Mon, 22 Jul 2019 | PREMIUM CONTENT

Leroy Green lost his fight with cancer last Thursday. As is often said about the great ones, “If anybody was going to heaven....” Leroy was...

Mon, 22 Jul 2019 | PREMIUM CONTENT

Bill Valentine loves Whiteville, but he really understands that having a thriving high school near the center of the city is critically important not only...

Thu, 18 Jul 2019 | PREMIUM CONTENT

Since the time we sat around campfires or in caves, wondering what lay beyond the flickering flames, most humans have had a fear, or at...

Thu, 18 Jul 2019 | PREMIUM CONTENT

The White House recognized one of Columbus County’s oldest family-owned businesses Monday when Council Tool of Lake Waccamaw represented North Carolina in the Made in...

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 | PREMIUM CONTENT

The U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center Tuesday released a report, “Mass Attacks in Public Spaces – 2018,” which looked at each mass attack...

Sun, 14 Jul 2019 | PREMIUM CONTENT

It was 168 years ago yesterday, according to the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, that conjoined twins Millie and Christine McCoy were born...

Thu, 11 Jul 2019 | PREMIUM CONTENT

  I have been accused, and rightly so, of drinking too much coffee. The bean that caused riots in Persia and built fortunes in South...

Thu, 11 Jul 2019 | PREMIUM CONTENT

  Columbus County commissioners are again contemplating a fix to the county’s emergency operations radio system that services police, fire and rescue units. Columbus County...

Sat, 6 Jul 2019 | PREMIUM CONTENT

Chadbourn may have set a record by running through four town managers in five years. Manager John Bauer resigned abruptly last week. Bauer worked part-time,...