Government News for Columbus County NC
Updated 11 p.m. Jan. 24 Note: A winter weather advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service for Columbus County. Send your church or business closings and delays to CCN.JWeaver@gmail.com....
The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will activate its hotline Saturday, Jan. 24, to connect farmers with resources that can assist with damage and other agricultural emergencies r...
Lake Waccamaw State Park is conducting a controlled burn today, and heavy smoke conditions may be present in some areas of the town. Controlled burns help maintain the health of...
A boil advisory has been issued for part of the County Water District 1. The areas affected include all customers from 21869 to 22876 Peacock Road, from 17 to 328...
Columbus County officials will move onto an emergency footing Thursday in preparation for the winter storm forecast for the weekend. The latest accumulation estimates from the National Weather Service...
County commissioners Tuesday unanimously approved a budget amendment to preserve the county’s paramedic quick response vehicle (QRV) program. The budget amendment for $421,000 was required to keep the...
Whiteville public works and emergency personnel began preparations Tuesday for the pending winter storm. “We gathered the crews this morning and began checking equipment,” Emergency Services Director ...
The first case of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus type 2 in North Carolina has been confirmed in a domestic rabbit in Dare County. RHDV2 is typically a fatal disease affecting both...
Columbus County Government Offices announced Friday they will be closed for Martin Luther King Jr Day on Monday in a Facebook Post on their Facebook. Offices will reopen on Tuesday,...
Sunday voting will not be an option in Columbus County during the upcoming early voting period. Under a new state law, local election boards must unanimously approve early voting schedules...
Some voters may have a new precinct number and/or polling location for the March primary. “Your right to vote has not changed,” the Columbus County Board of Elections said in...
Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T are experiencing cellular phone outages across the U.S. today. More than 253,000 Verizon customers reported outages as of 1:30 p.m., according to Downdetector.com. Veriz...
Lake Waccamaw Fire and Rescue will no longer be providing non-emergency medical transportation, and may soon cut its EMS department. Commissioners made the decision Tuesday after a closed session call...
Whiteville City School students will have some extra time off this week and next. In a social media announcement, the city school system said students will be released early Friday,...
The town of Lake Waccamaw entered into a new year looking to update some old business with a discussion about the fence ordinance in the area at Tuesday night’s meeting....
Whiteville City Council will receive a presentation on the annual audit and an update on finances from Interim City Manager Colburn Brown Tuesday. Brown is the city’s finance officer, and...