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No serious injuries were reported after a small private plane crashed near Rough and Ready Road Wednesday night. First responders said the Piper Saratoga went down in a wooded area between Rough and R...
Columbus County News Weather Update for Thursday October 8, 2026. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. Trust Freedom Insurance to give you clear blue skies when it come...
No serious injuries were reported when a small plane crashed near Rough and Ready Road this evening. First responders are on the scene. The occupants of the plane safely made their way out of the wood...
In a three to one vote Tuesday, Chadbourn Town council voted to remove consideration of adding the Chadbourn Christmas festival to the town’s umbrella insurance. The item was part of the consent porti...
The suspect in a 2025 mass shooting in Southport will face the death penalty, according to the District Attorney’s office. DA Jon David said in a press release that “the State will proceed capitally i...
By Hannah Isenhour Southeastern Community College Watching students make connections, ask new questions and discover their own interest in psychology is what drew Kate Geisinger to teaching. Now, as a...
Cooler temperatures and fall leaves are definitely setting the mood as we head into October. Check out the flock swap at Gurganus, peruse the farmers market, or worship with Engage Life Church this we...
Columbus County News Weather Update for Wednesday October 7, 2026. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. Trust Freedom Insurance to give you clear blue skies when it com...
Note: A correction has been made to the Soil and Water Commissioner races. We do apologize for the error. Early voting for the Nov. 3 election begins Oct. 15 in Columbus County. Any registered voter m...
Noting the need for more information and concerns about potential impacts, county commissioners approved a 120-day moratorium on data centers in the county at Monday’s meeting. Three speakers at the p...
We are more than halfway through the football season; some things have fallen into place, there are some things undecided but as I stated before the year kicked off, I thought our local teams were goi...
A multi-month undercover investigation has led to the arrest of a Tabor City-area man. Phillip Tyrone Jenrette, 38, was arrested Oct. 1 on charges of possession with intent to manufacture, sell and de...
Columbus County News Weather Update for Tuesday October 6, 2026. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. Trust Freedom Insurance to give you clear blue skies when it comes...
Jason Robinson is the new manager for Columbus County. Commissioners announced at Monday’s meeting that Robinson will begin work Oct. 26. Robinson retired earlier this year from the town of Chadbourn ...
An Alabama murder suspect who fled to Robeson County is in custody – and his children are safe – and a Columbus County Sheriff’s Captain is being credited with playing a “key role.” The CCSO said in a...
There are no yellow ribbons now, at least none for the little boy most of us never met. They’ve been gone for years, faded and forgotten and frayed by a generation of weather. Tristen “Buddy” Myers wa...