Government News for Columbus County NC
Whiteville City Schools will be on remote learning tomorrow due to the potential for severe weather. Columbus County schools will have a teacher workday. Contact your child’s school for information...
Spring is a busy time of year for N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) biologists. Warmer weather brings wildlife out from winter slumber. Spring is when many species are on the move looking...
Chase Lancaster was sworn in today (Thursday) as the new fire chief for Lake Waccamaw. Lancaster has more than 20 years experience in firefighting, and said he looks forward to...
By Cynthia Nelson Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce In our last column we spoke of our 80th Annual Banquet. We are pleased to say that it was one of...
Lake Waccamaw town leaders agree that ‘good fences make good neighbors’, and the board made a much-anticipated decision about what those structures entail on Lake Shore Drive at the March...
By Amanda Irwin BGHNC Boys and Girls Homes is launching the public phase of its four-year Making Futures Brighter Now and Forever Capital Campaign with an official goal of reaching...
The N.C. Department of Revenue (NCDOR) is now processing 2025 Individual Income Tax returns. Taxpayers will begin receiving refunds through the mail and direct deposit this week. They can learn...
Someone stole thousands of dollars worth of tools from a county department in a larceny that wasn’t reported for several days. Whiteville Police said they were called to the Columbus...
The Open Space Institute (OSI) and N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) will work together to conserve the 2,519-acre Big Swamp tract in Robeson County. The announcement was made today (March...
Columbus County Planning Director Kelsey Hammond submitted her resignation this morning (March 6). “There were a lot of factors in my decision,” Hammond said. “The largest was the insurmountable amoun...
Less than 24 hours after being installed, license plate reader (LPR) cameras helped Whiteville Police capture a woman wanted in connection to a homicide. LPR cameras scan license plates when...
Two Columbus County men were recognized by the Cape Fear Council of Governments last week for their years of public service. Local leaders and state officials gathered at the Terraces...
County Manager Eddie Madden announced Wednesday that he will retire in December. Until then, Madden said, he is still on the job he has held for five years. He is...
A boil advisory has been issued for some county water customers along Peacock Road, effective today (March 4). Contractors struck a line supplying water to customers from 3067 to 4944...
Rogers, Somers, McPherson Clear Winners in Columbus Tuesday’s primaries saw 19 percent of registered voters turn out in Columbus, but left clear winners in the unofficial results. Jeanne McPherson ous...
Local races — 16 of 16 precincts reporting District Attorney (Republican) Jenna Earley 2,394 J.K. Somers 2,436 Commissioners District 6 (Republican) Rickey Bullard 522 Jeanne McPherson 665 Jody ...