The 2024 Pecan Music Festival The Pecan Music Festival is this Saturday November 2nd from 10am to 6pm in Downtown Whiteville. Presented by Whiteville Downtown Development, the festival has something for the whole family. There [Read More]
On this Edition of The Columbus Connection, Jefferson has in studio guest Mike Creen of the Veterans of America where they talk about Veterans Day and the big Veterans Celebration Parade in Downtown Whiteville. Veterans [Read More]
The Alliance for Cape Fear Trees, in partnership with Arbor Day Foundation’s Community Tree Recovery program and International Paper, will give away 900 trees at Riegelwood Baptist Church, 103 N.C. 87, Riegelwood, on Saturday from [Read More]
All events are scheduled for OCt. 31 (Halloween). Trinity Baptist Church at 201 South Thompson Street in Whiteville will host trunk or treat  from 5 to 8 p.m. Whiteville Police and Whiteville Firefighters will sponsoring [Read More]
On this Edition of The Columbus Connection, Jefferson has in studio guests Marc Murphy and Amanda Irwin from The Boys & Girls Homes of Lake Waccamaw. They talk about their upcoming Gala on November 2nd [Read More]
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 26 from 5-8 p.m. at [Read More]
 Scout Troop 507 will host a Fall Carnival at the Veterans Memorial Park of America on October 28 at 6:30 p.m. There will be food, games and more. Everyone is welcome. The park is located [Read More]
On this Edition of The Columbus Connection, Jefferson has in studio guest Angela Norris of the Veteran’s Memorial Park of America who talks about Veterans Day and all the upcoming events happening at the Memorial [Read More]
Lake Waccamaw will be the only North Carolina location hosting World Singing Day Saturday (Oct 19th, 2024), and more voices are welcome. World Singing Day will take place in 24 nations this year, with 42 [Read More]
The hurricane donation center is once again open for business. Warm clothing, gas and kerosene heaters, small LP tanks, cleaning supplies and hand tools are being accepted at the Black’s Tire facility in the former [Read More]
This weekend is the 51st annual Waccamaw Siouan POW Wow at the tribal grounds. Events start today and continue through Saturday night. There will be traditional dancing and dance competitions, food, native vendors, music and [Read More]
Southeastern Community College  officially opened its new $375,000 greenhouse on Sept. 25. The greenhouse was paid for through the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund. The greenhouse is part of ongoing efforts to modernize agribusiness education in [Read More]
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 celebrates the “powerful benefits” of [Read More]
The Columbus County Agricultural Fair starts today and runs through October 13 at the County Fairgrounds on Prison Camp Road. This year’s event features the return of the Fair Queen Pageants, the Midway, Arts and [Read More]
A woman with strong local ties died Friday in Hurricane Helene’s flooding in the North Carolina mountains. Melissa Neisler Lawrence, 63, of King’s Mountain, was trying to help a neighbor during the flooding that engulfed [Read More]
On this Edition of The Columbus Connection, Jefferson has in studio guest Elizabeth Fontes, Business Relations Representative for the North Carolina Division of Employment and Independence for People with Disabilities. The Columbus Connection is a [Read More]
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