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 1...
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, di...
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 ...
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...
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 T...
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 p...
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). Vin...
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...
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 C...
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 an...
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 par...
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...
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 duri...
Galloway Farms of Hallsboro was spotlighted this week by the Department of Agriculture (NCDA) as one of the state’s leading agri-tourism attractions. Galloway Farms is home to Maze Craze, the largest ...
Gates opened today (Tuesday) for the 43rd annual Columbus County Agricultural Fair. The fair runs through Sunday, and gates open to the general public daily at 4 p.m. Special events are scheduled thr...
On Monday, South Madison Street in Whiteville was filled with children of all ages for the annual Columbus County Agriculture Fair Parade. Parade Marshal Jimmy Kirk made his way through downtown Whi...