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The Whiteville Booters Club hosted a Whiteville High School alumni soccer game fundraiser at the soccer field behind Legion Stadium June 3. The event raised $700 which will benefit the WHS girls and boys soccer teams. Thirty-two alumni faced …

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Southeastern Community College hosted an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony Friday morning to launch its Small Business Center satellite office in Tabor City. Representatives from area municipalities, local businesses, county and state go…

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As Shelby Gull Laird, outgoing director of the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville, prepares to relocate to the Raleigh area next month, she says what she will remember most about her past four years is “the unique people I've met h…

Thomas Academy is set to host its 10th commencement ceremony on June 10. The public charter school is located on the Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina campus in Lake Waccamaw. The 2022–2023 academic year will conclude with 14 students re…

Columbus Career and College Academy graduates processed into the East Columbus Jr./Sr. High School auditorium Thursday evening for its commencement exercises. The program listed 47 names for the class of 2023. Nicole Cartrette made recognitio…

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Columbus Career and College Academy graduates processed into the East Columbus Jr./Sr. High School auditorium Thursday evening for its commencement exercises. The program listed 47 names for the class of 2023. Nicole Cartrette made recognition of awards and honors for the students, Rev. Timo…

AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP is celebrating half a century of service to Columbus County. The senior citizen volunteer program, which is based locally at Southeastern Community College, marked its 50th anniversary with an awards ceremony and catered luncheon on May 4 at Vineland Station in downto…

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At a special called meeting Tuesday, the Whiteville City Schools Board of Education approved several personnel changes, including ones to fill upcoming principal vacancies — but not without some disagreement. In a move atypical for the board,…