The March Primary ballot will be a short one in Columbus, since multiple nominations are not contested. Democrat candidates were lacking in the filing for the 2026 primaries. In several races, there will not be [Read More]
Filing for the 2026 elections closed at noon today, and a number of races will likely be decided in the March Primary. Republicans dominated the filing period, with only a handful of democrats filing for [Read More]
Candidate filing for the March primary races got off to a busy start at the Columbus County Board of Elections Monday. Primary winners go on to the general election in the fall. Incumbent Democrat Barbara [Read More]
District Attorney Jon David will not seek reelection. David said Tuesday that he will not sign up for another term in office when candidate filing starts Monday. He endorsed Jenna Earley, the lead assistant [Read More]
Despite controversy over drainage in Whiteville, alleged issues with police department leadership in Tabor City, and tax increase at Lake Waccamaw, voter turnout was only slightly above average in Tuesday’s municipal election, compared to previous [Read More]
Voters in some Columbus County municipalities will see new leaders in December, while incumbents held strong in some races Tuesday (tonight). In his first challenged race since taking office in 2009, Terry Mann [Read More]
Voters in Columbus County towns and cities have only hours to make their voices known in mayoral and council races. Voting for municipal offices began at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday and continues until 7:30 p.m. Only [Read More]
There is no police record of an alleged incident between Whiteville Police and mayoral hopeful Brittany Payne, officials said today. In an Instagram reel, Payne claimed that she was harassed by a Whiteville Police officer [Read More]
A Whiteville mayoral candidate said in an Instagram reel in June that she was targeted by a restaurant patron who used influence and tried to have her arrested by Whiteville Police. Brittany Payne is on [Read More]
Residents of incorporated towns and cities have until Friday to register to vote for the Nov. 4 election. All municipalities in the county have elections this fall. Only town residents may cast ballots. Friday is [Read More]
A federal grand jury returned an indictment Tuesday charging a Canadian citizen with illegally registering to vote and voting in federal elections in 2022 and 2024. “Every single time a noncitizen casts an illegal vote [Read More]
The first wave of mailings is now going out to North Carolina voters who need to provide their driver’s license number (DL#) or last four digits of their social security number (SSN4) as part of [Read More]
Contested races are on tap for several towns in Columbus in November’s municipal elections. Filing closed today at noon at the county board of elections office. While several municipalities had no candidates to file except [Read More]
Mayors in Lake Waccamaw and Whiteville will face challengers in November, while some towns still don’t have a full slate of hopefuls for the municipal elections this fall. Filing for town and city offices ends [Read More]
There was a steady stream of candidates at the county board of elections Monday when filing opened for the fall municipal races. Three candidates have signed up to run for mayor at Lake Waccamaw. Incumbent [Read More]
Most municipalities in Columbus County have at least one seat up for a vote Nov. 4 as filing begins Monday for the fall municipal elections. All races are non-partisan, and only registered voters who have [Read More]
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