Government News for Columbus County NC
Chadbourn will be under a boil water advisory starting Tuesday, Oct. 27, until further notice for removal of old water mains and putting new water mains in service. Outages will take place Tuesday thr...
An unforgettable celebration between a mother and daughter happened recently when Monica Glover of Saint Pauls discovered she won a $1 million top prize. “My mom was with me while I was scratching the...
Farmers, gardeners, landscapers or anyone with outdated pesticides and empty containers may dispose of the unwanted materials for free Nov. 3 in Whiteville. N.C. Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Serv...
After the usual initial surge, early voting has slightly slowed down again in Columbus County. Wednesday saw just 600 voters visiting the polls. The Board of Elections office had 331; Chadbourn 73; Fa...
Early polls slowed slightly on Tuesday, but voters continued to turn out and cast ballots. Tuesday’s total voter turnout was 664, the second slowest day since voting began Thursday. The Board of Elect...
Three days into early voting, totals have already more than doubled the first day’s turnout. Early voting for the Nov. 3 election began Oct. 15, with 722 ballots cast. The next day (last Friday) staye...
By Hannah Isenhour SCC Communications Southeastern Community College will welcome more than 3,000 elementary students from Columbus County Schools and Whiteville City Schools for its second Careers on...
By Hannah Isenhour SCC Communications Southeastern Community College’s Automotive Systems Technology program recently expanded its training resources with the donation of a 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 and re...
North Carolina’s 41-cent-per-gallon gas tax is suspended through Nov. 30, and Attorney General Jeff Jackson today put the state’s major gas retailers on notice that the law requires those savings to r...
Some Lake Waccamaw residents may see smoke rising from the ground Thursday, but the town says it is no cause for alarm. Pressurized smoke is used to help find leaks in drainage systems. Inflow and inf...
The Fair Board hosted their annual Columbus County Agriculture Fair Appreciation Dinner Thursday to kick off this year’s event. Arts, crafts, food, livestock contest start being entered today. E...
The pain at the gas pump was slightly lessened today, as Gov. Josh Stein signed House Bill 3 into law, suspending the state’s gas tax until Nov. 30. House Bill 3 passed the General Assembly Wednesday ...
Chadbourn may not see a Christmas parade this year. Town council on Tuesday voted three to one to remove discussions about adding the parade and other Christmas events to the town’s liability insuranc...
South Whiteville water customers may experience outages this afternoon while crews make repairs to a broken line. City Emergency Services Director Hal Lowder Jr. said a gas company struck and broke th...
Ten years after Hurricane Matthew delivered the first of two crippling floods to Fair Bluff, the town is hosting a documentary premiere about what happened and what is to come. The Fight for Fair Bluf...
In a three to one vote Tuesday, Chadbourn Town council voted to remove consideration of adding the Chadbourn Christmas festival to the town’s umbrella insurance. The item was part of the consent porti...