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Chadbourn Mayor Pro Tem Tony Jordan requested a closed session on “code enforcement and water bills”, then changed his request to include “personnel” during the town’s August meeting. State law allows...
Fair Bluff’s Riverwalk is slowly but surely being brought back to its original grandeur. Volunteers from the Chamber of Commerce, including Doug Beshaw and Jay Huggins, spent several days replacing an...
Whiteville Man Charged in Child Porn Case The man arrested earlier this year for attempting to purchase child pornography now faces 20 felony charges related to child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Mic...
<p>As summer programs wind down, back-to-school events will be in full swing as the new school year approaches. Supply drives and giveaways will be happening all over Columbus County, but don’t ...
Columbus County NEWS Weather Update for Wednesday July 22, 2026. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. Trust Freedom Insurance to give you clear blue skies when it comes...
County Commissioner Lavern Coleman will host an informational meeting Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Riegelwood Community Center. Coleman said in a social media post that the meeting is an opportunity for ...
Deputies caught a break-in suspect damaging a St. James area home July 17, according to reports. Percy Williams Pickett III, 47, was placed under $15,000 secured bond, charged with attempted breaking ...
A midnight break-in attempt led to the arrest of a Whiteville man near Clarkton. James Best, 48, was held under $5,000 secured bond, charged with second degree trespass and possession of drug parapher...
A new program to coordinate public transit programs will cut down on waste and duplications, the N.C. Dept. of Transportation said in a press release today (July 21)/ DOT’s Integrated Mobility Divisio...
A man was transported for a mental evaluation after reports that he was standing by an area road with a machete July 18. Deputies were initially called to the 20000 block of Peacock Road to a disturba...
Two people were shaken but unhurt after someone fired multiple rounds into their home Friday. Deputies were called to the home on Wayne’s Way just before 11 p.m. An unknown person fired multiple round...
Coach Smith’s East Squad Won 85-82, Pait on Losing End of East Loss 102-101 in OT GREENSBORO—On Monday night, a local coach and a basketball player represented Columbus and Bladen in the 2026 NCHSAA C...
Columbus County NEWS Weather Update for Tuesday July 21, 2026. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. Trust Freedom Insurance to give you clear blue skies when it comes t...
Four men are in jail after allegedly attempting to drop drugs into an area prison camp using a drone. Jadynn Richardson, Xavian Clay, Jonathan Hinnay and Javonte Chapman are all being held under secur...
A bulldog is recovering from injuries after being was missing for a week, then being found with a gunshot wound. Deputies were called to Georgia-Pacific Road July 17 to investigate an animal cruelty r...
By Kaylie Simmons Southeastern Community College Southeastern Community College’s Practical Nursing program earned recognition as one of the top programs in North Carolina, ranked third in the state b...