A Southern Pines man arrested in a storage closet in Tabor city allegedly threatened to kill law enforcement officers. Michael Allen Cole, 56, of Southern Pines, was arrested Sunday on...
The deputy shot to death in Darlington County, S.C. early this morning was a Columbus County native. Devin Mason, 27, graduated from West Columbus High School. He was originally from...
Today We Honor One of Our Own. We Honor Mr. Jefferson Weaver All of us here at Jones Media Partners LLC / Columbus County News want to congratulate our Managing...
Tabor City Police had to wake up a break-in suspect Saturday before taking him into custody. John Henry Thomas, 81, 0f 130 Oxford Village Apartments, Tabor City, was charged with...
Cory Finch is the new police chief for the town of Lake Waccamaw. The veteran and longtime officer replaced Scott Hyatt, who retired last week after 26 years at the...
The N.C. Forest Service will begin accepting orders July 1 (Tuesday) for its annual tree seedling sale. With an average annual production of 10 million seedlings, the NCFS Nursery Program...
North Carolina’s largest annual impaired driving enforcement effort kicked off this morning. Operation Firecracker is part of the Booze It and Lose It campaign sponsored by the Governor’s Highway Safe...
North Carolina’s peach season is arriving a bit earlier than expected this year, with growers across the state beginning to harvest a bumper crop of high-quality fruit. A stretch of...
Under the new system and effective immediately, all driver license offices in the state now serve walk-in customers all day. Customers without an appointment no longer have to wait...
When talking about the great athletes that Whiteville High School has produced, a multitude of names pop up. About every sport in the school has had an All-American, professional athletes,...
Whiteville High School teamed up with Columbus Recreation Department to host its Summer Basketball Camp June 23-25 at the Recreation Center. More than 45 campers from ages 6-15 came to...
A measure aimed at protecting schools from disruptions by protests could become a county ordinance next month. County Commission Chairman Laverne Coleman said the ordinance came about after protestors...
Multiple law enforcement agencies joined the Columbus Sheriff’s Office in bringing some “heat” on narcotics suspects across the area Monday After a months-long narcotics investigation dubbed Operation...
Truist bank staff and Whiteville Police worked together to save a kitten from a storm drain Wednesday. Whiteville Police Chief Paul Rockenbach said he and Maj. William Hinz responded to...
Oppressive heat could not stop the Riegelwood 6-U All-Stars as they defeated Mt. Pleasant and Stanley to take home the 2025 DYB 6-U state championship Tuesday. After a loss to...
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is seeking nominations through Friday, June 27 for the annual Thomas L. Quay Award. This award honors an individual who has made significant, long-standing commi...