Columbus County News

Published: Friday, July 25, 2008 at 2:13 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, July 25, 2008 at 2:13 p.m. Dram Tree Books proprietor Jack E. Fryar Jr.

' Five of Bladen County's 13 schools or 38.5 percent of the county's schools have met their goals for determining adequate yearly progress under the No Child Left Behind rules.

Submitted by WWAY on 21 July 2008 - 5:13pm. Iraq war A Columbus County preschooler had a special, unexpected visitor today.

Submitted by WWAY on 10 July 2008 - 5:02pm. Columbus County News Cape Fear Pride 2008 Whiteville is a proud community, and one of the core communities of the entire Cape Fear region.

A town known for tobacco production may be going smoke free. County Commissioner Bill Memory calls himself a progressive thinker.

Appalachian State University believes that North Carolina landfills produce enough methane gas to become economic boons for to their communities, including Edgecombe County.

Submitted by WWAY on 11 July 2008 - 6:04pm. Columbus County News Gas prices Pump problems at one Whiteville gas station Take note! There is a gasoline station in Whiteville that's practically giving away their ...

Published: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at 8:50 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at 8:52 p.m. ROADS AHEAD? THE PLAN: The state DOT has revised a long-range transportation plan for Brunswick County.

Wilmington has now laid claim to the title of "America's World War II City". That was just part of Thursday's rededication of the newly created and renovated Hannah Block Historic USO Building.

Published: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 7:50 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 7:50 p.m. Many parents of children with learning issues such as attention deficit disorder and dyslexia have spent the ...

BRUNSWICK COUNTY Trial set in abduction, rape of visiting teens The trial of a man accused in the 2001 kidnapping and rape of two teenage girls who were visiting Ocean Isle Beach begins Tuesday in Brunswick ...

Published: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 6:03 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 6:09 p.m. A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 6:30 p.m. today for west central Brunswick, southern Bladen and ...

Published: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 9:50 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 10:01 a.m. Rising to Success students, Matthew Freeman, Dewayne Cummings and Isaac Cummings, attend a session on Working ...

Posted June 11th, 2008 at 3:18 PM by Chad Adams Obviously this would be a long post if I re-printed it all, but RC Soles is rather controversial and rumors about him have swirled for years.

N.C. election officials are still examining the challenge of a Bolivia, N.C., man concerning the validity of Sheriff John Ingram's appointment.

Keith Sink's farm has attracted some curious looks from neighbors in recent months.

Submitted by WWAY on 22 May 2008 - 5:27pm. Crime N.C. NC lawmakers trying to crack down on growing gang presence State lawmakers want to crack down on North Carolina's growing gang presence.

John Ingram stands in his office in the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office in Bolivia Tuesday, May 20, 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.

Published: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 12:12 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 12:12 p.m. The Community Foundation of Southeastern North Carolina has awarded a three-year grant to start an emergency ...