Government News for Columbus County NC
The August 2024 Lake Waccamaw Town Commissioners Meeting was held on August 13th 2024 at the Lake Waccamaw Town Hall. You can watch the meeting in it’s entirety in the video below. Our [Read More]
Valerie Ann Sinclair of Fayetteville has pleaded guilty to 21 counts of obtaining property by false pretenses in Moore County Superior Court. Judge Regina M. Joe ordered Sinclair to surrender her clinical mental health counselor [Read More]
Around $4 billion in medical debt statewide is being written off after 99 hospitals, including Columbus Regional, agreed to a state plan to increase Medicaid. Gov. Roy Cooper and Human Services Secretary Kody Kinsley announced [Read More]
By Grant Merritt Southeastern Community College With the mission to serve as many students in our community as possible, Southeastern Community College established a pathway for Black’s Tire Service employees to earn their high school [Read More]
Flooding at Fair Bluff has caused county emergency officials to reopen the shelter at West Columbus High School in Cerro Gordo. County spokesman Daniel Buck announced the decision today (Friday) as floodwaters continued to rise [Read More]
Three of the four shelters in Columbus County will close today at 5 p.m. Edgewood Elementary, the county’s only pet-friendly shelter, will remain open, according to county spokesperson Amanda Prince. “If the need for additional [Read More]
Registration is now open for the N.C. Forest Service Certified Burner Training Class set for Oct. 21-23. All 2024 Certified Burner classes will be delivered through a combination of virtual classroom sessions and in-person group [Read More]
Deputy Finance Director Heather Woody was named as interim director in an emergency meeting today (Wednesday). “Ms. Woody is well respected and has a vast knowledge of local government,” County Manager Eddie Madden said. “She [Read More]
By Kayla Henson Smart Start Columbus County Partnership for Children’s Early Learning and Family Resource Center (ELF) now has resources for children who are blind or visually impaired. These resources are offered in Braille, a [Read More]
County commissioners will meet today (July 31) at 4 p.m. to discuss a replacement for Finance Director Lacie Jacobs, who resigned Tuesday. The meeting will be held in the commissioners chambers in the county office [Read More]
A portion of a $421 million grant will be used to expand state parks and preserve more of the Green Swamp Preserve. Gov. Roy Cooper and state Natural and Cultural Resources Secretary Reid Wilson joined [Read More]
County Finance Officer Lacey Jacobs resigned abruptly this afternoon (Tuesday). County Manager Eddie Madden confirmed that Jacobs handed in her resignation at 3:40 p.m. details about her exit were not available. An interim director has [Read More]
Millions of low- and middle- income North Carolinians are one step closer to medical debt relief. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 26 approved a proposal to use the state’s [Read More]
Friday’s ribbon cutting at the Columbus County Courthouse has been rescheduled for 3 p.m. County spokesperson Natalie Carroll said a scheduling conflict with the courts led to the time change. The 1914 era building was [Read More]
The N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) is building community resilience across North Carolina with more than $171.5 million committed to affordable housing development in hurricane-impacted communities. In total, NCORR is funding 2,182 units [Read More]
R.J. Corman Railroad has been awarded a state grant to improve the railway between Columbus County, Mullins and Conway. The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Rail Division this week announced $1.8 million in 50-50 matching grant [Read More]
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