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Nov 7, 2024 · Veterans Day will be hailed with a patriotic flair across Columbus County this weekend. 9 arrested in connection with narcotics operation at jail. The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office announced that its Vice Narcotics Division has concluded an “extensive investigation into the distribution of illegal substances i….
Obituaries - NRcolumbus.com
BLADENBORO -- Hilda Hester Coleman, 87, passed away Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, at her home. She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred G. and Edith Davis Hester; her husband, Vollie Coleman; and four brothers, Kendrick, Broadus, Ernest and Ewen.
Former sheriff’s home damaged in shooting
2 days ago · The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting at former Sheriff Lewis Hatcher’s Clarkton-area home as attempted murder. Around 6:40 p.m. Thursday, sheriff’s deputies responded to a call about a shooting at Hatcher’s residence, located in the sub-100 block of Pridgen Acres Drive off of U.S. 701.
Trooper Bracey is county’s newest NCSHP graduate
2 days ago · A Columbus County resident was among 25 new troopers graduating Friday morning from the 164th Basic Highway Patrol School. He has been assigned to his home county for field training to begin later this month. Wesley Bracey will serve Columbus County with his base at the Whiteville NCSHP office. “I always wanted to be a trooper,” Bracey told ...
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Nov 8, 2024. Updated Nov 7, 2024. Updated Nov 7, 2024. The Columbus County Register of Deeds office in Whiteville has recorded the following property transfers for Oct. 21–Nov. 1. Sale prices shown were calculated based on excise tax listed by the county. The News Reporter did not include easements, cemetery plots or sales of less than $100,000.
Column: I voted | Opinion | nrcolumbus.com
4 days ago · The first time I voted, I was in college and came home to vote for Lyndon Johnson — among other candidates. I had met the president at a rally in Raleigh. My friends and I in the college newspaper office had tried to use our homemade “press credentials” to meet the candidate, but that proved unsuccessful.
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Oct 31, 2024 · Columbus Co. towns to get nearly $600K from state for road repairs. The N.C. Department of Transportation has announced the latest round of state funding for towns and cities to pursue local roadwork projects — and 10 Columbus County municipalities are set to receive a combined total of nearly $600,000. All 1….
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5 days ago · About Us. The News Reporter, founded in 1896, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning media company in Whiteville, N.C. The News Reporter is owned by publisher and editor, Justin Smith. It was previously owned by the Thompson/High family since 1938 and is the first community newspaper in the United States, along with The Tabor City Tribune, to win the ...
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Nov 7, 2024 · Whiteville JVs rally to defeat South Columbus. Updated Nov 2, 2024. The saying that, “Football is a game of two halves,” was first used in the 1980s by an unattributed source to describe a soccer match. The sport is different, but there is no better way to describe Whiteville’s 22–20 win over South Columbus T….
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