News Briefs for April 4, 2025
Columbus County Health Department Director Kim Smith will introduce Daniel Buck to commissioners Monday as her replacement. Buck has been an assistant at the health department since 2020, when he came on board to help with the county’s pandemic response. Smith is retiring after 20 years with the department.
DMV License offices in Elizabethtown and Whiteville will expand their operating hours to 7:00 a.m. starting Monday. The move was announced recently by the Division of Motor Vehicles, which is currently under scrutiny by State Auditor Dave Boliek and the legislature.
The massive wildfires in Western North Carolina were declared contained this week, after heavy rains saturated some fire zones. State Forest Service officials said the operations are transitioning back to local control. At one point, Black Cove was the number one priority wildfire in the country, the first time that designation has been held by a North Carolina fire. More than 8,000 acres were scorched by the month-long blaze.
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