Tue, 12 May 2020 | PREMIUM CONTENT

Whiteville City Schools’ calendar for the coming year will have to be reworked to comply with recently passed legislation, Superintendent Marc Whichard told the Board...

Fri, 8 May 2020 | PREMIUM CONTENT

Families of students in Columbus County and Whiteville City school systems will soon receive electronic transfer cards worth approximately $371 per child under the age...

Wed, 6 May 2020 | PREMIUM CONTENT

Students at all four county high schools will receive their diplomas in outdoor “drive-through graduations” on the originally planned dates. The plan had the support...

Wed, 6 May 2020 | PREMIUM CONTENT

“A lot of people you know may have the coronavirus and not know it,” said family physician Melvin Gerald, CEO of G&G Healthcare. “Just because...

Fri, 1 May 2020 | PREMIUM CONTENT

The Class of 2020 began its final year at Whiteville High School with a car parade traditional to the school, and it will end the...

Wed, 8 Apr 2020 | PREMIUM CONTENT

Monday evening’s county school board meeting addressed changes to graduation plans, instruction and finances forced by the coronavirus school closings. The five board members, superintendent, associate...

Tue, 7 Apr 2020 | PREMIUM CONTENT

Columbus County Schools Superintendent Deanne Meadows on Monday presented the board of education with a new student uniform proposal based on discussions she had held...

Thu, 2 Apr 2020 | PREMIUM CONTENT

Chadbourn Baptist Church is sponsoring a blood drive Thursday, April 9, from 2-6:30 p.m. At the website redcrossblood.org, the American Red Cross describes extra steps being taking...

Tue, 31 Mar 2020 | PREMIUM CONTENT

Beginning this week, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Columbus County’s Cooperative Extension Service has added educational programing to its Facebook page, said Dalton Dockery,...