Government News for Columbus County NC
State officials said Tuesday that several commercial flocks of turkeys chickens are being destroyed after testing positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). More than 280,000 broilers and ...
Major renovations are underway at the Columbus County Animal Protective Services (APS) shelter. “It takes a while to get things up to where they were supposed to be,” said Sheriff Jody Greene. “We are...
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has finally hit North Carolina’s deer herd. Officials with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission announced today (Thursday) that a sample collected from a hunter-harvest...
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for our area through 8 p.m. Conditions are good for a spinup or isolated tornado to form this afternoon and evening as a front moves off the coa...
Southeastern Community College is partnering with Columbus County high schools to host the first ever Construction Summer Camp. This free hands-on program will provide industry skills in carpent...
Youngsters can explore nature and have fun learning about science Saturday in downtown Whiteville. The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Whiteville is partnering with the Columbus Council...
More than 185,000 North Carolina drivers with revoked licenses could see their privileges restored over the next two months. The Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) said in a press release Monday that dr...
Officials from the city schools were joined by local dignitaries this morning for the official opening of the first phase of the new Whiteville High School. The ongoing project is adding classrooms, a...
Lake Waccamaw officials want to be sure streets in new and existing subdivisions meet the same specifications of those in the rest of town. Allen Serkin, Executive Director for the Cape Fear Council o...
A number of local and state offices will be decided in the May 17 primary election, since there are no challengers. A special meeting of the county Board of Elections has been called for today to dea...
Elections Board to meet this afternoon to determine next step. No one filed to run for the Whiteville City Council seat held by Tim Blackmon by the noon deadline today. The county Board of Elections w...
The Veterans Memorial Park of America is raising funds for the latest project in the Never Forget Gardens. The organization is planning to install a Freedom Circle to honor all five branches of the mi...
As prisons fight to recruit and keep corrections officers across the state, a Salisbury company will soon bring a number of high-paying jobs to Columbus Correctional. P&G Kiker Security has provid...
Former Elections Supervisor said she “did not know” she was filing retirement papers. Carla Strickland said she is “not worried” about a computer drive turned over to federal investigators Tuesday. “I...
Another roundabout could be coming to Columbus County roadways. The state Transportation Department (DOT) is recommending the construction of a roundabout at the intersection of N.C. 11 and Old Lake R...
UPDATED 4:09 p.m. Multiple sources have confirmed that federal agents seized a computer at the Columbus County Board of Elections this morning (Tuesday). The computer hard drive was taken from the wor...