Government News for Columbus County NC
Lake Waccamaw is well known for its private fireworks displays during holiday weekends, but officials hope this year that the skies stay dark and quiet. Lake Waccamaw Fire Chief Barney Tyler issued a local order [Read More]
4:52 p.m. Hallsboro Volunteer Fire Department is responding to a woods fire located at 5640 Sam Potts Highway. The cause is currently unknown. Dry conditions and intense heat across 26 counties has led the state [Read More]
Whiteville city council will discuss the troubled Sandy Ridge apartment complex Tuesday.An amendment to the regular agenda was emailed Friday (today). The agenda item gives no details other than to request a discussion of apartment [Read More]
UPDATE: some customers now have power; trees blamed for outage.More than 1,500 Duke Progress Energy customers are without power this afternoon (Thursday).The outage was reported at 12:30 p.m., according to the utility. Duke’s outage map [Read More]
While it may cause a few weeks of headaches, officials hope a drainage project in Whiteville will have longterm benefits. South Franklin Street between Madison and Caldis will be closed May 17-28 to allow crews [Read More]
While the panic over fuel supplies maybe have kept some people home, there were still plenty of suspects on the road during the Mother’s Day weekend. On Friday, the Tri-County Community Impact Team (C.I.T.) Task [Read More]
UPDATE: More areas were added to the notice late Tuesday night. A broken main on Red Bug Road left some county customers without water Tuesday, and affected other areas as well.County staff is working to [Read More]
North Carolinians can get critical help to pay for high-speed internet from a $3.2 billion federal program opening in May for families and households working, learning and shopping from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Emergency [Read More]
One of the county’s deadliest intersections will soon become an interchange. The crossroads at Old Boardman Road and Macedonia Church Road intersects with U.S. 74. Drivers currently must stop for stopsigns on either side of the [Read More]
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Friday afternoon through Friday evening.The watch is in effect for Columbus, Robeson, [Read More]
If Lt. Kenneth Smith is calling you from the sheriff’s office – hang up the phone. The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is warning doctors in the area about a “failure to appear” scam that is [Read More]
They’re not always the most welcome springtime guests, but snakes serve an important role in nature, and the Wildlife Resources commission wants to know more about the sightings of several kinds. The warm weather means [Read More]
Cypress Village apartments in Fair Bluff recently held its grand opening. The complex was purchased and remodeled by father and son investors, Kyle and Jonathan Cox of Tabor City. In attendance were both Coxes, [Read More]
Vaccinations offered Tuesday and Thursday Beginning Tuesday (April 27) UNC Health Southeastern will begin offering COVID-19 vaccinations within Southeastern Health Mall Clinic on the campus of Biggs Park Mall. First-dose vaccines will be administered every [Read More]
Two troublesome intersections at Lake Waccamaw will see temporary improvements before major changes take place next year. The Department of Transportation announced today (Friday) that Chaunceytown Road and U.S. 74-76, and Old Lake Road at U.S. [Read More]
Tabor Correctional paid a $92,822.69 water bill to the county Tuesday after the state was not billed for water usage for more than a year. County Manager Eddie Madden said Friday he was made aware [Read More]
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