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]
The political party affiliations of about 34,000 North Carolina voters registered with four parties — Constitution, Justice for All, No Labels, and We the People — will be moved to unaffiliated status in the state’s [Read More]
Former sheriff’s Office Captain Kevin Norris has joined the race for the county’s top law enforcement officer. Norris said in a Facebook post today (Thursday) that he is “deeply committed to making Columbus County a [Read More]
Joshua Harris announced today (Wednesday) that he will not continue his run for Columbus County sheriff. Harris is currently a member of Whiteville City Council, and a former Whiteville Police Officer as well as a [Read More]
The five new appointees to the NC State Board of Elections were sworn in to four-year terms Wednesday (today). The new board immediately elected Francis X. De Luca of Wilmington as chairman. Member Stacy “Four” [Read More]
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