Lake Waccamaw News

The N.C. Coastal Land Trust has purchased 296 acres along the Waccamaw River in Columbus County with grants from the N.C. Clean Water Management Trust Fund and the N.C. Attorney General's Environmental ...

Submitted by WWAY on 6 October 2008 - 4:03pm. READ MORE: An update on the clear cutting story in Lake Waccamaw at the Cove Canal swamp reveals that the state is offering to buy the proposed land.

An Indian flute maker is quite the attraction in Lake Waccamaw. His handmade creations are sold around the world.

Submitted by WWAY on 16 September 2008 - 6:01pm. Local resident known world-wide for flutes An Indian flute maker is quite the attraction in Lake Waccamaw.

Submitted by WWAY on 10 September 2008 - 4:55pm. Lake Waccamaw clearcutting concerns Lake Waccamaw residents and officials are trying to save the last remaining wetlands in the cove canal swamp.

Gary Faircloth is humbled to be President of the Boys and Girls Home in Lake Waccamaw, an institution that provides a home for children who have been mistreated or rejected.

More than 100 women gathered Monday, June 23, for the fourth annual luncheon to benefit the Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina.

Photo 1 of 7 Next Richard Lawrence, Director of the North Carolina Underwater Archeology Branch, sifts throgh debris brought up from the floor of Lake Waccamaw Wednesday, May 21, 2008.

Published: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 8:22 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 10:39 p.m. Divers search the floor of Lake Waccamaw for remains a whale Wednesday, May 21, 2008.

“Of late there have been two drug arrests of residents in that nursing home facility and one sexual assault arrest that has been made”

In the past few weeks Lake Waccamaw Police have received several complaints about the Waccamaw Village Assisted Living Center. via WWAY-TV Wilmington

“I came home one day and found one of the residents naked in my pool”

Authorities arrested John McLeod, 60 years old, for forcing another resident to perform a sex act. via WECT-TV Wilmington

A name to watch in the state of North Carolina for the 2009 class is safety Demetrius McKelvie from East Columbus High in Lake Waccamaw. via Rivals.com

Contributed by Ben Steelman - Posted: February 19, 2008 5:52:41 PM "When I wrote the following pages, or rather the bulk of them, I lived alone, in the woods, one mile from any neighbor, in a house which I had ... via StarNewsOnline.com

For the first time in nearly 10 years in Rotary, I took the opportunity to traveled to Lake Waccamaw on Sunday to visit the Lake Waccamaw Boys & Girls Home. via Eastern Wake News

Body of second teen found Submitted by Douglas Clark on 6 January 2008 - 8:16pm. READ MORE: News Columbus County The search for a missing Columbus County teen is now over. via WWAY-TV Wilmington

“It's not something that we anticipated or thought would ever have happened.”

It was between the time Darnell Frink was killed, and the time that Delamez Jones went missing, that Jones and his parents spoke to police about the shooting at the Lake Waccamaw gas station -- because Delamez ... via WWAY-TV Wilmington

Authorities in Lake Waccamaw have made more arrests in the murders of 14-year-old Rashed Jones and 22-year-old Darnell Frink. via WECT-TV Wilmington

“They called us because they knew of Stanley Kite (Craven Emergency Services Management director) and of our ability to conduct searches and rescues with sonar equipment”

Three men from the Little Swift Creek Volunteer Fire Department were part of a search at Lake Waccamaw in Columbus County. via Sun Journal

The students and staff at East Columbus High School have planned a special event to remember the teens involved in last week's boat tragedy. via WECT-TV Wilmington