Wed, 14 Apr 2021 | PREMIUM CONTENT

Last week, I was getting gas for my car out at Go Gas when a car pulled up on the other side of the pump...

Fri, 9 Apr 2021 | PREMIUM CONTENT

While some BB&T customers are not thrilled with the reduced number of Whiteville branches, everyone should be thankful that the bank’s new facility on Powell...

Sat, 3 Apr 2021 | PREMIUM CONTENT

Slowly but surely, Columbus County is increasing the number of residents who have taken the coronavirus vaccine. That’s thanks largely to an increased supply, with...

Fri, 2 Apr 2021 | PREMIUM CONTENT

BB&T’s consolidation of its two campuses in the county — the call center in North Whiteville and the office complex in downtown Whiteville – leaves...

Thu, 1 Apr 2021 | PREMIUM CONTENT

A fellow asked me the other day, “What would you do if you had all the money in the world?” I told him I’d pay...

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 | PREMIUM CONTENT

Senate Bill 355 — the Government Transparency Act of 2021 — would at last allow the public to see the disciplinary files of public employees,...

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 | PREMIUM CONTENT

Budgeting for the next two years got a lot easier for Columbus County government and several municipalities in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic when...

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 | PREMIUM CONTENT

We sold Mama’s house a little while back, just before she died. We realized that she wasn’t coming back from the nursing home, and she...