Government News for Columbus County NC
District Attorney Jon David is being sued for alienation of affection after allegedly being a relationship with a Bladen County woman while she was still married. Court documents show that Jon David i...
Inmates at the Columbus County Detention Center are getting a second chance, courtesy of the sheriff’s office and Southeastern community college. Nine inmates are currently enrolled in a High School E...
Since 2005, Chadbourn has seen five full-time police chiefs and four interim leaders of the department. The town has seen similar turnover in the manager’s office, with four full-time managers, and t...
New jobs and a new industry are coming to Fair Bluff. Pipeline Plastics Holdings manufactures industrial pipeline systems for construction, municipal systems and other uses. PPH announced today (Thurs...
Columbus County could see several major projects funded by the $10.5 million expected from the latest round of federal stimulus money. The money is part of the largest omnibus federal spend...
Citing “continuous and repetitive” interference by the town staff and council, embattled Chadbourn Police Chief Anthony Spivey submitted his resignation to the town board Tuesday. Spivey was placed on...
Commissioners hope the former BB&T Call Center on U.S. 701 won’t stay empty for very long. The county board voted Monday to purchase the BB&T Campus for $1.25 million, roughly half its tax val...
Gov. Roy Cooper will hold a video briefing at 1:30 p.m. to discuss the state’s COVID-19 response. You can view the video live here: https://www.ncdps.gov/news-conference...
Parents at several primary and elementary schools are complaining that a story read to students in a video storytime is promoting homosexuality. “The school system is not promoting an LGBQT agenda,” S...
As vaccine supplies increase, so have opportunities to get vaccinated. The state Department of Health and Human services announced on Thursday that the remainder of Group four will be eligible for vac...
Updated. The director of Columbus County Animal Protective Services was arrested Saturday night. Loretta Shipman was jailed on charges of assault by pointing a gun, damage to personal property and sec...
Just two hours at the intersection of two busy highways led to 62 traffic violations and two arrests last Friday. The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office and seven other agencies combined for the ch...
Additional changes underway at troubled facility Sheriff Jody Greene said bluntly that euthanasia rates will likely rise at the Columbus animal shelter, unless adoptions pick up. “It’s regrettable,” h...
Some types of businesses may reopen at 100 percent capacity beginning Friday at 5 p.m., Gov. Roy Cooper announced this afternoon in his weekly COVID-19 update. Museums, aquariums, and retail businesse...
Tornadoes, hail, severe thunderstorms and high winds are likely across Southeastern North Carolina Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. The National Severe Storm Prediction C...
The sheriff’s office is investigating a number of financial irregularities and other issues at the Columbus County Animal Shelter. Sheriff Jody Greene, who is interim director of the department,...