck was shot early Sunday. Vincent Drayton called the sheriff’s office after he said he was driving on Woodyard Road near the r...
A homeless man was cut on the toe and robbed of $3.58 after an early morning fight with another panhandler in Whiteville March 4. Bruce Pollard, 24, told Whiteville Police he was panhandling near the ...
A Chadbourn area resident narrowly escaped injury when someone threw a rock through her window early Monday. Moesha Gause of 44 Larry Drive, Chadbourn told deputies she and Kendal Reynolds were in a b...
Someone stole thousands of dollars worth of tools from a county department in a larceny that wasn’t reported for several days. Whiteville Police said they were called to the Columbus County Parks and ...