This column by Fair Bluff Mayor Billy Hammond was first published in the Aug. 7 edition of The News Reporter. On Monday, Aug.

This column by Fair Bluff Mayor Billy Hammond was first published in the Aug. 7 edition of The News Reporter. On Monday, Aug.

Southeastern Community College has seen steady enrollment increases in each of the last five years, with much of the growth ...

Shoppers in downtown Whiteville will soon be able to browse antiques, upcycled furniture, and handcrafted goods when ...

For nearly 60 years, I spent a lot of time traveling throughout My South at night alone in an automobile. Usually it was a ...

Columbus County just mailed out county property tax notices, and the City of Whiteville will soon mail out notices for city ...

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

A highway near the Bladen-Columbus county border will be temporarily closed in the coming weeks for drainage improvements.

Fair Bluff is still receiving many compliments for the annual Watermelon Festival. Despite the hot weather, we had the ...

Columbus County 4-H members brought home top honors at the annual District 4-H Activity Day, a regional competition where ...

Tabor City is experiencing one long, hot summer. With the recent heat advisories, the tons of tourists and traffic headed on the bypass to the beach and the early start ...