Government News for Columbus County NC
The town of Lake Waccamaw celebrated Independence Day to the fullest in 2023. On Monday evening, July 3, the municipality held its first summer flotilla. The floating procession was lead...
Superior Court Judge Douglas Sasser was honored Thursday by members of the Bladen and Columbus bar, the courts friends and family on his retirement from the bench. “It’s been a...
Some Duke Energy customers are still without power this morning (Tuesday) after a tree fell on a line near Bolton yesterday, as the second 100-degree plus day gets underway. At...
Ashley Gore was appointed today to fill out the term of retiring Chief Resident Superior Court Judge Douglas Sasser. Gore’s appointment was announced today by Gov. Roy Cooper. “Judge Gore...
Madison Street through downtown Whiteville is open again, after emergency repairs on the facade at Merchantile on Madison have been completed. The facade had separated from the main wall of...
Whiteville Police Department is hosting National Night Out on Aug. 1 from 6-9 p.m. in the City Hall parking lot. The evening will include music, games, entertainment, and food. Local...
Repair work is continuing on the former Leder Bros. department store in downtown Whiteville, where a brick facade threatened to collapse Wednesday. City Manager Darren Currie said the facade was...
Traffic on part of Madison Street in downtown Whiteville is being detoured to Lee due to “construction issues” on a building in the 700 block today (Wednesday). Vehicle traffic is...
Local leader Dewey Lewis Hill passed away today (Tuesday). Hill, 97, served ten terms in the state house, representing Columbus and Brunswick counties, from 1992 until 2012. As a young...
A Whiteville house went under the excavator Monday and Tuesday as part of the city’s flood hazard mitigation buyout program. The property at 705 S. Franklin Street was heavily damaged...
With an average of an inch of rain falling every day this week, resources are backing of the Pulp Road Fire in the Green Swamp Preserve. The almost 16,000 acre...
Columbus County Schools has named four new principals for the district. Herman Bland of Chadbourn Elementary, Christian Godwin of Columbus Career and College Academy, Kalee Hill of Hallsboro Artesia E...
County commissioners on Monday turned down a request for an additional $650,000 for the sheriff’s office, even though Sheriff Bill Rogers asked to table the proposal. “This is just not...
It was a night of recognition and discussion at the June Lake Waccamaw Town Hall meeting. Mayor Matt Wilson and commissioners honored the East Columbus Junior/Senior High School Lady Gators...
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Animal Protective Services will not be accepting anymore animals until further notice. APS put out a statement via Facebook Tuesday, June 6, explaining that the she...
County commissioners agreed to return $58,000 in cuts to the Parks and Recreation Department Monday but otherwise made no changes to the proposed Fiscal 23-24 budget. There will be no...