Government News for Columbus County NC
A Republican-supported bill banning diversity equity and inclusion practices is making its way through state senate. Senate Bill 227 is a companion bill to the anti DEI measures proposed in the...
Porch pirates are a plague on every community in the state, and a bill passed by the state house will increase punishments for mail theft. Under House Bill 34...
U.S. Secretary of the Agriculture Brooke Rollins will visit North and South Carolina for a tour of the hardest hit wildfire areas and briefings about the fires in both states....
County Commissioners Monday tabled two controversial agenda items. A memorandum of understanding regarding financial reporting from the sheriff’s office was held over until a future meeting. Commissio...
A state agency’s ongoing mishandling of hurricane relief funds from Matthew and Florence is bringing the State Auditor’s Office to Columbus County. County Manager Eddie Madden said the county’s ongoin...
Democrats in and out of the General Assembly are crying foul over a bill to require the pledge of allegiance to be scheduled daily at public schools. The bill does...
Columbus County Commissioners on Monday have a full agenda. In addition to public hearings on a planned duplex development and a proposed ordinance regulating campers, the board will consider...
The House Oversight Committee on Thursday continued hearings from state leaders who must provide what they do, how they do it, and how they measure their success. Critics have accused...
Representative Brenden Jones called out former governor Roy Cooper and the N.C. Office of Resilience and Recovery in an X post Wednesday for failure to properly manage millions of dollars...
County water customers in District III are under a new boil advisory today (Thursday). A water main line break near Waterfall Estates has caused an outage for all customers in...
Emergency repairs on North Creek Drive in county Water District IV have led to a boil advisory. The affected area includes all of North Creek Drive. Flow will be reversed...
Students at North Carolina Title 1 public high schools have until March 7 to apply for a new, one-week page program. Title I is a federally funded program that provides...
Sylvia Cox has accepted the position of president of Rockingham Community College. A longtime driving force behind multiple programs at Southeastern Community College, Cox will start her new position ...
After serving 579 people in 219 households, the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina is coming back March 3. The free food pop up market will be from...
Rep. Brenden Jones and three other legislators are co-sponsoring a sweeping bill to eliminate DEI in state government, including removing funding for DEI practices local government agencies. Ho...
Courtesy Southeastern Community College The Frosty Freeze fundraiser event is set to bring some chilly fun and community spirit to Southeastern Community College on March 4, with all proceeds benefiti...