There’s a lot going on in our community over the next couple weeks. Get outside and enjoy this beautiful fall weather and have some fun. It’s Pow Wow time at the Waccamaw Siouan Tribal Center [Read More]
Lake Waccamaw will be the only North Carolina location hosting World Singing Day Saturday (Oct 19th, 2024), and more voices are welcome. World Singing Day will take place in 24 nations this year, with 42 [Read More]
The hurricane donation center is once again open for business. Warm clothing, gas and kerosene heaters, small LP tanks, cleaning supplies and hand tools are being accepted at the Black’s Tire facility in the former [Read More]
This weekend is the 51st annual Waccamaw Siouan POW Wow at the tribal grounds. Events start today and continue through Saturday night. There will be traditional dancing and dance competitions, food, native vendors, music and [Read More]
A single federal indictment in the Eastern District of North Carolina charges 16 members of two outlaw motorcycle gangs – the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC) and the Red Devils Motorcycle Club (RDMC) – for [Read More]
Courtesy Theresa Opeka/Carolina Journal A Boone Christian-based humanitarian aid organization, which has been at the forefront of helping with recovery efforts in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene, received a boost Friday with over $50,000 [Read More]
Southeastern Community College officially opened its new $375,000 greenhouse on Sept. 25. The greenhouse was paid for through the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund. The greenhouse is part of ongoing efforts to modernize agribusiness education in [Read More]
The bipartisan State Board of Elections on Monday unanimously approved a long list of emergency measures to help Helene victims vote in the 2024 election and ensure election officials can provide accessible, safe, and secure voting options [Read More]
The application period for county governments and conservation nonprofit groups to apply for farmland preservation grants from the N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund opens Oct. 14. Applicants have until Jan. 17 to [Read More]
Press Release October 8, 2024 Water Quality Issues & Boil Water Advisory Due to emergency repairs to the Public Water Supply System, a Boil Water Advisory has been issued for customers within Columbus County Water [Read More]
The Columbus County Agricultural Fair starts today and runs through October 13 at the County Fairgrounds on Prison Camp Road. This year’s event features the return of the Fair Queen Pageants, the Midway, Arts and [Read More]
Hurricane Helene may not have done much here, but it smashed communities in the North Carolina mountains. All this week we have been sharing opportunities for you to donate, and in the coming days we’ll [Read More]
On this Edition of The Columbus Connection, Jefferson has commentary on Hurricane Helene. FEMA, and Government Bureaucracy. The Columbus Connection is a weekly public affairs program produced in, for, and about Columbus County North Carolina. [Read More]
Livestock are literally roaming free in the areas hit hard by Hurricane Helene last week, and the state is asking for help corralling the animals. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler issued an urgent plea this morning [Read More]
On this Edition of The Columbus Connection, Jefferson has in studio guest Elizabeth Fontes, Business Relations Representative for the North Carolina Division of Employment and Independence for People with Disabilities. The Columbus Connection is a [Read More]
On this Edition of The Columbus Connection, Jefferson has in studio guests Morgan Hayes & Tyler Hodge of the Beaver Committee of Columbus County. The Columbus Connection is Brought to You in Part by NIEMAN [Read More]
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