Government News for Columbus County NC
A water line break near Hallsboro has led to a boil advisory for a small number of residents. The break occurred at the Lakeland Village subdivision, near the intersection of Sam Potts Highway and Honey [Read More]
(Editor’s note: this story has been edited to correct an earlier error. — JW) No nonessential capital projects, no new hiring, and other cuts are part of the Fiscal 24-25 budget approved Monday by county [Read More]
Whiteville will receive $1.3 million in state funding for the Mollie’s Branch Drainage Project. The funding was made public when N.C. Emergency Management (NCEM) announced the first round of grant recipients for the 2023 Disaster [Read More]
Elwell Ferry is expected to reopen June 3, after maintenance and inspections have been completed on the cable. The ferry runs between Carvers and Kelly on the Cape Fear River in Bladen County. State officials [Read More]
A destructive invasive beetle has been confirmed in Bladen county forest, but has not yet been found in Columbus county. The Emerald Ash Borer is now in 76 of North Carolina’s 100 counties, according to [Read More]
The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is issuing new driver licenses, permits and identification cards featuring the latest in card security design and construction specifically intended to combat fraud. “I am proud to announce [Read More]
Students at North Carolina’s historically Black colleges and universities and minority serving institutions are now eligible for new scholarship funds from the N.C. Department of Transportation. NCDOT’s Office of Historically Black Colleges and Universities Outreach [Read More]
The National Weather Service is warning that this year’s hurricane season could be memorable, and not in a good way. “Unfortunately, the outlook calls for an 85 percent chance that we will observe above normal [Read More]
It’s bear season in North Carolina – the time to see them, not hunt them. Several reports of bear sightings in Columbus and surrounding areas have been shared in recent days on social media. One [Read More]
Eddie Beck has been named the new superintendent of Columbus County Schools. Beck has served as assistant superintendent for the system since 2023, when Jonathan Williams was hired by the Whiteville City Schools. Beck will [Read More]
An estimated 38 million motorists are expected to travel by roadways this Memorial Day weekend. Thousands will also take to the water for the unofficial start of summer boating season. AAA predicts this holiday period will [Read More]
There may have been rain in the forecast, but it didn’t stop the town of Lake Waccamaw from making decisions about the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) or the completion of two well sites at Tuesday [Read More]
The first phase of a new cottage apartment complex is on Tuesday’s Whiteville City council agenda. John Fisher and Bill Lynch are requesting the city grant a special use permit for an undeveloped tract in [Read More]
The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge will reopen as early as tomorrow, according to the Department of Transportation (DOT). The DOT said this morning that the preservation project has been completed several weeks in advance of [Read More]
Columbus County Animal Protective Services (APS) will be closed through May 13 for extensive cleaning after an outbreak of parvovirus. “Due to the high number of puppies coming in from the community that have not [Read More]
This year has the hallmarks of being a banner season for alligators at Lake Waccamaw, and officials are stressing the danger of feeding the large reptiles. The exploding population of gators (due to the state’s [Read More]
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