Government News for Columbus County NC
The N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services’ Division of Aging is partnering with North Carolina area agencies on aging and local service providers to distribute fans statewide to eligible recipients through the Operation Fan Heat Relief program starting [Read More]
Information gathered from official news releases from state agencies. N.C. Chief Justice Paul Newby has announced his Commission on Professionalism awards for 2024. This award is presented annually to an individual or individuals whose contributions [Read More]
If a bill approved by the N.C. House becomes law, sheriffs and local law enforcement will be required to cooperate with law enforcement. House Bill 318—The Criminal Illegal Alien Enforcement Act adds to HB 10, which [Read More]
North Carolina poultry has been designated High Path Avian Influenza-free by the World Organization for Animal Health. This designation means that the state can resume exports and international trade for poultry products. Broilers, or chicken [Read More]
County water customers along P.D. Ranch Road are being advised to boil water used for consumption. A contractor crew broke a water line in the area this afternoon, affected all customers along P.D. Ranch, the [Read More]
Updated 12:15 p.m. Tuesday. A civil rights protest at Williams Township School was abruptly cancelled Monday afternoon due to a shooting in Myrtle Beach. A protest and a counter protest were planned for today at [Read More]
The State Board of Elections is coming under fire from voting watchdog groups for a new list of approved forms of voter IDs. The new list was released Friday, and includes cards issued by UNC [Read More]
For now, the governor will continue to control the State Board of Elections. Democrat Governor Josh Stein sued the legislature and the state over a law passed in December that gave most of the [Read More]
Raleigh, NC Press Release Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Governor Josh Stein is offering a $25,000 reward in the killing of a Brunswick County man. Bryan Goodwin, age 31, is wanted for the 2024 killing of [Read More]
County commissioners approved a controversial new tax billing fee for urban taxpayers Monday, with a provision that officials from both the county and municipalities can negotiate a lower rate. In February, commissioners approved a [Read More]
Multiple soft spots and penetrations in the roof of the former News Reporter Publishing building in Whiteville may require a new roof that will delay the Provalus project. City Council will hear an update on [Read More]
The bill prohibiting graphic depictions of sexual activity in public school libraries was passed by the state house Wednesday. House Bill 636 would ban books with graphic written or illustrated sex, or that have sex [Read More]
Public comments will return to the top of the county commissioners agenda next week. “This was just something I wanted to try, to see how it would work,” said board Chair Laverne Coleman. “I [Read More]
A bill in the state senate would make it a felony to sell or trade embalming fluid to anyone outside the funeral industry. The Rakim Shackleford Embalming Fluid Act seeks to address the growing problem [Read More]
Republican legislators are in a showdown with Governor Josh Stein over a request for a restraining order to block changes to the State Board of Elections. Without court action, elections board appointments would shift on [Read More]
A CCTV – Columbus County TV Video Presentation of the April 8th Lake Waccamaw Town Board Meeting. You can watch the video below, or on the CCTV YouTube Channel Here. Our Videographer was Crystal Faircloth
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