Government News for Columbus, NC
Lake Waccamaw’s audit showed no major issues for Fiscal Year 20-21, and a boost in sales at the ABC store aid dividends for the police, fire department and library. Accountant Alan Thompson of Thompson, Price, [Read More]
Graduation may be months away, but dates for the 2022 commencement exercises have been announced. Columbus Career and College Academy will hold their graduation on Thursday, June 2 at 6 p.m. at West Columbus High [Read More]
Columbus County residents may qualify for a one-time LIEAP payment Residents who received LIEAP (Low Income Energy Assistance Program) during the month of December may qualify to receive an automated payment right away. Individuals who [Read More]
As we begin February together, I wanted to write a quick note just to say thank you to all of the great employees of Columbus County. I continue to be amazed at the level of expertise [Read More]
• Some questions still remain about missing funds. Former Animal Control Supervisor Joey Prince pleaded no contest to embezzlement charges and received a prayer for judgement (PJC) in superior court today. Prince was accused of [Read More]
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has now been confirmed in 53 hunter-harvested wild waterfowl at three sites in North Carolina. These sites are Hyde County, a site located on the Pamlico/Beaufort County line and a new [Read More]
County under curfew starting at 6 p.m. Columbus County will be under a nighttime curfew except for essential and emergency workers through Sunday morning. The curfew lasts from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. Friday and [Read More]
Updated 3:30 p.m. Jan. 20. In case of emergency: Call 911 for life threatening emergencies. County Emergency Operations Center: 910.642.8193 or 910.642.7684 Duke Energy Progress Outage Reporting: text “OUT” to 57801 or call 1.800.419.6356, and [Read More]
A wild Northern shoveler duck has tested positive for avian influenza in Hyde County, prompting reminders for commercial and hobby poultry growers to increase their biosecurity measures. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and [Read More]
Columbus County News Dot Com and WTXY will be providing updated lists of closings and delays throughout the storm, on air and online. Contact us on Facebook or email [email protected] with your closings and delays. The [Read More]
Lack of personnel is forcing Nakina Middle School to go virtual beginning tomorrow (Wednesday) through Friday. Kelly Jones of the Columbus County school system said in a press release this afternoon (Tuesday) that COVID has [Read More]
THE COLUMBUS CONNECTION with Jefferson Weaver is a new weekly public affairs program produced in, for, and about Columbus County NC. Each week Jefferson and his In-Studio Guests discuss topics of interest pertaining to Columbus [Read More]
Planners for the county Parks and Recreation Department hope residents will share their experiences, needs and hopes in a new survey. The survey will be used to create a master plan for future funding requests, [Read More]
• Some icing possible early Sunday. While meteorologists are tracking a winter storm headed into North Carolina that will dump one to two feet of snow in the mountains of the state, Columbus County seems to [Read More]
The town of Lake Waccamaw was all about getting the job done at last night’s meeting. Valerie Riege, retired Navy officer and resident, asked permission from the board to paint pickle ball lines on [Read More]
With COVID numbers on the rise, the Boys and Girls Home of North Carolina is taking measures to prevent the spread of the virus to office staff and the children both on campus and at [Read More]
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