Government News for Columbus County NC
By Hannah Isenhour SCC Communications Southeastern Community College’s Automotive Systems Technology program recently expanded its training resources with the donation of a 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 and re...
North Carolina’s 41-cent-per-gallon gas tax is suspended through Nov. 30, and Attorney General Jeff Jackson today put the state’s major gas retailers on notice that the law requires those savings to r...
Some Lake Waccamaw residents may see smoke rising from the ground Thursday, but the town says it is no cause for alarm. Pressurized smoke is used to help find leaks in drainage systems. Inflow and inf...
The Fair Board hosted their annual Columbus County Agriculture Fair Appreciation Dinner Thursday to kick off this year’s event. Arts, crafts, food, livestock contest start being entered today. E...
The pain at the gas pump was slightly lessened today, as Gov. Josh Stein signed House Bill 3 into law, suspending the state’s gas tax until Nov. 30. House Bill 3 passed the General Assembly Wednesday ...
Chadbourn may not see a Christmas parade this year. Town council on Tuesday voted three to one to remove discussions about adding the parade and other Christmas events to the town’s liability insuranc...
South Whiteville water customers may experience outages this afternoon while crews make repairs to a broken line. City Emergency Services Director Hal Lowder Jr. said a gas company struck and broke th...
Ten years after Hurricane Matthew delivered the first of two crippling floods to Fair Bluff, the town is hosting a documentary premiere about what happened and what is to come. The Fight for Fair Bluf...
In a three to one vote Tuesday, Chadbourn Town council voted to remove consideration of adding the Chadbourn Christmas festival to the town’s umbrella insurance. The item was part of the consent porti...
Updated 2:50 p.m. State representatives today (Oct. 7) approved a measure suspending the state fuel taxes until Nov. 30. The State Senate is expected to pass a similar measure. Both the State House ...
By Hannah Isenhour Southeastern Community College Watching students make connections, ask new questions and discover their own interest in psychology is what drew Kate Geisinger to teaching. Now, as a...
State officials have announced that more than $17 million is being committed to mental health and addictions services across the state. N.C. Dep. of Health and Human Services said the funds will help ...
Note: A correction has been made to the Soil and Water Commissioner races. We do apologize for the error. Early voting for the Nov. 3 election begins Oct. 15 in Columbus County. Any registered voter m...
Noting the need for more information and concerns about potential impacts, county commissioners approved a 120-day moratorium on data centers in the county at Monday’s meeting. Three speakers at the p...
Jason Robinson is the new manager for Columbus County. Commissioners announced at Monday’s meeting that Robinson will begin work Oct. 26. Robinson retired earlier this year from the town of Chadbourn ...
Both houses of the General Assembly will reconvene Wednesday to discuss possible changes to the gas tax and other ways to lower fuel costs. Sources say among the possible solutions being considered fo...