News stories in Columbus, NC.
News Briefs for March 16, 2025 Green Swamp Highway, also known as N.C. 211, will be detoured to Blacksmith Road beginning this Monday while the Department of Transportation replaces a concrete culvert south of the [Read More]
News Briefs for March 13, 2025 Green Swamp Highway will be detoured to Blacksmith Road beginning Monday, March 17 while the Department of Transportation replaces a concrete culvert south of the intersection. Flaggers and [Read More]
News Briefs for March 12, 2025 The state anticipates resting its case against Darius Washington Thursday or Friday, District Attorney Jon David said. After four weeks of testimony, prosecutors have two more witnesses to [Read More]
News Briefs for March 11, 2025 The Wall That Heals needs volunteers during its visit to the Veterans Memorial Park in April. Angela Norris of the park said 200 volunteers are needed to serve [Read More]
News Briefs for March 10, 2025 Charges are pending after a man died in a structure fire in Nakina early Sunday. Wendel Clyde Smith, 75, was found in the remains of the burned home. Christopher [Read More]
WTAB Radio in Tabor City is off the air today after 71 years. It’s the end of an era and the home of the popular Swap Shop, Classic Country, Bluegrass, Carolina Beach Music, and religious [Read More]
News Briefs for March 9, 2025 WTAB Radio in Tabor City is going off the air after 71 years. The home of the popular Friday Swap Shop and religious broadcasts will go silent at [Read More]
News Briefs for March 6, 2025 The Forest Service will hold prescribed burner licensing May 19-22. Certified Burner classes are delivered through a combination of virtual classroom sessions and in-person group field activities. [Read More]
News Briefs for March 5, 2025 Tuesday’s Council of State meeting, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler warned that North Carolina, not California, is in higher danger of catastrophic urban impacts by wildfires, due to development [Read More]
News Briefs for March 4, 2025 County Commissioners Monday tabled two controversial agenda items. A memorandum of understanding regarding financial reporting from the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office was held over until a future meeting. [Read More]
News Briefs for March 3, 2025 A state agency’s ongoing mishandling of hurricane relief funds from Matthew and Florence is bringing the state auditor’s office to Columbus County. County Manager Eddie Madden said the [Read More]
News Briefs for March 2, 2025 Fire departments from several counties responded Saturday and Sunday to a massive fire at the West Frazier sawmill in Riegelwood. Acme Delco Riegelwood Fire Rescue Chief Steve Camlin [Read More]
Multiple fire departments were on the scene of a major fire at the West Frasier Mill plant in Riegelwood. Fire crews were on the scene all afternoon. A lumber storage building, waste dump, and woods [Read More]
News Briefs for February 28, 2025 Forest Service crews are still on the scene of a massive wildfire in the western part of the county. Firefighters from a half-dozen departments worked to protect homes [Read More]
The House Oversight Committee on Thursday continued hearings from state leaders who must provide what they do, how they do it, and how they measure their success. Critics have accused the General Assembly of pushing [Read More]
Representative Brenden Jones called out former governor Roy Cooper and the N.C. Office of Resilience and Recovery in an X post Wednesday for failure to properly manage millions of dollars in relief for victims of [Read More]
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