Retired educator Beatrice Addison, a Democrat, is challenging Republican incumbent Ronnie D. Strickland for the District 2 ...

The Greater Fair Bluff Chamber of Commerce will be having its last farmers’ market of the year. The chamber has put together ...

The following incidents were reported to the Whiteville Police Department.

This monthly feature lists local firms recently incorporated with the State of North Carolina. The information is from the ...

Columbus County’s 55 lottery retailers recorded a combined $23,567,402 in net sales during the 2025-26 fiscal year, according ...

The following incidents were reported to the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office.

A new N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles driver license office will open Monday, Oct. 5, in Tabor City, the N.C. Department of ...

This past week city staff offered members of city council an opportunity to go to the downtown park site and be given a ...

Educators, employers and community leaders gathered at Southeastern Community College on Sept. 24 for the Fall Business & ...

Arrest reports from the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office are public record after an individual is booked in the Columbus ...

This story was written and first published by Border Belt Independent. It is republished here with permission.

Agriculture helped shape Columbus County, but how much does it drive our economy today? And can new housing developments ...