Government News for Columbus County NC
Retired State Trooper Scott Floyd said today (Friday) that he plans to throw his hat in the ring for the District Seven county commissioner seat next spring. “I have some goals, if I am elected,” [Read More]
Folks near the corner of Canal Cove Road and Wooded Acres Road at Lake Waccamaw are waking up to the sound of beeps and clunks of heavy machinery as the Wildlife Resources Commission installs [Read More]
Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Animal Protective Services (APS) is working hard to improve both the shelter and the agency’s old reputation, all for the love of animals. APS has overcome many obstacles in the months [Read More]
The first payment of state funds for local municipal roads was announced today (Wednesday). The State Street Aid to Municipalities is more commonly known as Powell Bill Funding. The program was established by former State [Read More]
The second uptown Whiteville water outage in two days caused Whiteville High School to close early today (Wednesday).The outage occurred on Lee Street from Wyche Street to Lewis Street. An alert from the city said [Read More]
A contractor cut a water line in the area of Flowers Pridgen Road in Whiteville this morning, leading to outages for several neighborhoods. City Manager Darren Currie said repairs are underway. City crews are on [Read More]
The date for filing hasn’t even been set in stone, but a third candidate has announced plans to run for sheriff next year. Jason Soles said Sunday in a social media post that he intends [Read More]
No cost programs through the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services are redefining how those who are disabled, deaf, or hard of hearing are making phone calls with clarity. The Division of Services [Read More]
Livestock, poultry, woodland and plasticulture farmers who suffered losses in three hurricanes can still apply for federal relief. The USDA has extended the deadline to Dec. 31 for producers who had losses in hurricanes Michael, [Read More]
One of the strongest advocates for students in Columbus County has died. Monte Herring, 67, died Monday at McLeod Loris Hospital after a brief illness. The Cerro Gordo resident previously worked with Brunswick Electric Cooperative. [Read More]
COVID-19 has caused staff shortages to many businesses and organizations over the past 18 months, and it’s now impacting how schools will feed their students. The N.C. Department of Public Instruction this week released a [Read More]
It’s far too often that defendants under the age of 21 appear on court dockets, but when Columbus County has another option out there to try to steer those kids in the right direction. Tony [Read More]
ATMC recently awarded $35,000 in grant funds to 12 Columbus educators to expand educational programs here. Recipients in the Columbus County area include Danielle Hinson and Michael Powell of Chadbourn Elementary; Amy Malpass of East [Read More]
A water break near East Columbus High School has cancelled classes for the rest of the day and caused a boil water advisory for a large portion of the town’s water customers. School officials said [Read More]
Crews are scrambling to repair a fiber communications line after service was cut to 911 this afternoon. 911 service was not lost, the county said. Emergency calls are being rerouted to a neighboring county and [Read More]
Small businesses can find out more about how to do business with the state at a free seminar here Sept. 25. The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold a workshop to help small business owners [Read More]
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