Government News for Columbus County NC
Gambling is becoming a booming business in North Carolina. The N.C. State Lottery Commission said this morning (Oct. 9) that more than $575 million in bets were placed in September...
The application period for county governments and conservation nonprofit groups to apply for farmland preservation grants from the N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund op...
Vape and tobacco shops may soon be more tightly regulated in both the city and county. Columbus County commissioners on Monday set a public hearing on the draft ordinance regulating...
County Manager Eddie Madden said the county never prevented City of Whiteville assets from being deployed to the Hurricane Helene response. City officials expressed frustration last week after a team...
The town of Black Mountain has water service again, in part due to help from Columbus County. Several teams of Columbus County personnel are providing support to the Emergency Operations...
As Hurricane Helene tore its way through Western North Carolina last Friday, City of Whiteville employees were put on notice that some would be deployed to help with disaster recovery....
Livestock are literally roaming free in the areas hit hard by Hurricane Helene last week, and the state is asking for help corralling the animals. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler issued...
Rep. Brenden Jones of Columbus County is no stranger to natural disasters. With a business in Fair Bluff and home in Tabor City, as well as close ties throughout the...
Deputies and sheriff staff from Columbus and Bladen got a firsthand look at the devastation of Hurricane Helene in the North Carolina mountains Monday. Sheriff Bill Rogers of Columbus and...
County Manager Eddie Madden and seven other senior members of county government are on the ground in Western North Carolina helping with hurricane relief efforts. County Manager Eddie Madden said...
Updated 2 p.m. Oct. 1 Hurricane Helene hadn’t even finished devastating western North Carolina Friday before local efforts were getting underway to help those hit by the storm. Multiple towns...
On this Edition of The Columbus Connection, Jefferson has in studio guest Elizabeth Fontes, Business Relations Representative for the North Carolina Division of Employment and Independence for People ...
Columbus County elections officials were removing ineligible voters well before the recent lawsuit against the state state elections board and increased calls for more oversight of the state board. Vo...
The potential for high winds and some flooding has led both the city and county school systems to shift to a storm footing for Friday. Hurricane Helene is forecast to...
In a meeting that was delayed due to a major rain event that shut down the county, Commissioners on Monday will discuss assistance to farmers hit hard by the drought...
Whiteville firefighters are accepting donations for flood victims in Brunswick County. Cases of water, canned goods, baby supplies, dry goods, and toiletries may be brought to the Whiteville Fire Dep...