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Joshua Harris announced today (Wednesday) that he will not continue his run for Columbus County sheriff. Harris is currently a member of Whiteville City Council, and a former Whiteville Police...
News Briefs for May 20, 2025 An Old Lumberton Road man has been charged with child abuse after allegedly beating his daughter with a belt. Michael Preston Smith, 38,...
News Briefs for May 19, 2025 A 9 foot Alligator tangled traffic on N.C. 130 for more than an hour Saturday before Wildlife officers, the highway patrol and deputies could...
KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD BY CAREY KINSOLVING AND FRIENDS What Can We Learn from God Resting After He Created the World? “We should learn from this not to holler...
It’s springtime, and love is in the air — especially for alligators. Two gators ended up being wrangled by Wildlife Enforcement officers in Columbus County over the weekend. The largest...
News Briefs for May 18, 2025 A state food benefit program has sent out $121 million in preloaded debit cards to help families with dependent children. The SUN Bucks...
News Briefs for May 16, 2025 State officials say that while ten more deer tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease this year, none have been found outside the original observation areas....
News Briefs for May 15, 2025 Tabor City native Frank Perritte will be honored with a bridge dedication at Lake Tabor on June 13. Perritte was a Tabor City...
News Briefs for May 14, 2025 Friday is Peace Officers Memorial Day. The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office will be holding a memorial service at 11:00 a.m. at 801 Jefferson Street...
News Briefs for May 13, 2025 The sheriff’s office said an anonymous tip submitted via the “Say Something” app claimed that a student had an “AR-15” rifle and was...
News Briefs for May 12, 2025 Lance Sandlin has been charged with murdering the unborn child of Shania Perry. Sandlin was arrested in September for the April death, along with...
News Briefs for May 11, 2025 Complaints by neighbors led to a major drug arrest in Brunswick last week. Joseph Stephens, age 48, of Mount Moriah Road, was arrested...
News Briefs for May 10, 2025 The Law Enforcement Torch Run supporting special Olympics passed through Whiteville Friday morning. The Torch Run is an annual tradition involving law enforcement officers...
News Briefs for May 9, 2025 Keith Douglas Wilkins Jr. of Delco took an Alford plea on charges of indecent liberties Thursday in Columbus County Superior court. Wilkins molested...
News Briefs for May 8, 2025 Justin Burney was found guilty in a Brunswick County courtroom Thursday of multiple charges of statutory sex offense and indecent liberties with a minor,...