Chadbourn News

Cleatis Mae Sweat, 72, of 121 Coward Drive, Fairmont, died May 19, 2012, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center.

The family of an Ardrey Kell High School student killed over Christmas break took part in a rally Saturday in Chadbourn to bring more attention to the case.

Family and friends of Jasmine Thar singing at a rally to try to get justice for the teen killed by a bullet.

A group left Charlotte for Columbus County, to hold a rally in honor of a murdered student.

Contributed photo The North Carolina St. Patricks Day Queens attended the annual strawberry festival and parade in Chadbourn on Saturday, May 5. The queens were able to meet Miss NC Hailey Best and were able to have their picture taken.

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC Authorities broke up a theft ring operating in the Ash area of Brunswick County and extending into Columbus County this past week.

Clariece Hammonds of Chadbourn in Columbus County became the second person to win the top prize in the N.C. Education Lottery's $4,000,000 Cash Blowout game.

Clariece Hammonds became the second person to win the top prize in the $4,000,000 Cash Blowout game, according to a news release from spokesperson Van Denton.

Jasmine Thar, 16, died from a bullet wound after being shot in a family member's yard in December 2011.

G.L. Pridgen, the GOP state legislator from Lumberton who represents House District 46, found out Tuesday the Democrat he will face in November.

The town council in Chadbourn decided Monday during a budget workshop to forego its salary for the next fiscal year.

Folks barreling along Interstate 95 in air-conditioned comfort through the sticky lowlands of North Carolina have likely never heard the 1,000-watt outpost about 20 miles to the south.

Former Mayor Leo Mercer received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine awards Saturday, before acting as the parade marshal for the 80th North Carolina Strawberry Festival.

The ridge that has held the region under warm high pressure will start to glide to our east today.

Since 1926, the festival has grown to include events such as the parade, amusement rides, craft vendors, a talent show, live music and of course plenty of strawberries.

The mother of a Charlotte teen killed in Eastern North Carolina will solicit help to push for an arrest in her daughter's death.

The family of a teen from Charlotte who was killed in Columbus County is continuing their push for justice.

WILMINGTON, NC - Police in Chadbourn are hoping an emergency meeting will help ease any tension between two groups of students at West Columbus High School.