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Ardies Murphy Baldwin
Mr. Ardies Murphy Baldwin passed on Sunday, May 09, 2021 at his residence. [Read More]
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Roland Livingston Fields
Roland Livingston Fields, 65, of Ash died Sunday May 9, 2021 at his home. [Read More]
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Bailey Etheridge
Mr. Etheridge was born in Columbus County on July 23, 1937, son of the late Willie B. Etheridge and Lola Register Etheridge. Bailey was founder and owner of Etheridge Pest Control for 27 years. [Read More]
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Domenico (Dominick) Antonio Migneco
Domenico (Dominick) Antonio Migneco, 97, of Lake Waccamaw, NC passed away on Monday, May 10, 2021. [Read More]
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Kipling “Kip” Eliga Godwin
Tabor City, North Carolina
Mr. Kipling “Kip” Godwin, age 56, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at McLeod Loris Hospital. Born on January 5, 1965 in Whiteville, [Read More]
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Louise Ann (Nye) Inman-Lawson
Louise Ann Nye Inman-Lawson, age 86 of Boardman, peacefully slipped into eternity on Friday morning, May 14, 2021, [Read More]
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Phyllis Stephens
An obituary is not available at this time for Phyllis Stephens. [Read More]
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John “Sid” Sidney Harris, Jr.
An obituary is not available at this time for John “Sid” Sidney Harris, Jr.. [Read More]
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Lumberton man charged in Nolan Park shooting
12:45 UPDATE: WPD said further investigation showed only one suspect is involved at this time. One of the victims was a pregnant woman shot in the abdomen. Two people, including a pregnant woman, were shot [Read More]
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Shots send Nolan Park players scrambling
Two people were injured and two are in custody after gunfire from Sandy Ridge apartments broke up Dixie Youth baseball this evening. Whiteville Police Chief Douglas Ipock said the gunfire broke out shortly before 7 [Read More]
Business
Power out to 1,500 residents
UPDATE: some customers now have power; trees blamed for outage.More than 1,500 Duke Progress Energy customers are without power this afternoon (Thursday).The outage was reported at 12:30 p.m., according to the utility. Duke’s outage map [Read More]
Obituaries
Linda Carol (Griffin) Williamson
Linda Carol Griffin Williamson, age 69 of Clarendon, passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare in Whiteville. [Read More]
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Franklin to close downtown for drainage project
While it may cause a few weeks of headaches, officials hope a drainage project in Whiteville will have longterm benefits. South Franklin Street between Madison and Caldis will be closed May 17-28 to allow crews [Read More]
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Allyson Hope Nobles
Allyson Hope Nobles, age 56 of Chadbourn, died suddenly on Monday, May 10, 2021, at her home. [Read More]
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CCSO seeks Fair Bluff man
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance identifying and contacting a man about a crime that occurred in Fair Bluff. Detectives have not released any additional details about the suspect, or the [Read More]
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Tri-County Task Force arrests 11
While the panic over fuel supplies maybe have kept some people home, there were still plenty of suspects on the road during the Mother’s Day weekend. On Friday, the Tri-County Community Impact Team (C.I.T.) Task [Read More]