Once upon a time, a little boy saw Santa Claus from his brother’s bedroom. It was an old, old house, built by a wealthy family many years before even the boy’s parents were born. Where [Read More]
Drivers on Old Lake Road will permanently lose access to U.S. 74/76 this week as part of the project to upgrade the highway to interstate standards. A contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation recently [Read More]
A pit bull mix that may have been used for training fighting dogs was seized Friday near Whiteville. The male dog was found tied to a tree in the yard of a home on E.A. [Read More]
The North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program is partnering with local and state law enforcement to enforce a simple, but weighty message: if you have consumed impairing substances, do not get behind the wheel. The [Read More]
A Hallsboro woman went back to jail after just four days free when she was found unconscious in her neighbor’s yard, while her dog was allegedly killing a chicken. Amber Nicole Muse, 48, was arrested [Read More]
For the second time in two years, a Tabor City area home has been struck by gunfire. No one was injured in the Dec. 7 drive-by shooting, the sheriff’s office reported. Deputy C. Brown and [Read More]
A knife, firearm, screwdriver and car radio antenna were said to be used in a domestic assault that injured an infant Dec. 7 on Peaceful Way near Chadbourn. The seven month old baby sustained minor [Read More]
A head-on collision on Hallsboro Road South near Barney Tyler Road claimed one man’s life Friday afternoon. Around 3:45 p.m. Clay Hagood, a former Tabor City and Whiteville police officer, died at the scene. He [Read More]
Tabor City’s Burger King was heavily damaged in an early morning fire Friday (Dec. 13). Tabor City Fire Chief Jeff Fowler said workers were preparing to start the day just after 6 a.m. when they [Read More]
There’s nothing unlucky about Columbus County on this Friday the 13th. Here are some of the happier happenings going on in our community as we get closer to Christmas. The Fair Bluff Christmas Tree Lighting [Read More]
Last Saturday in Whiteville was all festive for the holidays with the Downtown Christmas Extravaganza. And as the darkness appeared, children of all ages lined the streets for the annual Downtown Christmas Parade presented by [Read More]
While her heart is broken for people in western North Carolina, Tiffany Buzzerio also wants every child in Columbus County to have something for Christmas. Her annual toy drive is short of sponsors this year, [Read More]
State agents have jailed a local man on ten counts of second degree sexual exploitation of a minor. Landon Adam Powell, 25, was released on $15,000 secured bond after he was arrested Wednesday. His address [Read More]
The man who kidnapped and raped a teenager has been sentenced to serve up to 28 years in prison. Frederick Chancy lured the girl into his car and took her to a home near Bladenboro, [Read More]
The renovation and refit of a downtown Whiteville building will cost $2.1 million. City council on Tuesday was briefed on the progress of the Provalus project. The tech support firm has opened a temporary facility [Read More]
In what has become a tradition in Hallsboro, Santa Claus will visit one of the county’s oldest businesses for some holiday cheer Saturday (Dec. 14). Pierce and Co. in Hallsboro will host the jolly old [Read More]
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