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Though Columbus County is full of organizations willing to offer a helping hand, one group of teenagers is doing everything they can for the community they love. Laiken Edwards is...
We will bring you Hurricane Ian closings and delays as soon as they become available. Email your closings with a contact number to crystalfaircloth@columbuscounty.news. • The Columbus County Em...
As families try to find their footing after the pandemic, the First Baptist Church of Lake Waccamaw is preparing these folks and their children for cold weather with the church’s...
Folks came out to the fairgrounds in Whiteville today to celebrate a southern classic. The Brunswick Stew Festival included good eats and smiling faces. WTXY Kool 103.9 FM’s Karen Nickel...
Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified this morning, and is taking aim at the Florida coast before knocking on the doors of Southeastern North Carolina later this week. WTXY Meteorologist Christopher Cawle...
This week Jefferson has in the studio Laiken Edwards of of the Whiteville Juniorette’s Club, and Hal Lowder Jr., Emergency Services Director of the City of Whiteville) THE COLUMBUS...
Deputies in Columbus and Bladen counties are investigating a rash of car breakins that occurred Thursday night. The thieves hit areas north of Whiteville, and along the N.C. 211 corridor...
A pre-dawn raid turned up crack cocaine and illegally shortened AR-15 rifle Tuesday in Green Acres. Banks Raphel Batten, 35, of 60 Pine Circle Drive, was held under $1.5 million...
Quick response by Whiteville Police led to the arrest of two armed felons Wednesday. Lafayette Treshaun Davis, 24, of 1855 Mill Pond Rd., Whiteville, and Jesse Lee Thomas Jr., 38,...
American Idol veteran Ruben Studdard made a guest appearance at Vineland Station in Whiteville on Thursday to bring awareness about sickle cell disease. The celebrity spoke about his mother and...
Whiteville Fire Chief David Yergeau is on suspension pending the outcome of an investigation. City Manager Darren Currie said he could not further comment on the suspension, citing personnel rules....
Isaac Miller pleaded guilty to murder Wednesday (today) in the shooting death of his father in 2019. Miller, 27, will serve 94 to 125 months (7.5 to 10.5) years in...
Updated After 14 months of negotiations, construction of a new Starbuck’s coffeehouse is expected to begin next month. “It’s a done deal,” said Kyle Cox, who owns the property where...
Maze Craze at Galloway Farms in Hallsboro will have their opening day on Saturday, Sept. 24, and this year, the farm is partnering with Netflix to bring the ‘Outer Banks’...
Monday’s wreck at N.C. 87 and U.S. 74 might not have been deadly had the driver been wearing a seatbelt. The Highway Patrol reported that Deshawn Ford, 27, of Paddlefish...
Two men are in jail after a theft victim spotted his property being pulled down the road Aug. 30. Casey Jacobs, 34, of 6534 Old Lake Rd., Bolton, was held...