Government News for Columbus County NC
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ha...
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...
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...
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 throu...
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,...
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...
The state government of North Carolina is the 46th best employer in the nation for veterans looking for jobs, Forbes Magazine announced that the state of North Carolina has been...