Government News for Columbus County NC
One of the worst spots for flooding along Madison Street in Whiteville is scheduled for a major upgrade starting in 2027. Whiteville City Manager Darren Currie briefed the city council on the project at Tuesday’s [Read More]
See related story: Popup Food Distribution events set. The state Department of Health and Human Services announced today (Monday) that the November benefits for the 1.4 million North Carolinians who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition [Read More]
Related story: SNAP Benefits will not be extended in November. Two popup markets hosted by the Food Bank of Eastern North Carolina will be held in Columbus next week. The markets will be held: Monday, [Read More]
Early voting is underway in Columbus County for the Nov. 4 municipal elections, when voters will determine who will serve in the leadership roles of their towns and cities for the next term. Campaign promises [Read More]
Shane Miller died on his first shift as a Tabor City Police officer in 2004. On Tuesday, family, friends and fellow officers will gather in the border town as a section of Complex Street will [Read More]
The Health Department said this morning that the WIC food program has been funded for another month. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has provided additional funding for the program, according to a social media post [Read More]
More than 11,000 people in Columbus County could lose more than $1 million in food stamp benefits Nov. 1 due to the federal government shutdown. County commissioners got the news Monday during a briefing by [Read More]
The federal government shutdown may affect local recipients of some kinds of public assistance in the coming weeks. Republicans and Democrats are at an impasse over a new spending bill that would, among other things, [Read More]
Sunday’s double-punch of heavy rain didn’t catch Whiteville Public Works unaware, but there was little that could be done when an additional foot of runoff came downstream from heavy rains that fell west of the [Read More]
On this week’s Columbus Connection, Jefferson sits down with Whiteville City Manager to talk about the ongoing flooding issues in downtown Whiteville. The Columbus Connection is a weekly public affairs program produced in, for, and [Read More]
The Town of Lake Waccamaw held a brief but informative meeting on Tuesday evening. The board took the opportunity to update the public on future zoning and show their appreciation to the fire and rescue, police, and Public Works departments who worked [Read More]
David Meares of Columbus County immediately thought of his family after his $2 Lucky for Life ticket won him a $25,000 a year for life prize. “Family is the number one thing to me,” he [Read More]
When Whiteville City Manager Darren Currie left City Hall Sunday night around 9 p.m., “the streets were mostly clear. “Our stormwater system had handled what rain we received,” he said. “The areas that have problems [Read More]
Due to emergency repairs to the Columbus County Public Water Supply System, a boil water advisory has been issued for customers within Columbus County Water and Sewer District IV. The areas affected include all customers [Read More]
From six to nine inches of rain across central and southern Columbus is leading to delays, closures and cleanup this morning. Sheriff Bill Rogers reported more than a dozen water rescues between Sunday afternoon and [Read More]
Lower speeds on South Madison and no parking on part of Franklin Street are on the agenda Tuesday for Whiteville City Council. The N.C. Dept. of Transportation (NCDOT) has asked that the city support dropping [Read More]
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