A freight rail line that runs through Columbus County is included in a project selected for up to $43.6 million in federal ...

Officials marked the opening of the Brenden H. Jones Terminal Building at Columbus County Regional Airport with a ...

A Whiteville woman is facing two felony charges stemming from alleged conduct that an arrest warrant says could cause serious ...

No one was injured in an early Monday morning house fire southeast of Fair Bluff, Columbus County Fire Marshal Shannon Blackman said.

Families of current and former East Columbus Junior-Senior High School students say they have not received yearbooks ...

What would the candidates for N.C. House District 46 do to improve public schools, help families make ends meet and expand ...

South Columbus High School held its homecoming parade in downtown Friday. The student and parent participation was at an ...

Whiteville's Ty'lae Rose (No. 9) carries the ball as a Fairmont defender moves into position Friday night. Rose scored three ...

Democrat Brittany Newton is challenging five-term Republican incumbent Brenden H. Jones for the N.C. House District 46 seat, with education, rural infrastructure, disaster recovery and wages among the ...

Infrastructure, taxes and the needs of rural communities are among the priorities outlined by three candidates seeking to ...

Three former Columbus County high school baseball players were part of professional baseball organizations in 2026, although only two saw regular-season action. Whiteville High School graduate ...

Jones, the district’s arts education director, has seen the number of students drop 15% over the last decade as families move ...