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News Briefs for August 5, 2025 A former postal worker at Evergreen could serve 20 years in prison for embezzlement. Robert Raquan Patterson pleaded to misappropriating $74,000 while he worked at...
News Briefs for August 4, 2025 Chadbourn Town Councilmember Rashad Roberts has been named Second Vice President of the Board of Directors for the North Carolina Black Elected Municipal Officials....
Last week, the Central Columbus Angels made history by winning the X-Play World Series Championship in Ruston, La. They defeated South Carolina 5-3 to take the title. The Angels finished...
News Briefs for August 3, 2025 The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is now accepting applications for its upcoming Citizens Academy, scheduled to begin Sept. 16. This free, 10-week program offers...
News Briefs for August 1, 2025 The sheriff’s office reported that a clerk called 911 after the unidentified male came into the store around 6:30 p.m. and “implied possession of...
The World Series Champion Central Columbus Angels will be honored by a parade through Whiteville at 9 a.m. The procession will go from Roses shopping center to the historic courthouse...
As summer temperatures continue to soar, the state Dept. of Health and Human Services is urging caution when spending time outdoors or in areas that are not air conditioned. Halfway...
News Briefs for July 31, 2025 The general assembly adjourned Wednesday with no vote on the override of Gov. Josh Stein’s veto of SB 50. The bill would allow anyone...
News Briefs for July 30, 2025 A woman was charged after she allegedly pointed a handgun at a large crowd at apartments on Mill Stream Drive Monday. Ernestine Victoria Jackson,...
News Briefs for July 29, 2025 The second inmate has died at Columbus Correctional in less than six months. Quashaunn Shuford, 31, was found unresponsive in his dormitory just after...
News Briefs for July 28, 2025 Triple digit heat continues across our area. Make sure you stay hydrated, check on the elderly, and keep fresh water for your animals. ...
The State Bureau of Investigation is looking into the death of another inmate at Columbus Correctional Center in Brunswick. Quashaunn Omar Shuford, age 31, was found unresponsive in a dormitory...
News Briefs for July 27, 2025 A woman was charged with assault with a deadly weapon after striking her husband with a car during a domestic dispute Wednesday. Tonya Keel,...
News Briefs for July 25, 2025 The Columbus County Detention Officer who died two hours after being sworn-in to office Monday has been identified by family and friends as AJ...
Deputies are investigating a late night shooting near Chadbourn that injured one man Thursday. Deputies were called to Williams Road just before midnight, where they found Patrick Davis, 30, with...
THE MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK Tomorrow’s Cure: The Future of Cancer Care is at Home Deb Balzer For many cancer patients, treatment can be an isolating and overwhelming journey —...