Government News for Columbus County NC
Representative Brenden Jones is one of the cosponsors of a bill introduced this morning to protect farmland from foreign ownership. The bill is expected to see easy passage through...
A Charlotte civil rights activist is calling for an investigation after a Williams Township substitute teacher allegedly called students “slaves” and “monkeys.” True Healing Under God (THUG) founder J...
Democrats in the General Assembly are pushing two bills to limit law enforcement’s role in immigration enforcement in some locations. The bills are a response to the Trump administration crackdown...
Due to an N.C. Department of Information Technology planned outage, N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles online services and self-service kiosks will not be available for an extended period of time...
Waterfall Estates in County Water District Two is under a boil advisory. County officials reported this morning that local contractors cut a water service line. Crews are making emergency repairs...
Courtesy SCC Educational Talent Search high school seniors will “cross borders and dream big” at the Youth Leadership Summit on Feb. 12 in the Southeastern Community College auditorium. The main...
Whiteville City Council tonight will discuss a new grant that will help bring 200 jobs to downtown, along with one of the last steps toward a major makeover for two...
North Carolina could become the 30th state in the union to allow constitutional carry of firearms. Senator Danny Britt of Robeson County has co-authored a bill that would do...
County Commissioners on Monday turned down a request to give Columbus County status as a high risk wildfire area. Shane Hardee of the Forest Service explained that the shift from...
State officials have noted an increase in flu activity and flu-related deaths, bringing the total number of deaths this season to 117. The N.C. Department of Health and Human...
Joshua Johnson has settled his lawsuit against Columbus County, former Sheriff Jody Greene and Sheriff Bill Rogers over a 2022 assault in the county jail. The lawsuit, filed in...
Both the city and county school systems said this week that they will not cooperate with any law enforcement agency seeking illegal immigrants unless the agency has a warrant. Rumors...
Paul Rockenbach, Whiteville’s new police chief is tired of cold weather. “I’m super excited to be coming to Whiteville,” the former Columbus County homicide investigator said. “I’ve had my fill...
Governor Josh Stein today (Feb. 3) requested $1.07 billion in state funding to support urgent rebuilding needs in western North Carolina. The move came while legislators are investigating continued mi...
A no-cost food distribution event is set for Saturday at West Columbus High School. The Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina will host the “pop up” market from...
Just hours after issuing a boil advisory for District V today (Thursday), county water officials reported that there was a second break in the public water system, this time...