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Columbus County NEWS Weather Update for Friday August 7, 2026. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. Trust Freedom Insurance to give you clear blue skies when it comes t...
The Quarry Road Fire in Brunswick County is now considered 100 percent contained, according to the N.C. Forest Service. NCFS Spokesperson Christie Adams said in a briefing today (Aug. 6) that the 283-...
FAYETTEVILLE—2024 Whiteville High School graduate Amari Best was named to the Pre-Season All-CIAA football team for Fayetteville State in the upcoming 2026 football season. The red shirt sophomore was...
By Kaylie Simmons Southeastern Community College In partnership with Columbus County Schools and Whiteville City Schools, Southeastern Community College’s High School Summer Camps Certificate Ceremony...
WHITE LAKE—Richard “Sling” Shaw won this week’s Showdown at Sundown tournament at Goldston’s Putt-Putt Course. Shaw won this week’s tournament with a -6 for the victory. Kyle Smith claimed second plac...
Columbus County NEWS Weather Update for Thursday August 6, 2026. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. Trust Freedom Insurance to give you clear blue skies when it comes...
A Clarkton area man charged with abusing a girl was acquitted on all charges in Columbus County Superior Court. Christopher Bryson Hickman was found not guilty in a jury trial in Superior Court. Testi...
Detectives have arrested a registered sex offender who was found in possession of pornography featuring a teenager. Caleb Spurling, 27, was arrested during the pre-dawn hours on charges of failure to ...
A Chadbourn man was arrested after allegedly making more than $55,000 in transactions using a stolen identity. Ruther Stevens III, 57, 39 counts total of obtaining property by false pretense, financia...
WILMINGTON–Stephen “Steve” Larnell Willetts, age 65, of Wilmington and formerly of Whiteville passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at this...
A Smyrna Road man has been charged with destroying crops. Gary Keith Powell, 70, was released on a $1,500 unsecured bond, according to Detention Center reports. His address was listed as 702 Union val...
Columbus County NEWS Weather Update for Wednesday August 5, 2026. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. Trust Freedom Insurance to give you clear blue skies when it come...
Deputies arrested a man on littering charges only of discover he was also wanted in a domestic violence case where he allegedly fired a gun at his wife. Christopher McPherson, 41, of 7142 J.B. White H...
Residents of flood-prone areas in Columbus are invited to attend a meeting Wednesday to offer suggestions about watershed improvements in the area. Columbus Soil and Water Conservation, Cape Fear Reso...
One of the two men arrested by Columbus County Deputies July 27 allegedly stole onions from a Whiteville restaurant. Jonathan Grainger, 24, was charged with misdemeanor larceny. He was held under a se...
On July 30, the Veterans Memorial Park of America was represented at Congressman Rouzer’s Veterans Advisory Committee meeting in Fayetteville. Veterans, VFW, American Legion, and Veteran Service Offic...