Christmas is just over a month away, but celebrants across Columbus County are making big plans for the season. Whiteville’s Shop Our Stores/Small Business Saturday on Nov. 25 will focus on downtown, with special deals [Read More]
Two area organizations are coordinating an ongoing coat drive to help the needy in Columbus County. Whiteville Alliance Church and Volunteers of America are accepting new and gently used coats through Jan. 18. Coats can [Read More]
Two outreach ministries are sponsoring a free community Thanksgiving dinner Saturday in Whiteville. Milk B4 Meat and Willing Vessel Ministries will have free meals and Bibles Saturday at Murf’s Pawn 1134 S. Madison Street, starting [Read More]
A popular navigation software app says it’s a 2,612-mile car ride from San Diego, California to Jacksonville, N.C. A former Marine is making the trip on foot to raise awareness about men’s mental health. Dalton [Read More]
Lake Waccamaw will be decking the halls, but that’s not all, and it was only the November meeting Tuesday night. Town leaders approved a contract with the Columbus County Sheriff’s APS, discussed the bike and [Read More]
The Veterans Celebration Parade in Whiteville has been cancelled due to the weather. This morning’s ceremony at the Veterans Memorial Park is still on for 9 a.m. The park is located on U.S. 701 south [Read More]
There’s a full slate of events honoring our veterans Saturday. After a ceremony at 9 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial Park, there will be the second annual VETERANS CELEBRATION PARADE in Whiteville at 11 a.m. [Read More]
The Southeastern North Carolina Genealogical Society will hear from Linda Conkey Shaw on the Jacobs family this satuirday. The society will meet at Whiteville Alliance Church, located at 623 Warrior Trail, Whiteville, on Saturday, Nov. [Read More]
Saturday is Veterans Day, and preparations are underway across the county to honor all those who have served in the military. The Veterans Memorial Park will hold a special ceremony at 9 a.m. at the [Read More]
The 2023 Pecan Harvest Festival will bring bands, a parade, food trucks, vendors and friendly competition – along with all things pecan — to downtown Whiteville beginning Friday (tomorrow). Vineland Station will be the center [Read More]
An annual tradition that helps children gets underway in Columbus County Thursday and Friday. The annual Shriner’s Fish Fry will be held at Riegelwood on Thursday, and in Whiteville Friday. Plates are $10, and include [Read More]
One of the noisiest events of the year will take place in Hallsboro on Nov. 18. The Carolina Youth Challenge 2023 is sponsored by the Columbus County Coon Hunters, Coastal Coonhunters and Twin State Coon [Read More]
While live turkeys are no longer the targets of turkey shoots, the fellowship and fundraising surrounding these events are still popular. Transformation Church will host a turkey shoot every Friday and Saturday through the month [Read More]
The lowly staple food of many a farming family in Columbus County is taking center stage this weekend in Tabor City. The 52nd annual Yam Festival starts Saturday morning with the parade at 10. The [Read More]
The Grissettown Longwood Fire Department will once again hold their annual Grissettown Haunted Trail. The event will run every Saturday and Sunday and on Halloween night from 7-10 p.m. Tickets are $15 each. The station [Read More]
The fifth annual Kevin Conner Memorial Run starts Saturday at 8:30 a.m. in downtown Whiteville. Conner, a Highway Patrol Trooper from Bladenboro who was based in Columbus, was killed in an ambush during a traffic [Read More]
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