News stories in Columbus, NC.
As the busiest week of the year gets underway at Lake Waccamaw, police are reminding golf cart users to be sure children are properly buckled up. Lake Waccamaw was the first municipality in the county [Read More]
City and county school board filings are underway, but filings have been slow in the first week of signups. County District Five incumbent Steve Long has filed for reelection. In the District One race, where [Read More]
While the state officially designated Columbus County in a moderate drought Thursday, the dry conditions weren’t news to area farmers. “The drought has been a challenge across much of the state this year,” said Lydia [Read More]
The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles will begin collecting a processing fee on all transactions paid for with a credit or debit card on July 1. This includes transactions occurring in-person, online and at a [Read More]
Editor’s note: an earlier version of this story incorrectly identified Columbus County School Board Chairman Ronnie Strickland. An appraisal will be done on the proposed Bolton site for a new eastern Columbus K-8 school before [Read More]
There is no burn ban in place yet, but N.C. Forest Service officials are discouraging outdoor burning due to the ongoing dry weather. As hot and dry conditions persist across much of the state, fire [Read More]
By Scott Elliott USDA ARS Office of Communications Part Three of a Series A tiny fly may be the key to helping control fire ants – along with a little extra electricity. Fire ants are a [Read More]
A public forum Saturday is designed to build relationships between the sheriff’s office and the community. The Unity in Our Communities event starts at 10 a.m. at Whiteville High School auditorium. It’s billed as an [Read More]
Updated June 28 3:45 p.m. Every county except for one in North Carolina is now in either a drought or abnormally dry, the state Drought Monitor reported today (June 27). Columbus County is listed as [Read More]
By Amanda Irwin Boys and Girls Home of N.C. This year’s Southern Farm Days held March 15-17 on the Boys and Girls Homes Farm attracted some of the largest crowds in the farm heritage festival’s [Read More]
Deputies and Tabor City Police arrested a suspect wanted for larceny and other crimes in several cases stretching back to earlier this year. Courtney Cole Scott, 31, of 118 Canal St., Tabor City, was taken [Read More]
Outdated pesticides will be collected at no cost in Columbus County July 23. The Columbus County Extension Office and state Dep. of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program is a non-regulatory, cost free [Read More]
Columbus Animal Protective Services will be closed and offering limited services July 10-15. In a social media announcement, APS officials said the office will not be open to the public, and traps will not be [Read More]
By Kayla Henson Columbus County Partnership for Children The N.C. Partnership for Children is part of a significant expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL) program in North Carolina, with the introduction of a new [Read More]
By Andrew Casas USDA ARS Office of Communications Part Two of a Series Scientists hope research onto a water-resistant delivery method will soon be useful in creating more methods of controlling fireants. The red imported [Read More]
Speed and improper passing contributed to a June 7 fatal crash minutes after the end of the school year, and one of the teens in the crash has been charged. Kamari Smith, 16, was cited [Read More]
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