Government News for Columbus County NC
By Burgetta Eplin Wheeler NC State Veterinary Medicine Photos by John Joyner / NC State Veterinary Medicine Before heading home each day to the family farm outside Chadbourn, Christine McPherson Long ...
Madison Ward is stepping down as Whiteville’s director of downtown development. The Tabor City native announced her resignation Tuesday. City Manager Sean Martin shared the news with city council at ...
Columbus Sheriff Bill Rogers joined his counterparts from Bladen and Robeson and state officials this morning to announce a new drug task force. The Borderbelt Drug Task Force is a cooperative effort ...
Columbus Regional Healthcare System has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring people exper...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has confirmed the first established presence of the invasive yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina) in the state. The hornets were fou...
Residents of Butler Town Road are expected to turn out in large numbers Tuesday as the planning board considers approval of a request for a mobile home park. Tuesday’s meeting is set for 6:30 at the c...
Hot Dogs and Cool Cats will be the focus of Columbus County Animal Protective Services annual adoption event Aug. 1 at the county fairgrounds. The event gives area residents a chance to meet Animal Pr...
By Cynthia Nelson Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce As July is nearing its end, August means back to school for our area youth. Many of our area businesses will be having Back to School special s...
North Carolina is one of the states selected for a pilot program to control feral swine. The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) offering $35 million for partnerships to respond to the threat feral swine...
N.C. Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall will be joined by small business owners, economic developers, small business advocates and others from Columbus County for a Business Roundtable at Southeast...
By Kaylie Simmons Southeastern Community College Southeastern Community College students pursuing careers in healthcare now have a new pathway to earn a bachelor’s degree through a transfer agreement ...
By Kayla Henson Columbus Partnership for Children Mike Roberts is the new program manager/grant writer for Columbus County Partnership for Children (CCPC). In this role, he will monitor the progress o...
By Kaylie Simmons Southeastern Community College The Columbus County Home Builders Association donated $100,000 to Southeastern Community College during a check presentation ceremony held in the colle...
Four-way stop signs will come down July 29 at a deadly intersection in the eastern end of Columbus, marking a milestone in improvements at N.C. 11 and N.C. 87. Known traditionally as the Balfour-Beatt...
Chadbourn Mayor Pro Tem Tony Jordan requested a closed session on “code enforcement and water bills”, then changed his request to include “personnel” during the town’s August meeting. State law allows...
County Commissioner Lavern Coleman will host an informational meeting Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Riegelwood Community Center. Coleman said in a social media post that the meeting is an opportunity for ...