Government News for Columbus County NC
Unconventional warfare is coming to Columbus County. Robin Sage, the “final exam” for U.S. Army Special Forces personnel, begins Friday. Green Beret candidates will work with “insurgents” in the fictional country of Pineland, which includes [Read More]
After two years of false starts due to budgets and the pandemic, the long-awaited Eastern Division station for the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office opened Wednesday. “The residents of the eastern part of Columbus County deserve [Read More]
State officials said Tuesday that several commercial flocks of turkeys chickens are being destroyed after testing positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). More than 280,000 broilers and 90,000 turkeys in Johnston and Wayne counties [Read More]
Major renovations are underway at the Columbus County Animal Protective Services (APS) shelter. “It takes a while to get things up to where they were supposed to be,” said Sheriff Jody Greene. “We are really [Read More]
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has finally hit North Carolina’s deer herd. Officials with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission announced today (Thursday) that a sample collected from a hunter-harvested, white-tailed deer in Yadkin County has tested [Read More]
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for our area through 8 p.m. Conditions are good for a spinup or isolated tornado to form this afternoon and evening as a front moves off [Read More]
Southeastern Community College is partnering with Columbus County high schools to host the first ever Construction Summer Camp. This free hands-on program will provide industry skills in carpentry, blueprint reading, electrical, and HVACR. Guest speakers [Read More]
Youngsters can explore nature and have fun learning about science Saturday in downtown Whiteville. The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Whiteville is partnering with the Columbus Council of the N.C. Reading Association [Read More]
More than 185,000 North Carolina drivers with revoked licenses could see their privileges restored over the next two months. The Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) said in a press release Monday that drivers whose licenses [Read More]
Officials from the city schools were joined by local dignitaries this morning for the official opening of the first phase of the new Whiteville High School. The ongoing project is adding classrooms, a new weight [Read More]
Lake Waccamaw officials want to be sure streets in new and existing subdivisions meet the same specifications of those in the rest of town. Allen Serkin, Executive Director for the Cape Fear Council of Governments, [Read More]
A number of local and state offices will be decided in the May 17 primary election, since there are no challengers. A special meeting of the county Board of Elections has been called for today [Read More]
Elections Board to meet this afternoon to determine next step. No one filed to run for the Whiteville City Council seat held by Tim Blackmon by the noon deadline today. The county Board of Elections [Read More]
The Veterans Memorial Park of America is raising funds for the latest project in the Never Forget Gardens. The organization is planning to install a Freedom Circle to honor all five branches of the military. [Read More]
As prisons fight to recruit and keep corrections officers across the state, a Salisbury company will soon bring a number of high-paying jobs to Columbus Correctional. P&G Kiker Security has provided private guards to the [Read More]
Former Elections Supervisor said she “did not know” she was filing retirement papers. Carla Strickland said she is “not worried” about a computer drive turned over to federal investigators Tuesday. “I’m not worried,” Strickland emphasized, [Read More]
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