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An eight-month-old child was hospitalized Friday with an infection from a surgical incision, a broken bone and cocaine in his bloodstream Social workers and the sheriff’s office were contacted after...
A female infant has died after being airlifted to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center with what investigators called “extreme abuse.” The sheriff’s office was contacted by the Department of Social...
A Farmers Union man is dead and another is recovering after they apparently shot each other Saturday night in Farmers Union. Harry Hardie Jr., 37, was dead on the scene...
The town of Black Mountain has water service again, in part due to help from Columbus County. Several teams of Columbus County personnel are providing support to the Emergency Operations...
As Hurricane Helene tore its way through Western North Carolina last Friday, City of Whiteville employees were put on notice that some would be deployed to help with disaster recovery....
The driver of a box truck has died after he was impaled on a tree trunk Wednesday. Acme Delco Riegelwood Fire Rescue Chief Steve Camlin said a logging truck was...
Rep. Brenden Jones of Columbus County is no stranger to natural disasters. With a business in Fair Bluff and home in Tabor City, as well as close ties throughout the...
Deputies and sheriff staff from Columbus and Bladen got a firsthand look at the devastation of Hurricane Helene in the North Carolina mountains Monday. Sheriff Bill Rogers of Columbus and...
County Manager Eddie Madden and seven other senior members of county government are on the ground in Western North Carolina helping with hurricane relief efforts. County Manager Eddie Madden said...
A woman with strong local ties died Friday in Hurricane Helene’s flooding in the North Carolina mountains. Melissa Neisler Lawrence, 63, of King’s Mountain, was trying to help a neighbor...
Updated 2 p.m. Oct. 1 Hurricane Helene hadn’t even finished devastating western North Carolina Friday before local efforts were getting underway to help those hit by the storm. Multiple towns...
Helene Update 2:40 p.m. 9/27 Columbus County has a tornado watch until 6 p.m. and there have been unconfirmed reports of tornadoes on the ground in several areas. Warnings have...
Columbus County elections officials were removing ineligible voters well before the recent lawsuit against the state state elections board and increased calls for more oversight of the state board. Vo...
A busy convenience store in Whiteville has closed its doors due to crime in the area. Workers began emptying fuel tanks and packing up stock at the Speedway at 207...
Southeastern North Carolina is now under an enhanced risk for tornadoes as powerful Hurricane Helene heads for the Florida panhandle. The National Weather Service office in Wilmington in a 1...
The potential for high winds and some flooding has led both the city and county school systems to shift to a storm footing for Friday. Hurricane Helene is forecast to...