Business in, around and outside of Columbus County
Gov. Roy Cooper this afternoon proposed almost $5 billion in budget requests using federal COVID-19 funding. Among the proposed uses for the money are $37 million for minority businesses, $2...
UNC Health Southeastern will be postponing all first-dose vaccine appointments that were scheduled to begin today (Jan. 28) and subsequent vaccine clinic days at their Lumberton and Pembroke vaccine c...
Visitors will again be allowed at one area hospital beginning Friday. UNC Health southeastern made the announcement today (Thursday). “Our revised visitation policy speaks to our commitment to e...
Gov. Roy Cooper and the COVID-19 task force will hold a briefing at 2 p.m. You can watch it live here. https://www.ncdps.gov/news-conference...
The city schools sent out a strong warning Thursday to parents about school attendance for students who may have been exposed to COVID-19. Whiteville City Schools Superintendent Dr. Marc Whichard ...
Columbus County’s most recognizable landmark could once again be home to court proceedings. On a 5-2 vote Monday, commissioners approved a plan that would use some of the proceeds from...
This roundup will cover the dates Jan. 6-15. • Columbus County reported 103 deaths from COVID-19 on Jan. 14, up from 90 on Jan. 13. An average of 50 new...
UNC Southeastern UNC Health Southeastern is now scheduling appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations for individuals ages 65 and older. The Lumberton hospital made the announcement Thursday shortly afte...
Columbus County hit a grim milestone the last 24 hours, topping the 100 mark in COVID-19 deaths.The Health Department announced on social media that as of 9 a.m. Thursday (today),...
County schools will not resume in-person classes as planned, but will remain in online learning until Feb. 1.The school system announced today (Wednesday) that due to the increasing rates of...
Chadbourn’s Town Hall has been closed to avoid further spread of the COVID-19 virus. Manager Jerome Chestnutt said staff will still be working, but customers will not be allowed inside...
Gov. Roy Cooper and the COVID-19 task force will hold a video conference at 3:30 p.m. today (Jan. 12) to discus the state’s response. You can view the livestream here:https://www.ncdps.gov/news-...
Developing story. The Health Department will not be making any new appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations until Feb. 1. Daniel Buck said in an email this morning that the sheer volume...
The increased spread of COVID-19 in Columbus County has caused Columbus Regional to activate its surge plan. “We’ve had our surge plan in place for months. We were hopeful we...
Twice-weekly reports of COVID-19 cases are no longer being provided by the county Health department simply because the agency is stretched too thin, spokesman Daniel buck said Wednesday. “The informat...
COVID-19 is filling local hospitals, officials from two area medical centers said Wednesday. Columbus Regional is converting unused space back into patient rooms while UNC Southeastern in Lumberton is...