One man was jailed and more than 60 pounds of marijuana and other illegal substances were seized as part of an operation the sheriff’s office has dubbed “Operation Weedus Deletus.” The sheriff’s offic...
Columbus County officials will move onto an emergency footing Thursday in preparation for the winter storm forecast for the weekend. The latest accumulation estimates from the National Weather Service...
Warrants have been issued for a man who allegedly gave a woman a cup of bleach “to kill sperm cells.” The victim, a 20-year-old female, told deputies a man picked her up around 10 p.m. and took her to...
Two alleged thieves went back for a second helping and were arrested by Whiteville Police Monday. Clayton Xavier Benton, 23, and Harvey Elliot Harris, 23, were held under secured bonds. Benton was cha...
County commissioners Tuesday unanimously approved a budget amendment to preserve the county’s paramedic quick response vehicle (QRV) program. The budget amendment for $421,000 was required to keep the...
Two students face juvenile petitions after they allegedly tampered with electrical equipment in a classroom Tuesday. The West Columbus High school resource officer was notified by a substitute teacher...
David Schwartz, Sr. Obituary David Michael Schwartz, Sr. 78, of Whiteville, NC. passed on January 18, 2026. He was born on September 5, 1947, the son of the late Frank John Schwartz and Florence Regin...
Tree Betsy McKee Obituary Betsy Long McKee, 88, of Whiteville, passed away Monday, January 19, 2026. She was born on October 17, 1937 in Columbus County to the late Jessie Elbert Long and Ada Bennett ...
J.B. McPherson Obituary J.B. McPherson, age 76, of Chadbourn, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. He was born on March 1, 1949, the son of the late John H. McPherson an...
James Conley “Buddy” Caines, age 76, of Tabor City, NC, passed away on January 18, 2026, at McLeod Seacoast Hospital in Little River, SC. Buddy was a proud Vietnam veteran of the Un...
Murry McDonald Williamson Obituary An obituary is not available at this time for Murry McDonald Williamson Services are provided by Worthington Funeral Home...
This weekend brings the risk of our first winter storm of 2026 and with that comes advice and preparation from your friends here at ColumbusCountyNews.com. While our Chief Meteorologist Christopher ...
Whiteville public works and emergency personnel began preparations Tuesday for the pending winter storm. “We gathered the crews this morning and began checking equipment,” Emergency Services Director ...
A Delco man faces charges of indecent liberties with a minor stemming from an incident in November. Timothy Showalter, 27, was arrested on outstanding warrants of indecent liberties with a minor and c...
The first case of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus type 2 in North Carolina has been confirmed in a domestic rabbit in Dare County. RHDV2 is typically a fatal disease affecting both domestic and wild ...
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigative Division (C.I.D.) is seeking the public’s help in identifying the individual pictured. This person is a person of interest in a larce...