The side effects of cancer treatment are never a pretty thing, but a woman in South Carolina is doing everything she can to make life a little easier for patients fighting the disease. Marlisa Small [Read More]
UNC Health Southeastern was awarded a “B” safety grade for spring 2022 by The Leapfrog Group, a non-profit watchdog group. The grade announcement was made this week during National Hospital Week and National Nurses Week, [Read More]
Primary Day is tomorrow across Columbus County. Early voting wrapped up Saturday, with 2,202 of the county’s 36,170 registered voters casting a ballot. On the ticket are several county commissioners seats, the Democrat nomination for [Read More]
Columbus County Deputy Jose Garcia is being hailed as a hero after saving a possible overdose victim May 10. The deputy was responding to a call about a man in the roadway on Joe Brown [Read More]
RN Christopher Minton (3-Rust Tower) was named UNC Health Southeastern’s 2022 Baker Nurse of Excellence during a ceremony hosted May 10 by the organization’s Professional Growth Council as part of National Nurses Week. Minton, a [Read More]
American College of Cardiology NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Gold Award recognizes sustained, high level performance in quality of care UNC Health Southeastern has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ [Read More]
$10 e-gift card, aluminum water bottle and sticker set for Red Cross donors in May When schools let out for summer and families set off on vacation, the American Red Cross typically sees a decline [Read More]
Columbus County Vice-Narcotics officers spent last week cleaning up. Operation Spring Cleaning netted a dozen suspects as well as narcotics, firearms, a stolen vehicle and cash. The drug investigations involved seven locations in the county, Sheriff [Read More]
Being an adult with small children in the not-so-small town of Cary has made me appreciate the simplicity of growing up in the actual small town of Whiteville. Sure, I enjoy the bustling array of [Read More]
My 15-year-old son walked out of the DMV victorious this week. He passed his permit test on the second try, and though a case of nerves kept him from immediately celebrating, later in the evening [Read More]
Columbus County will be pulling out all the stops for area veterans this month. From the Veteran’s Memorial Park to Lake Waccamaw’s Cruise for a Cause, all the branches of the military will be honored [Read More]
It’s puppy season – but not the cute and cuddly kind. Coyote sightings are on the rise as puppy season nears its peak, and parents forage closer and closer to human habitation in search of [Read More]
A body thought to be that of Jeb Baldwin was found just before 1 p.m. today, washed up on shore at Lake Waccamaw. Baldwin, 18, disappeared Sunday after a kayak overturned in Lake Waccamaw. Baldwin [Read More]
Commissioners also received a final update on the use of UTVs on town streets. Lake Waccamaw commissioners had a brief but busy meeting Tuesday. Mayor Matt Wilson started the evening off with a moment of [Read More]
3:30 p.m. Update Two women were killed and a teenager seriously injured after a crash near Tabor City this morning (Wednesday). Teva Marie Norris, 44, and Taunya Norris, 64, both of the Tabor City area, [Read More]
Columbus County News was a proud participant in the 89th N.C. Strawberry Festival Parade this weekend. Here are some scenes from the parade and festival.
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