The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office joined forces with Whiteville Police Department and the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation to capture four suspects March 16 on drug, vehicle theft and firearms charges. A Friday morning news release from …
The public will have a chance Tuesday to ask questions about a residential development proposed for south of Olyphic when the Columbus County Planning Board meets at 6:30.
Arrest reports from the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office are public record after an individual is booked in the Columbus County Detention Center. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. If you have a questi…
Over 31 years after his conviction for the first-degree murder of a Columbus County deputy, Michael T. Brown has been approved for parole, according to a March 16 release from the N.C. Post Release Supervision and Parole Commission.
The Columbus Weekend feature returns this week to help readers plan their weekend in Columbus County. Saturday morning you’ll get a chance to exercise and learn healthy habits at Southeastern Community College’s Rams on the Run 5K event. That…
Columbus County’s Public Utilities Department released an announcement before 5:30 p.m. Wednesday recommending that, “Water used for consumption should be boiled until further notice” in areas affected by a Monday water main break.
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday afternoon the results of its weeklong St. Patrick’s Day enforcement campaign.
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is getting a new tool to help solve crimes — license plate readers that will notify deputies if a wanted vehicle drives by. During their meeting Tuesday, county commissioners unanimously approved Sheriff B…
If Columbus County commissioners move forward with the plan an architect presented to them Tuesday night, it could cost the county nearly $5 million to convert a vacant bank building into an entrepreneurship center.
Film technicians were in Whiteville Tuesday shooting scenes for an upcoming zombie horror film, “The Madness.” It is directed by Dominic L. Santana, who is best known for his work on “All Eyez on Me,” “Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the N…
The Whiteville City Schools Board of Education approved several personnel changes during its March 13 meeting.
