Fri, 23 Oct 2020 | PREMIUM CONTENT

Emily Herring Wilson, a longtime friend of A.R. Ammons, presented highlights of her book about the prominent Columbus County poet in a Zoom talk Monday...

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 | PREMIUM CONTENT

A Cerro Gordo man was killed in a wreck on N.C. 87 in Boiling Spring Lakes on Thursday afternoon. According to Boiling Spring Lakes Police...

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 | PREMIUM CONTENT

As part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 24, the Whiteville Police Department is telling people...

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 | PREMIUM CONTENT

A Columbus County resident is one of 23 new troopers who graduated from the 151st Basic Highway Patrol School on Oct. 16. Trooper Auldon Levern...

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 | PREMIUM CONTENT

The Columbus County Health Department on Thursday reported one new COVID-19 death and 41 new cases. The death happened Thursday in a hospital, but no...

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 | PREMIUM CONTENT

A Homeland Security investigation that started in the state of Washington in March led to the arrest of a Riegelwood man on Tuesday. According to...

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 | PREMIUM CONTENT

Gov. Roy Cooper extended Phase 3 safety guidelines for COVID-19 for three more weeks during a press release on Wednesday. He also asked for local...

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 | PREMIUM CONTENT

The publisher of my latest book forwarded to me an email they had recently received regarding said book, “Tuxedos and Pickup Trucks.” The reader, a...