Updated Oct. 23 1 p.m. Horry County Police have charged a Columbus County detention officer with felony domestic violence. Nathan Christopher Gilbert, 29, is alleged to have used a pistol to threaten ...
The Veterans Memorial Park of America will be hosting or attending the following events in the next few weeks. All events are at the park unless otherwise noted. Saturday Oct. 24—Yam Festival (Tabor C...
While Saturday is the biggest day for the N.C. Yam Festival in Tabor City, activities are going on Friday as well. Tonight (Thursday) is the Taste of Tabor at Sunnyfield Equestrian Farms. This is the ...
What came in as a medical call to 911 turned out to be much more. The sheriff’s office reported that a deputy went to assist a man who a third party said was having a medical problem just after midnig...
At Vineyard Golf of White Lake, the Southeastern Fellowship Golf Association played its weekly tournament on Oct. 20. The Two-net Best Ball Texas Scramble saw 31 members participate. First place went ...
Two men were caught allegedly stealing pump and materials from the Whiteville Wastewater Treatment Plant Tuesday. Whiteville Police said Clayton Donald Soles and Michael Cartrette were detained after ...
Farmers, gardeners, landscapers or anyone with outdated pesticides and empty containers may dispose of the unwanted materials for free Nov. 3 in Whiteville. N.C. Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Serv...
After the usual initial surge, early voting has slightly slowed down again in Columbus County. Wednesday saw just 600 voters visiting the polls. The Board of Elections office had 331; Chadbourn 73; Fa...
Early polls slowed slightly on Tuesday, but voters continued to turn out and cast ballots. Tuesday’s total voter turnout was 664, the second slowest day since voting began Thursday. The Board of Elect...
LAKE WACCAMAW — East Columbus advanced to the third round of the 1A volleyball playoffs with a 3-0 win over Rocky Mount Prep at The Swamp on Tuesday. The set scores were 25-10, 25-16, and 25-8....
Chilly weather and falling leaves are the perfect combination for everything Columbus County has in store throughout the month of October. With the holidays approaching, there are plenty of opportunit...
In Dublin, West Bladen defeated Northeastern 3-0 in the first round of the playoffs. The Knights (12-7) won by sets of 25-12, 25-17, and 25-17. Greer Pope posted 25 assists in the victory. Nort...
It’s rare that we can look at a tax as a good thing, but the quarter-cent sales tax on the Nov. 3 ballot (also your early ballot) is a tax everyone should get behind. It’s one-quarter of one penny on ...
Three days into early voting, totals have already more than doubled the first day’s turnout. Early voting for the Nov. 3 election began Oct. 15, with 722 ballots cast. The next day (last Friday) staye...
BOILING SPRINGS—Kaelum Grainger threw for 108 yards and two touchdown passes as South Brunswick defeated South Columbus 20-18 on Friday night. The win puts the Cougars in a second-place tie with the S...
By Hannah Isenhour SCC Communications Southeastern Community College will welcome more than 3,000 elementary students from Columbus County Schools and Whiteville City Schools for its second Careers on...














