Two shootings are under investigation after gunfire rang out in Columbus and Bladen counties on Halloween.The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to Acme Delco Riegelwood...
Columbus County News Weather Update for Monday November 2, 2026. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. Trust Freedom Insurance to give you clear blue skies when it comes...
Columbus County News Weather Update for Sunday November 1, 2026. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. Trust Freedom Insurance to give you clear blue skies when it comes...
Columbus County News Weather Update for Saturday October 31, 2026. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. Trust Freedom Insurance to give you clear blue skies when it com...
A child sex offense suspect is under a $2 million bond after allegedly threatening to bomb the Bladen County Courthouse. William Bryan Clark, 44, of 303 Glenwood Dr., Elizabethtown, was arrested by th...
Early voting ends Saturday at 3 p.m., but more than 7,600 ballots have already been cast in Tuesday’s elections. The Columbus County Board of Elections reported 7,686 ballots cast at end of day Thursd...
Farmers, gardeners, landscapers or anyone with outdated pesticides and empty containers may dispose of the unwanted materials for free Nov. 3 in Whiteville. N.C. Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Serv...
The cause of a fire that destroyed an Evergreen home Wednesday remains undetermined. Multiple fire departments were called to 1177 Old Boardman Road Wednesday around 7:43 p.m., according to the Fire M...
A fourth suspect has been arrested in the 2023 shooting death of a Riegelwood man. Terrell Demond White, 35, was arrested Thursday in Guilford County, according to the State Bureau of Investigation (S...
Kaci Souders of Cerro Gordo took a chance on a $5 scratch-off and won a $150,000 top prize. Souders bought her lucky Loteria Grande ticket from Tiger Mart on Andrew Jackson Highway in Cerro Gordo. She...
The NCHSSA playoff brackets have been announced with the first-round games being held Monday (Nov. 2). In the 1A bracket, East Columbus is the 14 seed. The Gators (4-12-1) received a bye and will trav...
Columbus County News Weather Update for Friday October 30, 2026. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. Trust Freedom Insurance to give you clear blue skies when it comes...
A traffic stop yielded narcotics and an illegally-possessed handgun Oct. 28. Justin R. Armstrong, 38, with addresses of Sandlapper Way and Constitution Blvd., Wilmington, was charged with possession ...
By Hannah Isenhour Southeastern Community College Southeastern Community College’s Educational Talent Search program has secured a five-year federal grant renewal that will expand services, introduce ...
Wednesday’s early vote totals showed 6,931 voters have gone to the polls so far for the Nov. 3 election. The five polls reported 773 voters Wednesday, the second highest turnout so far during the earl...
A license checkpoint on Farmers Union Road led to multiple charges for a man and woman Oct. 26. Karrie Reene Mitchell, 34, and William Alex Lee Warren, 25, were arrested after deputies allegedly found...

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