James “Jim” Thorval Tompkins of Tabor City died Wednesday, Nov. 27, in McLeod Seacoast hospital, Little River. He was 89. He ...

Catherine Emilie Cantwell Spivey journeyed to Heaven at 4:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27, in the Columbus Regional Healthcare ...

Donald Spivey of the Vinegar Hill community, Tabor City, died Sunday, Dec. 1, in his home. He was 86. Born in Columbus County ...

An allegation of “inappropriate communications” with a student at Thomas Academy in Lake Waccamaw has resulted in the arrest ...

Edward Everett Perry of Nakina died Tuesday, Nov. 26, in Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Center, Whiteville. He was 71. Born Oct. 14 ...

Fred Arthur Hufford of Loris passed away on Monday, Nov. 18. He was 60. Born May 14, 1964 in Conway, he was the son of the ...

John Monroe McDowell of Clarendon died Saturday, Nov. 23, in New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. He was 95. Born Oct. 8, 1929 in Dillon County, he was the son of the late Monroe McDowell ...

Mable Faye Richardson Fowler of Tabor City died Thursday, Nov. 21, in her home. She was 100. Born Nov. 8, 1924 in Columbus ...

State Rep. Brenden Jones of Tabor City has been elected Majority Leader of the North Carolina House or Representatives. Jones election Tuesday was “by an overwhelming majority of his colleagues, ...

Danny Ray Martin of Evergreen died Monday, Nov. 18, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. He was 69. Born in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Edward Martin Jr. and Mary ...

Betty Jean Buffkin of Kelly, a cherished mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on Nov. 20. He was 87. She was married for 46 years to the late ...