Government News for Columbus County NC
Tributes are being posted across the nation as former President Jimmy Carter died Sunday at 100 years of age in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. Carter was president from 1977 to 1981. He and his [Read More]
Governor Roy Cooper and Governor elect Josh Stein filed a lawsuit Monday challenging legislation changing appointments and the composition of state and local elections boards. Senate Bill 382 was passed over Cooper’s veto, and strips [Read More]
President Joe Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 convicted murderers Monday (Today), including three tied to high profile cases with regional connections. Biden issued the commutations as incoming President Elect Donald Trump vowed to [Read More]
Drivers on Old Lake Road will permanently lose access to U.S. 74/76 this week as part of the project to upgrade the highway to interstate standards. A contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation recently [Read More]
Governor Roy Cooper and Governor Elect Josh Stein filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging part of the new bill that shifts appointments to the Highway Patrol to the legislature. The lawsuit says that the commander [Read More]
Legislators overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 382 Tuesday amid protests and threats of a lawsuit by Cooper. The bill provides $227 million in disaster relief, and weakens the governor’s control over the [Read More]
The renovation and refit of a downtown Whiteville building will cost $2.1 million. City council on Tuesday was briefed on the progress of the Provalus project. The tech support firm has opened a temporary facility [Read More]
In a case where decisions have flipflopped through the court system for seven years, the state Supreme Court will hear Maurice Devalle’s lawsuit to be recertified as a law enforcement officer. In 2019, Devalle was [Read More]
November was another big month for gambling in North Carolina, according to the State Lottery Commission. The commission on Monday (today) released its sports betting revenue report for November. Between Nov. 1 and Nov. 30, [Read More]
The N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) is accepting public comments through Dec. 14 on a proposed amendment to the action plan for administering HUD Community Development Block Grant-Mitigation funds received after hurricanes Matthew and Florence. [Read More]
Columbus County Commissioners passed one of the strictest vape store regulations in the state Monday. The board rejected a proposal to define vape stores as any business with 85 percent of its sales involving vape, [Read More]
A number of new state laws went into effect Sunday, some without the blessing of Gov. Roy Cooper. Masks are now prohibited in public except they may be worn by persons with health conditions. The [Read More]
Laverne Coleman and Chris Smith replaced Rickey Bullard and Giles “Buddy” Byrd as chair and vice chair of the county commissioners Monday. The move came after Coleman, Byrd, Bullard and Smith were sworn in for [Read More]
A boil advisory has been issued in the county District II after contractors broke a water line today, leading to pressure loss for customers in some areas, according to a press release from the county. [Read More]
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services’ Low Income Energy Assistance Program will begin accepting applications from older adults 60 and older or people with disabilities receiving services through the NCDHHS Division of Aging on Dec. [Read More]
Lake Waccama’s boil advisory has been lifted. The advisory was issued Sunday after a line break along Canal cove Road. Repairs have been made, and tests show the water is free from contaminants. The advisory [Read More]
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