Authorities are searching for an inmate with ties to Columbus County who escaped from Forsyth Correctional Center on Friday.

The News Reporter earned nine awards, including two first-place honors, in the N.C. Press Association’s annual editorial ...

More often than not, baseball players are referred to as “the boys of summer.” The reason is a basic one as baseball, on the ...

South Columbus High School has turned to a familiar face to lead its boys’ soccer program. Oscar Pineda has been named the ...

On behalf of the Town Council and all of our municipal employees, I'd like to welcome one and all to the 2026 Watermelon ...

A new performance audit by the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor says Columbus County is not in a financial crisis. However, years of late financial reports, recurring accounting ...

Columbus County Commissioner Ricky Bullard is asking the N.C. Department of Transportation to evaluate the intersection of Hinsons Crossroads Road and Rough and Ready Road after a July 10 crash ...

Latoya Brown has spent years building East Columbus athletic programs. Now, the longtime girls' basketball and track and ...

A new traffic pattern at the intersection of N.C. 87 and N.C. 11 in Columbus County is scheduled to take effect July 29 as ...

Whiteville High School girls’ basketball coach Serena Smith led the East All-Stars to an 85–82 victory over the West on ...

Two retired school superintendents now hold the top positions on the Southeastern Community College Board of Trustees. At ...

East Columbus basketball fans have already seen Donavan Worley deliver with a game on the line. Now, the former Gator athlete will lead the program from the sideline.