Government News for Columbus County NC
Two Whiteville firefighters hauled a wheelchair-bound man from his burning apartment Saturday night. WFD Captain J.D. Batchelor and Captain Kyle McDaniel were among the personnel responding to &n...
Two more people have died from COVID-19 in Columbus county, bringing the total to 76 since March. Both of the latest fatalities were patients who were hospitalized. One died Dec....
UPDATED with additional information. A county maintenance worker has been charged with 14 counts each of larceny by employee and obtaining property by false pretense after he allegedly used a...
Citing the ongoing rise in the spread of COVID-19, State Chief Justice Cheri Beasley announced today that all in-person court hearings are postponed for 30 days.The announcement came Friday afternoon...
While no new deaths were reported this morning, the Columbus County Health Department reports positive COVID-19 cases are increasing. Six of the 90 new cases reported since Monday come from...
Buyers and sellers using the internet and parents dropping off children for visitation now have a new, safer option courtesy of the sheriff’s office and International Paper. Sheriff Jody Greene...
Outdoors enthusiasts have until Feb. 1 to review and comment on a series of proposed changes to hunting, trapping, fishing and gamelands rules. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will accept...
You still have a few days to help area families in need with a better Christmas. The sheriff’s office, community CPR and the Disability Resource Center are sponsoring Adopt a...
Citing the continued spread of the COVID-19 virus, Gov. Roy Cooper announced today that a modified stay-at-home order goiees into place Friday at 5 p.m. Businesses will be required to...
Republican majority now holds board. Bullard named chair, with McMillian returning to the vice chair post. Despite a chilly rain, an enthusiastic crowd gathered at the courthouse in Whiteville Monday...
The county school system today began reporting weekly COVID-19 numbers via the central office. On its Facebook page, the Columbus County Schools shared a link to a new weekly listing that...
A Whiteville woman has been charged with insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretenses after she allegedly submitted $4,710 in fraudulent insurance claims. Marilyn Davis, 48, of Davis...
Another inmate at Tabor Correctional has died from COVID-19. The inmate was in his 70s and had underlying health conditions, according to the Department of Corrections. He died in an...
The county’s COVID death toll rose to 73 this week, with the latest victim dying at home Nov. 27. In today’s twice-weekly report, the county reported an additional 58 cases...
The U.S. Court of Appeals today (Wednesday) reversed a lower court ruling on North Carolina’s Voter ID law. That law – the second version approved by the voters and...
Gov. Roy Cooper and members for the COVID-19 task force will hold an update at 3 p.m.You can view the livestream of the COVID-19 briefing here. https://www.ncdps.gov/news-conference...