Breaking news A structure fire near the southern town limits of Chadbourn is causing traffic to detour this afternoon (Friday). Multiple units are on scene battling the blaze. Law enforcement...
Proms are happening at schools all over the place, but it isn’t just the youngsters putting on their dancing shoes. The Columbus County Department of Aging (DOA) will be hosting...
Multiple soft spots and penetrations in the roof of the former News Reporter Publishing building in Whiteville may require a new roof that will delay the Provalus project. City Council...
The bill prohibiting graphic depictions of sexual activity in public school libraries was passed by the state house Wednesday. House Bill 636 would ban books with graphic written or illustrated...
Several churches and organizations are having “last chance” Easter egg hunts Saturday. Milk B4 Meat Ministries will have free hot dogs, chips and drinks, as well as an egg hunt...
A Loris man has been jailed under no bond in Tuesday’s slaying of a Whiteville woman. Whiteville Police and Horry County Police arrested Anthony Sumpter, 52, in the early...
Developing story One suspect has been charged in Sunday’s shooting death on Powell Boulevard in Whiteville. Kapri Omar MacMillian, 32, of 414 W. Main St., Whiteville, was arrested this afternoon...
Two wrongs don’t make a right, as a Tabor City man found out after a big paycheck turned into big trouble Tuesday. Jaqun Rico Miller, 18, was held under $10,000...
A Gaston Sellers Road woman died Monday when her vehicle was struck by an SUV that failed to slow down for a stop sign. Betty Nance Stevens, 74, was...
Whiteville Police are investigating the second city homicide in three days. Chief Paul Rockenbach said a woman was foundshot to death in an apartment at Covey Run Tuesday afternoon. Investigators...
Hippity Hoppity the Easter Bunny is on his way, and so are the residents of Columbus. Church services are in full swing, and there are egg hunts galore. Be...
Public comments will return to the top of the county commissioners agenda next week. “This was just something I wanted to try, to see how it would work,” said...
Law enforcement agencies across the state will be paying extra attention to speeding drivers through April 20. The “Speed A Little. Lose A Lot.” initiative is one of several...
By Cynthia Nelson The Fifth Annual Spring Has Sprung Festival was again successful. Each year has brought growth. While the number of vendors only slightly increased this year, the car...
I am ashamed to admit I rarely make it to a sunrise Easter service anymore. Animals and malfunctioning body parts make for a slow start to any day, and starting...
Eight law enforcement agencies combined for saturation patrols and a sobriety checkpoint in Evergreen Friday. A total of 46 traffic citations were issued during the operation, the Columbus Coun...