If you’d like to add your trunk or treat event to our list for free, email jeffersonweaver@columbuscountynews.com. • Hallsboro will host a community trunk or treat and fall festival October...
Early voting is keeping pollworkers busy in Columbus, as 6,011 Columbus residents had cast ballots by close of business Monday. Statewide, more than 1.3 million ballots have been cast. Republican...
Deputies and troopers ended a high-speed chase with tire-deflation devices Monday and arrested a fugitive from South Carolina. Kendan Quashan Crawford, 27, of Longs, S.C. was held under no bond...
A single federal indictment in the Eastern District of North Carolina charges 16 members of two outlaw motorcycle gangs – the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC) and the Red Devils...
The first flu death of the season was announced yesterday by the state. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services said in a press release that the first death...
Child abuse charges have been filed against a Clarendon man after a intoxicated 14 year old girl was taken to the emergency room from a home described as “filthy”. Shannon...
A full ballot awaits voters in Columbus County when early voting opens tomorrow for the November election. Early voting starts Thursday in Columbus County. Photo ID is required to cast...
While the presidential and gubernatorial races are getting most of the press coverage, many North Carolina voters may be surprised when they enter the poll and discover a constitutional amendment...
Courtesy Theresa Opeka/Carolina Journal A Boone Christian-based humanitarian aid organization, which has been at the forefront of helping with recovery efforts in western North Carolina after Hurrican...
Gates open Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. for the 41st annual Columbus County Agricultural Fair. Saturday marks the return of the fair queen pageant at 6 p.m., as well...
A Tabor City area woman has lost custody of her son and is facing multiple criminal charges after allegedly neglecting the infant while she smoked crack cocaine. Kayla Hope Tyndall,...
Mark Robinson was his usual blunt self Tuesday when he spoke to supporters in Whiteville. “Governor Roy Cooper doesn’t like me,” the lt. governor said. “I don’t like Roy Cooper....
Legislators quickly passed a Hurricane Helene relief bill Wednesday, and Gov. Roy Cooper signed the bill into law just a short time later. “I’m thrilled to announce the passage of...
An international event celebrating group singing is coming to Lake Waccamaw, and more voices are welcome. World Singing Day is held annually on the third Saturday of October. The event...
Conventional deer season opens in Columbus County and across the southeast Saturday. All deer hunters must wear a hat, cap or other outer garment of safety orange at all times....
Gambling is becoming a booming business in North Carolina. The N.C. State Lottery Commission said this morning (Oct. 9) that more than $575 million in bets were placed in September...