The Fair Board hosted their annual Columbus County Agriculture Fair Appreciation Dinner Thursday to kick off this year’s event. Arts, crafts, food, livestock contest start being entered today. E...
A specialized foam truck from Columbus County was used to help prevent Wednesday’s military aircraft crash in Bladen from becoming a major forest fire. Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire and Rescue deployed t...
Fire crews, the Forest Service and Marine Corps personnel are on the scene of a crashed Osprey aircraft in Bladen Lakes State Forest. The Osprey was part of a training mission in the parking lot when ...
Entries are still being accepted for the Veterans of Foreign Wars Patriot’s Pen and Voice of Democracy contest. The Patriot’s Pen youth essay competition gives students an opportunity to write essays ...
Thursday, Sept. 17, is Constitution Day. This is the anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution in Philadelphia’s Independence Hall. This document established the framework for the U...
Friday, Sept. 11 is the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attack on our country. No matter where you were or what you were doing, we will never forget. We will never forget that moment you saw the TV, you ...
Is it really September 2026 already? Can you believe it is September already? September is full of events, activities, and memories. School is back in session. Kids are like oh man, already…Parents ar...
Friday is the deadline to have photos submitted for the Veterans Memorial Park Wall of Honor. Photos of any veteran of war or peace time, from any era, will be included on the wall for free. All photo...
Richard Dean is used to seeing herons and other water birds in the ditches and pond at his home on U.S. 701 in Williams Towsnhip, but not pelicans. “I never saw one up close before,” the U.S. Army vet...
On July 30, the Veterans Memorial Park of America was represented at Congressman Rouzer’s Veterans Advisory Committee meeting in Fayetteville. Veterans, VFW, American Legion, and Veteran Service Offic...
Freedom Fest drew big crowds to the Veterans Memorial Park of America near Whiteville Saturday, as America honored its 250th birthday on July 4. The VMPA honors all military veterans and first respond...
Columbus County and the Residents Who Fought on D-Day By Ron England Veterans Memorial Park Board of Directors On June 6, 1944 – forever remembered as D-Day – American forces joined Allied troops in t...
They stand frozen in time, two men far younger than I am now, Gary Cooper-esque smiles under dark eyes. The taller of the two is my grandfather, W. Thomas Weaver. My dad was 2, leaning to 3, when Gran...
A local man killed during the invasion of France in June 1944 will be buried in Chadbourn Saturday. U.S. Navy Carpenter’s Mate 2nd Class William R. Burns, 25, died when his destroyer, the USS Glennon,...
What is going on over at the Veterans Memorial Park of America? I’ve got a better question: What is not going on over at the Veterans Memorial Park of America? There is a lot happening. The whole mont...
On Saturday April 18, we rose early in the morning and headed over to meet Mr. Lloyd Morgan and then headed to the Denton Farms Military Show. We were on our way to celebrate Mr. Lloyd’s 90th birthday...