Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson will visit Chadbourn Friday, making in a campaign stop and an appearance at the N.C. Strawberry Festival Strawberry Encounters. Robinson is the Republican nominee for governor, ...
President Joe Biden will visit Wilmington Thursday to draw attention to pollution problems along the Cape Fear. Leadership with the New Hanover Democrat party said the visit is “presidential,” not a c...
Following some confusion during the 2022 elections and a pending court case, state elections officials are reminding convicted felons that they may not cast a vote until all terms of their sentences a...
All North Carolina registered Republicans and some unaffiliated voters are eligible to vote in second primary elections to be held Tuesday, May 14, in all 100 counties. In Columbus County, second prim...
The State Board of Elections on Tuesday unanimously certified the results of the 2024 primary election in North Carolina and ordered several second primaries to be held on May 14. The bipartisan State...
Precinct meetings for the Columbus County Republican party are being held through March 20. Meetings may be held in person, via telephone or Zoom, Chairman Sammy Hinson said. Precinct chairs must hav...
• The Primary is Tuesday. More than 1,300 early ballots votes have been reported by the county board of elections, as of Tuesday (Feb. 27). Of the 1,328 early voters so far, 639 were Democrats, 386 Re...
As of 8 a.m. today (Thursday) five early voting sites are open in Columbus County. Early polls leading up to the March 5 primary are located at the county board of elections office in Whiteville; Rans...
Voter registration ends Friday for the March 5 primary, and early voting begins Feb. 15. Same day registrations will still be available during the early voting period, but voters will cast a provision...
Absentee by mail ballots go out Friday for the March 5 primaries, and voters are being reminded of several changes instate law for mail-in ballots. The deadline to request a mail-in ballot is Feb. 27....
This is an election year, and it’s going to be a nasty one. While we will not hesitate to share opinions on the Columbus Connection podcast or in the commentary section on the CCN website, we are goin...
Presidential candidates have been approved for the 2024 elections in North Carolina. The state Board of Elections said Friday that Democrats will only have President Joe Biden on their primary ballots...
Editor’s Note: We have requested a photograph and resume from Candidate Pridgen. This story will be updated when we receive them. Congressman David Rouzer will face a challenger from Columbus Co...
Today (Monday) was the start of filing for the March primaries. All the council of state positions are on next year’s ballot including the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state audito...
Part Two of a Series Statewide filing for offices begins Dec. 4 for the March 4 primary elections. The governor, lieutenant governor, and all council of state positions are on the ballot in 2024, and ...
Fewer than 20 percent of the county’s registered voters who were eligible to cast a ballot in Tuesday’s municipal elections went to the polls this year. No write-in candidates won, but Mickey Mouse, M...