About halfway through the filing period for the 2026 primaries, several local races now have multiple candidates.

Whiteville boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams won on the road Tuesday against West Columbus. The Whiteville girls’ basketball team took an 18–12 lead in the first quarter against West Columbus.

The News Reporter obtained the following inspection scores through a public records request submitted to the Columbus County ...

A divided planning board voted to recommend approval of an RV campground proposed for Thompson Town Road. Nearby landowners say the project will increase noise and traffic and reduce surrounding ...

East View Elementary-Middle School is expected to accommodate about 900 students. It will replace the aging Acme Delco and ...

A woman has been charged with boarding a Whiteville school bus and assaulting the driver with raw eggs. Celenia Annette ...

A Nakina-area home is a total loss after being gutted by fire early Tuesday morning. The fire was reported at 2:49 a.m. in ...

A long-anticipated replacement for Chadbourn’s aging public works building is now moving forward. Town officials came together Monday to break ground on the new facility, which will be located in ...

After closed-session discussion at its Dec. 4 meeting, the Columbus County Board of Education approved personnel actions ...

The United States has more than 4,000 treatment courts, which have been credited with reducing crime. In North Carolina, at least 44 counties have a total of 85 treatment courts, including specialized ...

Brunswick Community College has named Whiteville native Karlyn Stephens its head softball coach.