The Whiteville City Schools Board of Education approved personnel moves recommended by Superintendent Jonathan Williams after a closed session at its Aug. 18 meeting.

Over the past six months, the Columbus County Detention Center has seen more staff turnover than any other county department.

Fifteen Columbus County cheerleaders and West Columbus High School cheer coach Tasha Bass Dyson joined peers from around the country in June for the Cheer Hawaii USA Invitational.

When students return for a new school year Monday at East Columbus Jr.-Sr. High School, they’ll see a tribute to a classmate who died just before his senior year was to begin. Gary Landyn Jacobs, 17, ...

Columbus County Schools has taken steps to avoid future “religious viewpoint discrimination” on campus after complaints from a religion-government separation group, according to the school system’s ...

An investment firm is planning to buy one of Columbus County’s largest employers. American Industrial Partners purchased International Paper’s Global Cellulose Fibers business for $1.5 billion, AIP ...

A Bolton woman has been charged with stealing thousands of dollars in lottery tickets from a gas station where she worked.

American Industrial Partners has purchased International Paper’s Global Cellulose Fibers division, of which the Riegelwood mill is a part, for $1.5 billion. Staff file photo ...

The county planning board is set to consider a proposal that would see up to 10,660 more homes built near Columbus County’s southern edge. Before doing so, the board will invite comments and questions ...

Developers seeking planned unit development zoning to construct up to 10,600 homes near Pireway have withdrawn their application, according to the Columbus County Planning Department.

Shelly Cullipher of Nakina Middle School said she was “surprised, overwhelmed and, more than anything, thankful and humbled” to be named principal of the year. When asked to state the core values ...

The N.C. State Highway Patrol and the Town of Chadbourn have released more details about the officer-involved wreck Wednesday night in Robeson County. A Chadbourn police officer sustained “serious” ...