The News Reporter

07/29/2025

The Ty Moss Wolfpack Football Camp took over Legion Stadium on Monday and Tuesday.

07/29/2025

Three softball teams and three baseball teams from Columbus County traveled to represent North Carolina in World Series play beginning July 26.

07/29/2025

Columbus County commissioners approved a $700K land deal Monday to gain control of a site once planned for a fruit processing facility.

Columbus County commissioners voted unanimously Monday to buy 64 acres of land in the Southeast Regional Industrial Park for economic development.

07/29/2025

A man and a teenager were injured in a drive-by shooting at a Whiteville intersection Friday evening. The Whiteville Police Department is investigating.

A man and a teen were injured Friday evening while driving through the intersection of Lewis and Madison streets, according to the Whiteville Police Department.

07/29/2025

A woman faces charges after allegedly pointing a gun at five people, including children, in Brunswick.

The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office arrested a woman for allegedly pointing a gun at a group of people, including children.

07/29/2025

🏠 Here are the latest real estate sales recorded by the Columbus County Register of Deeds office.

The Columbus County Register of Deeds office in Whiteville has recorded the following property transfers for July 14–July 25. Sale prices shown were calculated based on excise tax listed by

07/28/2025

🏆 FFA students from four Columbus County high schools earned honors at the state convention in Raleigh.

Students from four high schools in Columbus County brought home awards, career development experience and, in some cases, college scholarships from the 96th N.C. FFA State Convention held in Raleigh

07/28/2025

Brett Burroughs and Christopher Russell were sworn in as new members of the Southeastern Community College Board of Trustees. SCC also recognized outgoing trustees Jack Hooks and Emma Shaw.

The Southeastern Community College Board of Trustees honored two outgoing members and welcomed their replacements during a meeting Monday at Lake Waccamaw. The college’s governing board met in the fellowship

07/28/2025

The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the detention officer who died two hours after being sworn in to his first shift last week.

The Columbus County Sheriff's Office has identified the officer who died hours into their first shift on the job last week.

07/28/2025

Anna Gore, who served as JV head coach and varsity assistant last season, has been named head coach of the Whiteville High School women’s soccer team. Gore “has already made

07/27/2025

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death of a 31-year-old inmate at Columbus Correctional Institution, the state prison near Whiteville.

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death of a 31-year-old inmate at Columbus Correctional Institution in Whiteville.

07/27/2025

🍉 Sweet slice of summer: Photos from the Fair Bluff Watermelon Festival

Big crowds turned out Saturday for the Fair Bluff Watermelon Festival in the western Columbus County river town. Highlights included the big watermelon weigh-in, watermelon eating contest, parade and Rotary