Tue, 22 Jun 2021 | PREMIUM CONTENT

The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane season hasn’t gotten off to a great start with Tropical Storm Claudette tracking through the region after coming on shore in...

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 | PREMIUM CONTENT

Dr. Bill Ogden practiced only 15 years in Columbus County in his distinguished medical career, but he left an indelible mark on what is now...

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 | PREMIUM CONTENT

Last week, my son Will and I began what I hope will be a tradition. We traveled to Baltimore to watch the Baltimore Orioles and...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 | PREMIUM CONTENT

Columbus County held down the worst health ranking in the state for an estimated six years until it started making a climb in 2016. The...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 | PREMIUM CONTENT

The county’s tax rate of 80.5 cents represents a stout increase considering that the revenue neutral rate after revaluation would have been 69.9 cents.  It’s...

Wed, 9 Jun 2021 | PREMIUM CONTENT

Over the past 50 years or so, I’ve spent a lot of time traveling throughout the South at night alone in an automobile.  Usually, it...

Tue, 8 Jun 2021 | PREMIUM CONTENT

For generations, residents in rural areas generally conceded that private landowners had the right to do whatever they wanted with their property.  That began to...

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 | PREMIUM CONTENT

It is with sadness but fond remembrances to learn that the Whiteville Optimist Club is likely disbanding.  The club was extremely active throughout its existence,...