Government News for Columbus County NC
The N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has announced extended hours for NCServes and the launch of AskMeNC, two initiatives that expand access to care for North Carolina’s veterans and t...
Veterans Day is Tuesday, and two events are scheduled to honor those who have served the country. Veterans Day began as Armistice Day, marking the end of World War I....
Beginning Nov. 10, the N.C. Forest Service is offering a 20 percent discount on tree seedling orders placed by active, honorably discharged or retired military personnel throughout November. The disco...
North Carolina families who receive food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps, will begin seeing partial November benefits loaded onto...
State officials are urging parents to ensure their trick or treaters don’t have a special surprise in their candy bags this Halloween. Attorney General Jeff Jackson is reminding North Carolinian...
The Aspen Institute has named Southeastern Community College as one of the 200 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s premier...
One of the worst spots for flooding along Madison Street in Whiteville is scheduled for a major upgrade starting in 2027. Whiteville City Manager Darren Currie briefed the city council...
See related story: Popup Food Distribution events set. The state Department of Health and Human Services announced today (Monday) that the November benefits for the 1.4 million North Carolinians who...
Related story: SNAP Benefits will not be extended in November. Two popup markets hosted by the Food Bank of Eastern North Carolina will be held in Columbus next week. The...
Early voting is underway in Columbus County for the Nov. 4 municipal elections, when voters will determine who will serve in the leadership roles of their towns and cities for...
Shane Miller died on his first shift as a Tabor City Police officer in 2004. On Tuesday, family, friends and fellow officers will gather in the border town as a...
The Health Department said this morning that the WIC food program has been funded for another month. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has provided additional funding for the program, according...
More than 11,000 people in Columbus County could lose more than $1 million in food stamp benefits Nov. 1 due to the federal government shutdown. County commissioners got the news...
The federal government shutdown may affect local recipients of some kinds of public assistance in the coming weeks. Republicans and Democrats are at an impasse over a new spending bill...
Sunday’s double-punch of heavy rain didn’t catch Whiteville Public Works unaware, but there was little that could be done when an additional foot of runoff came downstream from heavy rains...
On this week’s Columbus Connection, Jefferson sits down with Whiteville City Manager to talk about the ongoing flooding issues in downtown Whiteville. The Columbus Connection is a weekly public ...