Government News for Columbus County NC
County school, principals will be responsible for ensuring student athletes only play on teams with their biological peers, under a new provision to be considered by the Columbus Board of Education tonight (Tuesday). The rule [Read More]
New and incumbent board members will take the oaths of office Tuesday in two local municipalities. At Lake Waccamaw, East Ward Karl Bracey and West Ward Commissioner Terry Littrell were unopposed. They will receive the [Read More]
The inmate who was left with brain damage and permanent injuries after an assault in the county detention center is suing former Sheriff Jody Greene and the county. Joshua Cornelius Johnson, 34, listed a Chadbourn [Read More]
State and local officials today announced that a major auto parts manufacturer will be expanding in Tabor City. DMA Industries will create 21 jobs averaging $40,000 a year, just over the county media wage. The [Read More]
Today (Monday) was the start of filing for the March primaries. All the council of state positions are on next year’s ballot including the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer; Commissioners [Read More]
Winter Weather Preparedness Week is Dec. 3 – 9 and Gov. Roy Cooper is encouraging North Carolinians to plan and prepare now, before potentially dangerous winter weather arrives. “North Carolina weather can be challenging, especially [Read More]
A new urgent care will be built on the site of the currently closed clinic on Powell Boulevard, after construction on the U.S. 701 Super Street is completed in the area. Whiteville City Council on [Read More]
Parents have two more opportunities to tell officials their views on county schools as well as find out about future plans for the system. Columbus County Schools is hosting two more Community Cafes. One is [Read More]
The U.S. 701 Super Street project in Whiteville is changing the landscape in more ways than widening the bypass. A developer has asked the city for permission to rezone two properties for commercial development, in [Read More]
Replacement of a drainage pipe in Ash will cause a number of detours into Columbus County starting Monday. The section of Pireway Road NW will close to allow N.C. Department of Transportation employees to safely [Read More]
Columbus County Recycling Centers will be closed Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving. The centers will reopen on their regular schedules Saturday. Municipal and county trash customers who normally have a Thursday pickup will have their [Read More]
More than $700,000 worth of state funding is going into making the Columbus County Detention Center safer for both inmates and staff. Sheriff Bill Rogers and Chief Deputy Jerome McMillian briefed commissioners Monday on the [Read More]
New evidence in the Kandle Rogers assault case has led to the dismissal of the city school board member’s conviction. Rogers was charged with assault on a government official after she allegedly scratched Nishawn Pridgen, [Read More]
Feast Down East, a vital local non-profit organization committed to strengthening the local food system by connecting local farmers to our community, has suffered a significant financial setback through the loss of critical grant funding [Read More]
Filing begins Dec. 4 for what has been called one of the most pivotal election cycles in years. With North Carolina’s primaries set for March 5, filing for the governor, lieutenant governor, all council of [Read More]
Avid kayakers Doug Smith and Mitchell Cain launched from Madison Street today (Nov. 16)to get a closeup view of some of the problems set to be discussed tonight at the drainage meeting at Whiteville City [Read More]
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