The Waccamaw Siouan STEM Studio will lead a tour of the Green Swamp Nature Preserve Saturday. The event is free, and includes lunch from Two Natives Smokehouse. The tour will focus on the area burned [Read More]
The Southeastern North Carolina Genealogical Society will meet at the Whiteville Missionary Alliance Church Fellowship Hall, located at 623 Warrior Trail, Whiteville, on May 11 at 2 p.m. Some members and visitors arrive early to share family [Read More]
There was fun to be had at Lake Waccamaw’s second annual Gator Fest at Elizabeth Brinkley Park. The Crenshaw Trucking Band took center stage while Flimsy the Clown, the Kids Fire Safety Training Center, face [Read More]
By Amanda Irwin, Boys and Girls Home Debating whose house parent made the best fried chicken, checking in on how a fellow alumni was doing now or discussing the legendary size of former director Rube [Read More]
See related story elsewhere at columbuscountynews.com. The Waccamaw Siouan people of Columbus County will soon have their own historic marker. The move is part of a series of markers being erected by the N.C. Dept. [Read More]
Waccamaw Siouan tribe marker to be set soon (see related story). A culturally significant archaeological site in Robeson County soon will be recognized with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker. The marker commemorating the Buie [Read More]
Whiteville’s largest festival will have a new look – and sound – this fall. Madison Ward of Whiteville Downtown Development Commission announced via social media today (Tuesday) that the N.C. Pecan Harvest Festival will now [Read More]
Light the Lake at the Boys and Girls Home was a little more special this year. The annual event to raise awareness of child abuse gave the Home a reason to host its largest celebration [Read More]
By John Wood, Special to CCN It was a sunny yet breeze day Saturday at Gurganus Farm Store for their first ever Spring Fling and Flock Swap Customer Appreciation Day. Both backyard and professional growers [Read More]
The 10th Annual Light the Lake event will bring the largest celebration yet for child abuse awareness to Lake Waccamaw when it opens 1-5 p.m. April 13 on the Boys & Girls Homes Farm. The [Read More]
Classic cars, trucks and motorcycles will roll into the Veterans Memorial Park Saturday for the second annual Thunder at the Park car show. Registration fee is $20, with all proceeds going to the Veterans Park. [Read More]
As spring starts, the N.C. Department of Transportation is gearing up for its annual Spring Litter Sweep from April 13-27. The Spring Litter Sweep, one of NCDOT’s roadside litter removal initiatives, harnesses the power of community [Read More]
The possibility of heavy rains Saturday morning has caused several changes to the county sponsored Easter egg hunts. The hunts at Williams Township and Chadbourn Depot will still be held Saturday at 10 a.m. The [Read More]
Premier Living in Lake Waccamaw is having a community Easter egg hunt on March 30 at 11 a.m. for all children. The Veterans Memorial Park will host an egg hunt, telling of the resurrection story, [Read More]
Diamondback Terrapins are small, aquatic turtles that live near coastal marshes, estuaries and tidal creeks. They are listed in North Carolina as a species of special concern and a Species of Greatest Conservation Need. Once considered [Read More]
Celebrate the Arts, North Carolina’s largest student arts festival, is Saturday (March 23) from 5 -9:30 p.m. at East Columbus Junior/Senior High School. The event is a partnership between Columbus County Schools and Whiteville City [Read More]
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