Government News for Columbus County NC
Columbus Regional staff will be at the Ransom Center Friday to host a free heart health screening fair. The Heart Health Fair will offer free blood pressure checks, cholesterol, A1C and glucose screen...
Elwell Ferry across the Cape Fear River is closed until Wednesday. The Department of Transportation said the ferry is expected to reopen Wednesday at 8 a.m. It crosses the river between Carvers Creek ...
Chadbourn will shut down its water system from 9 p.m. Wednesday through 4 a.m. Thursday for repairs. The town said in a social media post that water used for consumption should be boiled for one minut...
Investigators at the State Board of Elections are looking into allegations of misconduct by individuals conducting voter registration drives, including that they are impersonating state or county elec...
By Kaylie Simmons SCC Communications In collaboration with Columbus County Schools (CCS), Southeastern Community College (SCC) will showcase local technical, public safety and healthcare career opport...
After more than ten years of court battles, lengthy debates and multiple rule changes by the state Board of Elections, North Carolina voters will be required to show a photo ID with early voting tomor...
Dollars make cents, and the Town of Lake Waccamaw is doing its best to improve funds after amendments were made to the new fiscal year budget at Tuesday night’s Town Hall meeting. Leaders are wo...
State gamblers spent more on online betting in January, and the state took less in through taxes on those wagers, according to the N.C. Lottery Commission. Between Jan. 1 and Jan. 31, account holders ...
In-person early voting for the 2026 primary election begins Thursday and ends at 3 p.m. Feb. 28. Statewide, 319 early voting sites will open in the primary, when voters will select candidates to move ...
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is seeking public comments on a proposed temporary rule amendment to close recreational harvesting of spotted seatrout in inland and joint (by hook-and-line) fis...
The Board of Directors of the Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation of North Carolina has set the 2026 boll weevil assessment at 75 cents per acre of cotton, keeping the rate the same for the ninth year....
The U.S. Postal Service will host a job fair Saturday in Whiteville to fill immediate openings for full- and part-time positions. The job fair will be held from 10 a.m. -1 p.m. at the Whiteville Post ...
Former City Manager Darren Currie will be recognized Tuesday at the Whiteville City Council meeting. Currie retired Dec. 31 after 11 years with the city and 30 years total in government service. He pr...
Courtesy SCC Marcia deAndrade, an Elizabethtown native, is Southeastern Community College’s newest nursing instructor with more than 20 years of experience in healthcare. When two of her underg...
Columbus County and Whiteville City Schools will be on a two hour delay Wednesday, Feb. 5, due to the potential for hazardous driving conditions. Freezing rain and road icing is likely during the earl...
Benefits representatives of the Veterans Administration will be at the Veterans Memorial Park Feb. 13. The event will be at the Outreach Center from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. No registration is required. R...